topic Re: Long threads - do you read? in Community Chat

Long threads - do you read?

gonnab — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 15:43:12 GMT

Just curious. Some threads end up with many many posts. I find that I get bored and can't read through all of them, especially after 10-12 posts. Do you read them to the last one? Some of these threads have 100+ posts!

Re: Long threads - do you read?

qualitygal — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 16:31:27 GMT

No, I don't. I'm also not visiting ones that now resemble host bashing. I'm trying to be more positive, life's too short not to.

So, no, usually too many attached boxes, makes my eyes crazy.

Re: Long threads - do you read?

esmerelda — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 18:10:14 GMT

No. I'll read the first post, a couple of replies, and then go to the end to see how it has changed topics, get the tone, etc.

One of the more interesting ones lately in VP was about how QVC targets the older customer, and it became about the high cost of education. Along the way, oil companies were blamed...for something.

edited.

Re: Long threads - do you read?

ROMARY — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 18:18:06 GMT

I sometimes skim/scan them, then end up in 'trouble' because I post without reading all of the updates, whatever!

Re: Long threads - do you read?

FlowershopGirl — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 20:10:23 GMT

It depends. If I see a lot of quoting, if I see that it descends into a few of the same people fighting and/or arguing, bullying, complaining, or bashing, I get out fast.

Re: Long threads - do you read?

circles — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 20:13:09 GMT

no, I lose interest in the very long threads....

I, also, do not read any posts that are long with no paragraphs....its like one long paragraph that never ends...I move on....I don't have time to sort what is being said....

Re: Long threads - do you read?

chrystaltree — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 23:02:34 GMT

Never. That would be like doing homework....lol. plus with all the copying of previous posts, it's too confusing. You can't sort it all out. I just skim through and then add my two cents. Which often is a repeat of what someone has already said.....and said it better.

Re: Long threads - do you read?

hckynut — Sat, 05 Jul 2014 01:10:17 GMT

Long threads - do you read?

I have to because I am the one who writes a lot of them. Know many don't read my posts but also know many that are looking for some type of help and know my background in certain things always read them, especially if they are the one that asked the questions.

Yes, I do read long posts but it depends on the topic and and if it is written so I can understand what the OP is saying.

Re: Long threads - do you read?

goodstuff — Sat, 05 Jul 2014 03:25:10 GMT

Sometimes they're interesting or funny, and if so, I sometimes read through them. If not, I may skim the OP and a few responses and move on.

Re: Long threads - do you read?

VanSleepy — Sat, 05 Jul 2014 04:38:24 GMT

10-12 posts? Really? That's not even 1/2 page. When they have 100+ they are the most entertaining lol. I would never respond without reading the whole thing first.

Re: Long threads - do you read?

september — Sat, 05 Jul 2014 04:49:14 GMT

10-12 posts? it takes all of 30 seconds to read that #, unless some of the responses are quite long.

I'll read the longer threads if the topic is interesting to me, or if I'm thinking of responding. I don't want to be repetitive, and say almost the same thing that someone else has already said.

Re: Long threads - do you read?

AuntG — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 21:10:59 GMT

My writing skills aren't that great so I keep my answers to a couple of sentences, but yes, I do read some of the longer posts. Some posters give a provide a lot of background and information which I'm not going to ignore (although I might skim through parts).

Re: Long threads - do you read?

GCR18 — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 21:27:28 GMT

It depends. If the posts are different posters with a little give and take, then yes. If it's a group fighting over who's opinion is right, then I move along.

Re: Long threads - do you read?

colliegirls — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 14:19:22 GMT

I may read long threads but not a very long post.

Re: Long threads - do you read?

beanie — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 19:18:13 GMT

no...

Re: Long threads - do you read?

chickenbutt — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 23:27:46 GMT

Sometimes I do but often if I've been in a thread before and it got really long (i.e. I'm way behind), I don't go back. If it has posts that are all bolded, all caps, or giant paragraphs I have to stay away. That makes my eyeballs hurt. Don't even get me started on the ones who don't know basic sentence structure and posts are always one giant sentence, with a bunch of dots every few words.

BUT, if I don't read it all I won't post. Nothing worse than people who cannot be bothered to read what everybody else has to say yet they will post in the thread, as though nothing anybody else says matters - only what they have to say.

Re: Long threads - do you read?

kittymomNC — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 04:34:04 GMT

It irritates me to be involved in a thread which has gotten quite long and involved, and then someone either posts what has already been said several times (and it's obvious they haven't read it), or the thread has evolved and changed (but still on the subject) and someone posts something that, at that point, makes no sense at all because they haven't read or kept up with the evolution of the thread. I don't mean the kind that winds up with posters just arguing back and forth.

If I see a post that already has a lot of replies but that interests me, I will read the first 10 or 12 posts, then go to the end to get a sense of where things are...If I decide I want to post something, then I go back and skim and read the whole thing so I don't wind up saying something stupid!

Re: Long threads - do you read?

LurkyLoo — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 19:29:46 GMT

There is one lovely ongoing chat thread here in AF that I keep up with. Otherwise, if the subject is of interest or amusing, I'll try to read the longer topic discussions. If it dissolves into bloviating or quarreling, I click out of it in a hurry. No patience for either.

Re: Long threads - do you read?

adoreqvc — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 20:30:00 GMT

Yes I do enjoy reading threads long or short, provided there are paragraphs properly inserted, so it is not one large long endless post.

That would be too taxing for the eyes.