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When it comes to more serious topics like the Bulgarian riots thread etc I usually try to read the whole thread or as much as I can of it before I comment. This has become hard to do with the great influx of posts since the Beta.
Do you actually read the whole OP? - Page 4
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Robinsa
Japan1333 Posts
When it comes to more serious topics like the Bulgarian riots thread etc I usually try to read the whole thread or as much as I can of it before I comment. This has become hard to do with the great influx of posts since the Beta. | ||
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Handuke
Sweden48 Posts
There's a chatty atmosphere here on TL and it puts me off sometimes. TL has potential to be a really good site with all the humble elitists around... but there's a few too many noisy kids who just want to show the internet how e-cool they are. | ||
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andiCR
Costa Rica2273 Posts
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Bibdy
United States3481 Posts
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Ozarugold
2716 Posts
A bad habit I know, but it's a habit I'm trying to fix. One of the few reasons I've been posting less and less lately. | ||
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Madera
Sweden2672 Posts
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FinnGamer
Germany2426 Posts
I read through 3-5 pages additionally | ||
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.Sic.
Korea (South)497 Posts
On September 28 2011 19:31 RogerX wrote: [i]Once upon a time, there was a forum member, just you like you. Except he was probably different, he obtained 1000 posts in less than a month who cares about some guy who got a lot of posts? | ||
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Arckan
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peekn
United States1152 Posts
tl;dr 's are nice too though | ||
Jibba
United States22883 Posts
What the average TLer is and what they hope they are are two completely different things. | ||
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Euronyme
Sweden3804 Posts
The further the thread goes, the less it usually has to do about the OP, and more and more what's being discussed at the time. Alot of long OPs tend to ramble on just for the sake of it. On September 29 2011 00:57 Jibba wrote: I think this poll is a whole bunch of bullshit, just like the "what's your IQ" poll was. What the average TLer is and what they hope they are are two completely different things. I dunno. I think that's the case in sensetive subjects, such as the infamous 'how big's your dick' etc, but when it comes to whether you read the OP.. I don't really think it's personal enough for you to force something to make you feel better. | ||
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Puph
Canada635 Posts
On September 28 2011 19:34 Ausfailia wrote: Actually, that kind of is an appropriate tl;dr. Also I was severely disappointed at the lack of surprise content hidden in the OP  Spoiler egg hunt anyone? The only time I didn't read the OP in order to post is right now. But I ALWAYS read at least the first and last few points.+ Show Spoiler + The first poster > eveyrone | ||
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Keitzer
United States2509 Posts
but seriously... if they're just walls of texts... hell no... if it's like the TL reports n stuff with pictures, slimmer text blocks, and other stuff that makes reading easier on the eyes, then maybe | ||
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Al Bundy
7257 Posts
On September 29 2011 00:15 Handuke wrote: I read original posts and usually the last pages. Threads tend to derail hardcore, making the signal to noise ratio quite bad. TL gets bashed because of "harsh mods" but I for one could live with stricter topic enforcement. The latest example is when I wanted to check if there was any updates in the "Stephano's ladder run" thread only to wade through pages of discussion on whether Brat_ok is famous or not. There's a chatty atmosphere here on TL and it puts me off sometimes. TL has potential to be a really good site with all the humble elitists around... but there's a few too many noisy kids who just want to show the internet how e-cool they are. I agree with Handuke there. I'm all for discussing and arguing, but not for the sake of it. Also people tend to mix up "opinion" and "fact"; thus dozens inaccuracies and misstatements appear throughout the entire forum. People don't realize that a lot of people read this forum. Imagine a sc2 newbie who wants to learn about the game, goes to TL, and what does he see? a 20 page thread debating whether the stalker is bad or not, based on anecdotal evidence. Anyway the thing that bothers me the most is when people think they are game designers and share their shitty suggestions no one cares about. Guess what? I don't give a fuck about your proposed changes to *insert unit name*. You think the ghost should cost 25% more gas, and his range should be reduced by 1? I don't fucking care, nobody does. Man you have no idea how much that screws up the discussions. | ||
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andrewlt
United States7699 Posts
On September 29 2011 00:57 Jibba wrote: I think this poll is a whole bunch of bullshit, just like the "what's your IQ" poll was. What the average TLer is and what they hope they are are two completely different things. There's a bunch of people who could get mod notes based on the poll, though. So you can tell the mod team to watch out more for certain people! | ||
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Fleshcut
Germany592 Posts
What I really don't read and where my eyes just scan instead of reading is when there are X pages of a topic and I just want to post my opinion to the OP. This is probably what bugs me the most on TL. There is no way to constantly keep discussing because you lose track of the posts after 10 mins and god forbid you go to the toilet or take a nap because then you find yourself with 10 new pages to read and while you read them 10 new pages come up and you finally post but your post refers to the discussion about 10 pages ago because people kept posting while you posted! It's a doom loop. | ||
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elmizzt
United States3309 Posts
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EquilasH
Denmark2142 Posts
Edit: Oh and I almost always vote on any poll that's in the OP before reading. | ||
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Felo
Germany392 Posts
But as can be seen in my low post count I overthink a lot of the times and just let it be ^^ | ||
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