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Contributor: Cherrylane Cherrylane
read what people have replied to a thread before you post?

It's pretty understandable to not read every reply in some of those threads that have 100+ responses, but a lot of times I feel like many people read whatever the original post was and then reply directly to that without giving too much thought to what other people have already said about it. I know I do it on occasion... What about you? Do you think it's a problem?
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Always, even the 100+ reply threads!
Most of the time
Avant-garde , zracer , WhoopieDoo , MrWishyWashy , Rossie , slynch , P'Gell , padmeamidala , Ansley , bayosgirl , Beck , Vanille , GenderSexplorations , namelesschaos , Kaltir , dv8 , poetprincess , js250 , TameTemptress , null , Love Perpetua , DeliciousSurprise , -BillD , Tessa Taboo , wrmbreze , RonLee , eeep
27  (43%)
Sometimes/half the time
Kkay , Lucky21 , Ghost , Mihoshi4301 , GravyCakes , Gunsmoke , T&A1987 , Errant Venture , unfulfilled , mpfm , Liz2 , Bignuf , Kitka , Yoda , dhig , NavyDoll87 , married with children , kitty377 , A Closet Slut (aka nipplepeople) , darthkitt3n , mistressg , Seth912 , Ash1141 , Mistress Jezebel , butterflygirlxo , The Curious Couple , TheSlyFox , Misfit Momma , Art & Sensation , Mike Honcho , LavenderSkies , Bigkc , Princess-Kayla ♥
33  (52%)
Rarely
Hot'n'Bothered , Theaadrian
2  (3%)
Other people's replies? Preposterous!
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lacybutton
1  (2%)
Total votes: 63
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Contributor: Kkay Kkay
It depends on how interested I am in the topic. Some posts gauge better toward a larger discussion among the community than others, as well.
11/09/2011
Contributor: Lucky21 Lucky21
Depends. Usually I start to read, but I can get bored quickly.
11/09/2011
Contributor: Mihoshi4301 Mihoshi4301
I usually read a few of the replies but if it's really long, I don't read them all.
11/09/2011
Contributor: GravyCakes GravyCakes
i do sometimes, depends on what the topic is. sometimes someone asks an interesting question that i'm curious to see what others have to say.
11/09/2011
Contributor: MrWishyWashy MrWishyWashy
I try to scan through the posts as best I can before making a comment..
11/09/2011
Contributor: Gunsmoke Gunsmoke
If I get in early on a discussion I will read most of the posts - unless the posts are really long, I just don't have time for the long winded ones.

If I run across something with several pages - I don't go back and read everything.
11/09/2011
Contributor: T&A1987 T&A1987
not this time. in seriousness, i do if it's not to long, otherwise, no.
11/09/2011
Contributor: Errant Venture Errant Venture
With some, yes.
11/10/2011
Contributor: unfulfilled unfulfilled
I'm a fast skim reader, but if it has pages and pages I'm not going to read every single reply.
11/10/2011
Contributor: mpfm mpfm
It depends on the topic. I am a fast reader and skim a lot.
11/10/2011
Contributor: Liz2 Liz2
I skim but sometimes miss things.
11/10/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
I try to most of the time, especially when it's something that can get heated because a lot of times things get worked out farther into the thread and when people don't take the time to see what progress has already been made there's just a whole lot of drama based on the first post. I'm also a very naturally curious person, so I like to see what's happened before I get there.
11/10/2011
Contributor: bayosgirl bayosgirl
I skim.
11/10/2011
Contributor: Hot'n'Bothered Hot'n'Bothered
I rarely read before I reply.
11/10/2011
Contributor: Bignuf Bignuf
Quote:
Originally posted by Cherrylane
read what people have replied to a thread before you post?

It's pretty understandable to not read every reply in some of those threads that have 100+ responses, but a lot of times I feel like many people read whatever the original post was ... more
Great question, really. When we really have time, we read ALL the posts on some questions of great interest to us. If it is a simple question, where our own opinion carries as much weight (which vibe should I buy?), we may just answer and MIGHT grab a glance at what others said....but really, in that case, We KNOW which ones we like, so we don't need to read a ton of comments...good or bad. Really depends on topic and question.
11/10/2011
Contributor: Bignuf Bignuf
Quote:
Originally posted by Lucky21
Depends. Usually I start to read, but I can get bored quickly.
True...that is a factor as well sometimes.
11/10/2011
Contributor: Bignuf Bignuf
Quote:
Originally posted by GravyCakes
i do sometimes, depends on what the topic is. sometimes someone asks an interesting question that i'm curious to see what others have to say.
Bingo. Well said.
11/10/2011
Contributor: lacybutton lacybutton
Quote:
Originally posted by MrWishyWashy
I try to scan through the posts as best I can before making a comment..
I do this too. Depending on how many responses there are, I skim through several and then respond if I have something to say.
11/10/2011
Contributor: Beck Beck
I try to.
11/10/2011
Contributor: GenderSexplorations GenderSexplorations
Most of the time I try to read through a chunk or two.
11/10/2011
Contributor: namelesschaos namelesschaos
Most of the time, depends on the thread, if it something heated were thing may change I since the initial post i read the whole thing. If it something silly I tend to skip to the end more often.
11/10/2011
Contributor: Kaltir Kaltir
It depends on what the thread is about.
11/10/2011
Contributor: Kitka Kitka
Yep, depends on what the topic is. If it's bdsm/fetish related I'm more than likely going to read all the posts since I'm in a 24/7 D/s relationship with my husband. Other topics of interest I'll read too, but about half the time I read the question, etc. and the first few posts.
11/10/2011
Contributor: poetprincess poetprincess
Quote:
Originally posted by Cherrylane
read what people have replied to a thread before you post?

It's pretty understandable to not read every reply in some of those threads that have 100+ responses, but a lot of times I feel like many people read whatever the original post was ... more
I try, but I do not think I have ever posted something that had over 20 posts..
11/10/2011
Contributor: kitty377 kitty377
If I'm curious about what other people say I read them, and sometimes I just have a response and I post it without reading other posts. I don't think its a problem if people don't read any of the other posts.
11/11/2011
Contributor: js250 js250
It really depends on what the topic is, how serious it is and what is being asked. I have occasionally just answered, but do enjoy reading most of the threads.
11/11/2011
Contributor: Seth912 Seth912
About 65% of the time.
11/12/2011
Contributor: Love Perpetua Love Perpetua
I try to read the posts in a discussion, but if it's really long I'll just skim before replying.
11/12/2011
Contributor: Mistress Jezebel Mistress Jezebel
Quote:
Originally posted by Kkay
It depends on how interested I am in the topic. Some posts gauge better toward a larger discussion among the community than others, as well.
I agree
11/12/2011