topic Re: Does It Bother You in Community Chat

Does It Bother You

Jordan2 — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 20:25:03 GMT

Does it bother you when someone brings it to your attention that there is already a thread on the topic you posted? I always try to look and see if someone else has started a thread on something I want to say. I'll look on the whole page, but I'm don't scour the whole forum for it. Then someone will say there is already one started. Now if I had seen it I certainly wouldn't start another, but really what's the big deal? I also don't mind if a topic I started takes a different turn, some people do.I'm just trying to get along with everyone!

Re: Does It Bother You

NoelSeven — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 20:30:47 GMT

I'm with you.

Some people are a little too thrilled to call you on it, too. Don't you think? LOL!

Re: Does It Bother You

fortune — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 20:30:58 GMT

@Jordan2 wrote:
Does it bother you when someone brings it to your attention that there is already a thread on the topic you posted? I always try to look and see if someone else has started a thread on something I want to say. I'll look on the whole page, but I'm don't scour the whole forum for it. Then someone will say there is already one started. Now if I had seen it I certainly wouldn't start another, but really what's the big deal? I also don't mind if a topic I started takes a different turn, some people do.I'm just trying to get along with everyone!

I agree with you, Jordan! Another thing that drives me crazy is when you post in a catch-all category such as Community Chat, someone goes crazy that it's not in a specific category. Would the post mean something different in another category? I think not! I guess we could call these posters "the board police!"

Re: Does It Bother You

esmeraldagooch — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 20:31:52 GMT

No. Perhaps both pushed post at the same time....

Re: Does It Bother You

Moonchilde — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 20:39:41 GMT

There may be a thread on the same or similar topic, and it might be on the first or second page, but you would never know due to how - well, either how 'creative' or downright awkward the thread starter might be about titling their thread. Many posters do it deliberately to fly under moderator radar, some are just thoughtless as to whether people will have a clue what they're talking about, and some want to be deliberately mysterious just so people eill click on it.

IMO there's no issue with having similar threads. A group of posters on one thread may be those who aren't my favorites, or one thread can take a direction another won't. Room for all.

Re: Does It Bother You

Daisy Sunflower — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 22:26:29 GMT

Re: Does It Bother You

Moonchilde — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 20:46:31 GMT

@Daisy wrote:
I once had a poster start a thread about several topics I had started that she didn't approve of...they were too trivial for her and she was quite upset. Yet, she never started her own threads. She kept at me about it for months. What a B! She allegedly travels a lot, yet she seems to be here quite often. I'm thinking it's all made up.

IMO there is a very great deal posted to this forum that is all made up, from identities to scenarios to faux outrage.

Re: Does It Bother You

Preds — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 20:46:46 GMT

It bothers me that so many people can be bothered by so many things that aren't bothersome. Smile and continue on everyone ... that's the joy of life. I'll chat on both or all threads about the same subject. Maybe I'll learn something from both.

Re: Does It Bother You

chickenbutt — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 20:49:38 GMT

I pretty much don't start threads here, but it wouldn't bother me. I would hope that I did a search first and, knowing me, I'd be embarrassed if I started a thread that was already there.

The good thing, since June when they upgraded (or whatever) this new board is that I believe you can delete your thread if you started a duplicate. Another solution is that you can use the 'report' feature on your OP of the duplicate thread and ask the mods to combine it with the existing thread. I imagine they would do that for you.

Most boards will combine threads if there are duplicates but I've really not seen that here.

Re: Does It Bother You

Zhills — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 22:01:48 GMT

It bothers me when someone post a "little fact" and a "lot of fiction" like they are the only ones that know anything about that particular subject. They don't seem to know that google exists.

Re: Does It Bother You

sidsmom — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 22:37:10 GMT

@Preds wrote:
It bothers me that so many people can be bothered by so many things that aren't bothersome. Smile and continue on everyone ... that's the joy of life. I'll chat on both or all threads about the same subject. Maybe I'll learn something from both.

Love it.

Along that same 'play on words' vein, how 'bout this?

Re: Does It Bother You

newziesuzie — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 22:23:25 GMT

@chickenbutt wrote:
I pretty much don't start threads here, but it wouldn't bother me. I would hope that I did a search first and, knowing me, I'd be embarrassed if I started a thread that was already there.

The good thing, since June when they upgraded (or whatever) this new board is that I believe you can delete your thread if you started a duplicate. Another solution is that you can use the 'report' feature on your OP of the duplicate thread and ask the mods to combine it with the existing thread. I imagine they would do that for you.

Most boards will combine threads if there are duplicates but I've really not seen that here.

Thats a helpful post @chickenbutt. 😊

I start threads and try to look at the suggestions that pop

up first but it's easy to miss other threads on the same

topic that might have an unusual subject line.

Nobody starts duplicate threads on purpose,

no harm no foul.

👍✌️👍

About what @fortune said about threads in the

wrong forum category though.

What I don't understand is they let some stay

but the mods move others.

Example is @sunshine45's Real Housewife threads

that were here in CC for years got moved

to TV and Movies but others aren't

moved. Why are things so inconsistent

is what I wonder.

🤔

Re: Does It Bother You

chrystaltree — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 22:26:06 GMT

No, that wouldn't bother me at all. Some people read never post and every response and they take this board much too seriously. I don't read post so, on occasion, I have posted something that has already been addressed. If someone feels duty bound to tell me that, I just ignore that person. I think it's rude.

Re: Does It Bother You

newziesuzie — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 22:26:33 GMT

@Moonchilde wrote:
@Daisy wrote:
I once had a poster start a thread about several topics I had started that she didn't approve of...they were too trivial for her and she was quite upset. Yet, she never started her own threads. She kept at me about it for months. What a B! She allegedly travels a lot, yet she seems to be here quite often. I'm thinking it's all made up.

IMO there is a very great deal posted to this forum that is all made up, from identities to scenarios to faux outrage.

Lol!

Theres a saying to "Believe half of what you see

and none of what you hear" which I think

applies to the internet in a big way.

🙀

Re: Does It Bother You

Zhills — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 22:50:49 GMT

Re: Does It Bother You

Pearlee — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 22:56:50 GMT

@Zhills wrote:

I wonder who really said this/ Bwwwahhhaaaaa

Re: Does It Bother You

Pearlee — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 23:00:34 GMT

No it doesn't bother me if someone points out to me there's another thread on the subject of the one I started. I usually apologize then for starting another one.

I think more often than not people are lazy and don't even look - oftentimes there is one on page one underneath the new one. Other ones aren't necessarily "buried" elsewhere. Some are, some aren't. Some don't bother to look, or even if they know of other threads, they think their thought is more important.

In terms of BB 'netiquette, all posts on the same subject should be in a single thread. If there are multiple threads on the same subject, I can't remember what other post is where if I'm looking for the information, or even to follow up on a thought it one of my own posts.

So to answer the thread title, no it doesn't bother me in the least; I am sorry to have violated internet board 'netiqueete.

Re: Does It Bother You

blackhole99 — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 23:16:15 GMT

Some people are just ****** and want to call people on everything, for me the boards are fun and mostly informative. I certainly don't believe everything I read, but I can't see calling people out just because they don't do things the way you would.

Re: Does It Bother You

Citrine1 — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 23:19:05 GMT

I started a thread on this same topic!

(just kidding)

Re: Does It Bother You

Blahblahvampemer — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 23:19:47 GMT

Some people like to be board police, and I've had the policy of ignoring them for nearly 20 years.