EPTOn the topic of this thread, i do most of the time because i don't post too often.
Do you actually read the whole OP? - Page 2
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Bippzy
United States1466 Posts
On the topic of this thread, i do most of the time because i don't post too often. | ||
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Nyctophobia
Canada99 Posts
Hell, people in the Ideas and Suggestion board for that game would try to justify the developer in not adding crucial features like voice chat, in a game made for MP, where standing still to type will get you killed 90% of the time. The reason I bring this place up is because of the amount of times I'd pump out 3-6 paragraphs for a thread, and have people respond to the first sentence and ignore every other part of the body. Hell, even with the thread for my goddamn clan, people try and apply without even reading enough to find the application or requirements. Only a little less common, on this forum, is people going to the final page of the thread and reading the last 5-10 posts to participate in the conversation that has since been heavily derailed from the subject/OP, because the head administrator decided they'd be fine removing 12 mods and leaving 3. Man, fuck that place. But back on topic and to the point, replying to a thread without reading the OP leads to flawed discussion. Almost like playing blind in a game of SC. | ||
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Trang
Australia324 Posts
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RogerX
New Zealand3180 Posts
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ReketSomething
United States6012 Posts
On September 28 2011 19:54 RogerX wrote: Remade the poll for you "sometime" hipsters. me me me! | ||
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CursOr
United States6335 Posts
Either way, ya I read them now | ||
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pred470r
Bulgaria3265 Posts
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FinBenton
Finland870 Posts
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Andro
Canada87 Posts
i was sadly disappointed  | ||
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bbm
United Kingdom1320 Posts
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Probe1
United States17920 Posts
I'm very disappointed in the lack of easter eggs hidden in the OP. | ||
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JonnyClark
United Kingdom79 Posts
Also, I generally only post in smaller threads because I don't wanna read the entire thread when it is 10+ pages, but don't want to repeat previous arguments or whatever. Don't know if anyone else does this :p | ||
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FallDownMarigold
United States3710 Posts
On September 28 2011 19:51 oxley wrote: I don't post I lurk. No, you post. 28 times. Lurkers keep it in the pants no matter how bad they wanna take it out | ||
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dartoo
India2889 Posts
And I almost never read the replies after page 2 or so, if anything important came up, normally the op updates his post, or an admin puts a note on top, so I dont read the pages in between. | ||
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nam nam
Sweden4672 Posts
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SlapMySalami
United States1060 Posts
i also voted too quite the bonus if i might add | ||
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-Dustin-
United States718 Posts
Giving misinformation or half assed information to a player looking for help or even just a discussion is just wrong, you are really hurting the player needing help more than you are helping. Also to the poll above I read the first 1-2 pages useally, if I'm about to write a lengthy post I look through the entire thread to make sure its not been covered all ready. I mean it gets annoying talking about something explaining in detail and then looking back at the thread and there are 20 new posts of the exact same thing you explained to the guy but in 1-2 sentences. They add nothing new to the thread at all, It could be just me raging at fourm posters for being lazy about the threads they post in. But I feel most only do it to see a high post count beside their names. | ||
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suxN
Finland1167 Posts
Btw i liked your italic part on the op Personally i absolutely hate it when people write something for nothings sake, i mean come on, who actually enjoyed or learned something from reading this shit i typed here? Woopdiedoo i got "posts stats". | ||
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MonkeyMaan
Denmark40 Posts
Also, if I intend to post I always read every page (if <5 pages). If there are more than say 50 pages, I will read the first 2-3 and the last 2-3 to see how the dicussion evolved and if the questions have been answered or commented as I would. In my opinion, people that just type without reading the OP and / or comments made by other people just think of themselves as the savior of mankind and probably also think of themselves as better than other people (because they think nobody else said what they want to say). Imagine trying to debate with your friends whether to throw the body in the pool or go to the police. You tell them it's morally correct to go to the police. Then your friend says the same. Your other friends say the same. Your fourth friend talks about how bodies will stink after a few hours of time in the sun and your fifth friend is trying to call Pizza Hut. This is what some threads feel like at times | ||
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Danglars
United States12133 Posts
I mean, what is "tl; dr?" Originally, a person's response to an overly long OP. Later, the phrase evolved into an addendum to the original post to quickly summarize the gist of what was said, for those that wouldn't spend the time reading the entire post. Does the post have poor grammar and frequent misspellings? Is it several paragraphs in length or one uber-paragraph? Skim through to get the gist (Oh it's a poll with a funny paragraph in the front). Is it a newcomer that is unfamiliar that help questions require replays to generate useful responses? Skim the 2 paragraphs of, "I thought he was doing that so I did this," and post desiring the replay. Spoilered text that I'm not interested in? Skip it. Am I interested in the topic, or have major disagreements with the OP's opening paragraph? Read the whole thing, word for word. Format a response. Typically proofread. Post. | ||
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