How many posts do you read before replyin
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Topic: How many posts do you read before replyin
Posted By: debrewguy
Subject: How many posts do you read before replyin
Date Posted: May 06 2007 at 14:56
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Have you ever wondered when reading a poll's posts whether most of us take the time to read the previous posts in the thread, if any at all ? You sometimes wonder if some have even read the message to ensure that they are actually understanding the point being discussed. ( my personal example - poll on Mister Les Paul, inventor of the Les Paul guitar. Many responses referred to the guitar itself, not the man) ------------- "Here I am talking to some of the smartest people in the world and I didn't even notice,” Lieutenant Columbo, episode The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case. |
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: May 06 2007 at 15:00
How is this a "Prog Poll"?
It is a worthy subject but I'm moving it to its proper place..
 ...oh and BTW, I am a liar, I pressed "I read them all" on reflection that's impossible and/or implausible.
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Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: May 06 2007 at 18:01
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If it is a reasonable amount of pages (1 to 20) then I will read all, but it takes a while. If more than that then I read the first 2 pages and the last 3 pages.... Hmm seems no option fits what I described above so I can't vote |
Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: May 06 2007 at 18:27
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Depends on the topic, my attention span, the number of posts total, and other things. There are times when I read all the posts in a topic that I'm interested in, and don't bother to reply anyway, so it's hard to say.
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Posted By: Proletariat
Date Posted: May 06 2007 at 18:30
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dogs are fun
for young children
if they have toes
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i dont read any at all I just say what I want bizzziatchero ------------- who hiccuped endlessly trying to giggle but wound up with a sob |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: May 06 2007 at 19:35
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Depends on the subject, how many pages and howe late I come into the thread. would say, on average I read between 5 - 10 posts. I always read some, but rarely all in a long thread. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: darkmatter
Date Posted: May 06 2007 at 19:41
| I usually scan over a few pages to get an idea of what's going on. |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: May 06 2007 at 19:43
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As few as possible. If the title isn't descriptive enough, it shouldn't warrant a coherent post. Oh, I vote for puppies, btw. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 06 2007 at 19:43
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On some sites isn't it considered bad form to not read a whole thread first? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Barla
Date Posted: May 06 2007 at 19:49
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Usually just a few, and very rarely, all the posts. But actually I don't post very often on the forum, except mainly for the "What's in you CD player right now?" topic, because of the lack of time.
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Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: May 06 2007 at 19:59
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hey guys what's going on in this thread
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Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: May 06 2007 at 20:29
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I used to read all posts. Otherwise you risk to repeat something already said.
But if the topic has more than 3-4 pages I usually don't participate. ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: Atomic_Rooster
Date Posted: May 06 2007 at 22:09
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pretty color graphics
------------- I am but a servant of the mighty Fripp, the sound of whose loins shall forever be upon the tongues of his followers. |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: May 07 2007 at 02:28
| I didn't even read the posts in this thread. |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: May 07 2007 at 02:43
The graphics are AWESOME!   ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!" 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 07 2007 at 06:38
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Dream Theater suck! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: May 07 2007 at 14:02
And you wonder why I create my magnificent, coherent polls.... The day of revelations is just around the corner....
By the way, I reply after reading a few posts, don't know how many, usually check the first one, then a few interesting. When the thread is new I try to read them all (when it's still DOable)... When is an old thread with 7 pages, I won't read them all.. ------------- 
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Snow Dog wrote:Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: May 07 2007 at 14:06
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I try to read all of them in a thread before I reply.
------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Sckxyss
Date Posted: May 09 2007 at 00:37
| I voted for "read them all", then realized that I didn't read any of the posts in this thread... hmm |
Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: May 09 2007 at 00:42
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 09 2007 at 17:42
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I read as many as I can. If its a couple of pages I'll read them all (or at least all the relevent ones). If its longer or one of those list what youre listening to threads I tend just to read the bottom few or the last page or just scan etc. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: May 09 2007 at 21:54
| 5-10 posts for me. |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: May 09 2007 at 21:57
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2-3 previous posts- but it varies.
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: May 09 2007 at 22:36
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Hey guys, whats this thread about? I jsut wanted to post
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Posted By: andu
Date Posted: May 10 2007 at 01:51
Have you guys heard of the "diagonal read"? 
------------- "PA's own GI Joe!"
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