Some OP's ramble on for far too long, encouraging me not to read it. I don't even know how I managed to get through yours.

Walls of text need pictures to be relevant, unless it's truly well written.

Eknoid4

United States902 Posts

September 28 2011 16:31 GMT

#82

Where is the "I vote yes but really i don't ever read it" answer?

GGTeMpLaR

United States7226 Posts

September 28 2011 16:32 GMT

#83

Yes I do. I generally don't post if it's an extremely long OP that I skim for important details.

Torte de Lini

Germany38463 Posts

September 28 2011 16:33 GMT

#84

You'll never catch me though D:<

Yes, I read the OP, but sometimes you already get the gist of it within the first 4 sentences. Like yours? It's longer than it should to say something that's already been asked before, so I already know my answer.

Craton

United States17250 Posts

September 28 2011 17:13 GMT

#85

It really depends on the quality of the OP. Yours, for instance, has no useful content beyond its title. Reading the OP vs responding having only read the title has the same result.

Artunit

Philippines399 Posts

September 28 2011 17:37 GMT

#86

Sometimes yeah. But really if I don't find the thread interesting ( after reading first few lines ). I don't really reply.

happyness

United States2400 Posts

September 28 2011 17:42 GMT

#87

On September 28 2011 19:33 Gnial wrote:
Unnecessarily long, semi-rambling OP's like this one actually serves to support those who vote no...

This.

OP's generally don't cut to the chase and more often than not ramble, mainly because people who start topics are often times vain.

Perseverance

Japan2800 Posts

September 28 2011 17:44 GMT

#88

I usually read the whole OP, as well as a few pages (or if it's really long then a few of the last pages) before I post. Though sometimes my posts aren't very long

Jongl0

631 Posts

September 28 2011 17:44 GMT

#89

Yes, I always read everything in the OP and also most of the pages in the thread so I don't post something stupid.

Hibzy

United Kingdom445 Posts

September 28 2011 17:47 GMT

#90

I read the first paragraph usually if that doesn't interest me i will move on most of the time.

AndyGB4

Canada156 Posts

September 28 2011 18:02 GMT

#91

On September 28 2011 23:53 Mentalizor wrote:
I dont always post... But when I do... I get warned for not writing anything on topic

User was temp banned for this post.

..Or banned lol

Anyways, yeah I always read the full OP, and usually the first page of comments, and the last 1-2 pages of comments as well. To be honest, im actually a little bit shocked that theres so many "Sometimes" people. Then again...

rubio91

Italy111 Posts

September 28 2011 18:19 GMT

#92

Sometimes. (not in this case)

United States3249 Posts

September 28 2011 18:30 GMT

#93

Pretty much never. I also read at most 1 page before posting in a long thread. After being here for awhile it's pretty predictable how most people are going to respond, and skimming the OP is just a lot easier - I want to get to the conversation (e.g. replying) as fast as I can. No point in reading a rambling novella of an OP (as most are) or reading the long-dead conversations on the first page of a 12 page thread.

radscorpion9

Canada2252 Posts

September 28 2011 18:35 GMT

#94

I think it depends on the OP. Some of them seem redundant and take a long time to make a point, so I just scan through and try to understand the gist of it. Most of the time I do, because generally they interest me. I think collectively people are used to fast opinions, quick sound bites, and basically getting what they want *now*...so it can actually be hard to slow down sometimes.

Seeker

Where dat snitch at?37025 Posts

September 28 2011 18:36 GMT

#95

On September 28 2011 19:36 valheru wrote:
Do I read the whole OP? No.
Do I read the whole OP if I intend to post? Yes, of course I do, why wouldn't I?
I generally don't make a post that addresses the whole OP but I still read the whole thing (sometimes misread)

EDIT: And sometimes I just comment on other posts but I still read the OP

This.

Often it is impossible to read every single OP out there. However, if you have the need to comment on it, then the logical thing to do would be to read the OP. For me, if I want to post without any misguided information, I'll read the entire OP no matter the length.

I think this should be one of the options as well...... Although it would be a ridiculously long title...

anrimayu

United States875 Posts

September 28 2011 18:39 GMT

#96

On September 29 2011 03:36 Seeker wrote:

Show nested quote +

It would be "only if I'm going to post", doesn't have to be an essay about it. I would think that would be the case for most people, but reading some of the posts tells otherwise.

Synwave

United States2803 Posts

September 28 2011 18:39 GMT

#97

If I intend to reply to the OP or a poster in the thread I always read the whole OP, to do otherwise seems foolish to me.
Often I tend to skim an OP and not read the whole thing before deciding if its of any interest to me, in those situations I never reply.

kittensrcute

United States617 Posts

September 28 2011 18:42 GMT

#98

I usually read the whole OP if I intend on posting or if the OP is interesting I will definitely read it. I don't always read the whole OP if there's a poll.

Ponyo

United States1231 Posts

September 28 2011 18:44 GMT

#99

If I am truly interested in the Topic like the Terran Help me thread ! Then I'll read all the pages, of course skimming comments that start with "im a bronze/silver/gold/plat/diamond/master" player then straight to end, while especially looking at interesting things.

If its a w./e topic that is 50 + pages then I forget about getting a post count for that topic and instead read the OP only. I'm also attracted to mod edits at the top, and begin reading right before "stop doing this past X page."