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Skipping over threads that have too many posts

Spot In The SkySpot In The Sky Posts: 1,175
edited February 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
Sometimes I see a topic that is interesting but there are already like 10 pages and I know I would need to read all the posts to see the entirety of the discussion.
Like with the Lost Season 5 thread- that topic is so specific that I would need to read every post to see how they got to where they were in the discussion.
Sometimes if its just a thread where people list things you can skim through and get the idea of the consensus but when its a real convo i just...well im too lazy.
Anyone else feel this way?
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  • Obsidian22Obsidian22 Posts: 298
    :) Yup! I posted in the "Lost" thread yesterday anyway. I was too lazy to read thru the 11 pages plus of discussion, skimmed it only. I saw your thread and decided to read your post intstead, cuz I know I'll have to go back and find my last post to comment on anything again. Sometimes it's a little much, then again the threads that eventually get banned are funny when they run on for pages. I am thinking more of the last board message pit,one in particular about "body parts" or "fucntions" .cheers
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  • Heatherj43Heatherj43 Posts: 1,254
    Yep! It takes a lot of time to read thru many threads that may interest you, especially if you haven't been following them and only look every few days. And I don't like to waste space by just rehashing what has already been said. I haven't found a solution, except to not post reply. :cry:
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  • youngsteryoungster Boston Posts: 6,576
    Sometimes I just see a post on the first or second page that I respond to and it ends up on page 12.
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  • CG275693CG275693 Posts: 61
    Skimming over all the posts in a long thread?

    Wow, I would NEVER do something like that. :roll: :P :lol:
  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    Oh I just start reading on the latest page, and work my way back a bit, seeing if I want to participate or not. Occasionally a particularly juicy thread will warrant reading all the pages, within reason (10-15 or less)
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  • Spot In The SkySpot In The Sky Posts: 1,175
    Along the same lines, I have caught myself reading threads and losing track of time, similar to getting on a string of youtube videos and realizing that three hours just passed.
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  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    Spot In The Sky wrote:
    Sometimes I see a topic that is interesting but there are already like 10 pages and I know I would need to read all the posts to see the entirety of the discussion.
    Like with the Lost Season 5 thread- that topic is so specific that I would need to read every post to see how they got to where they were in the discussion.
    Sometimes if its just a thread where people list things you can skim through and get the idea of the consensus but when its a real convo i just...well im too lazy.
    Anyone else feel this way?



    I like to jump in on like page 12 on a thread on A Moving Train, and not read anything aside from the OP. ...then comment. Drives 'em nuts over there! :D
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  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    yea same here. If I see a thread thats already a bunch of pages, I usually don't even bother replying. Its like "oh they probably already said what i'm going to say after 8 pages."

    that would be ironic if this thread gets to be like a million pages.
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  • Spot In The SkySpot In The Sky Posts: 1,175
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    yea same here. If I see a thread thats already a bunch of pages, I usually don't even bother replying. Its like "oh they probably already said what i'm going to say after 8 pages."

    that would be ironic if this thread gets to be like a million pages.

    sometimes i dont even post what i want to due to the possibility that some one wrote it and then id get flamed ie: "WHY DIDNT YOU SEARCH FIRST BEFORE YOU POSTED???"
    "The world is dangerous, feel safe here tonight..." EV 9/17/06

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  • CG275693CG275693 Posts: 61
    Spot In The Sky wrote:
    sometimes i dont even post what i want to due to the possibility that some one wrote it and then id get flamed ie: "WHY DIDNT YOU SEARCH FIRST BEFORE YOU POSTED???"
    Probably my #1 reason for not posting. :oops:
  • Thorns2010Thorns2010 Posts: 2,201
    Wait.....so what happens when this thread gets to many posts??? Are you going to end up skipping over your own thread??? :lol::mrgreen:;) :twisted:
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