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hlthe2b

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7. Increasingly common... I get it when the thread is "miles long," but it is frustrating--

Reply to drray23 (Original post)

Sat Jul 2, 2022, 10:43 AM

Jul 2022

whether one is the OP or a contributor, to see the same (already answered) question posted time and time again in the thread. Human nature, short attention spans, and multi-tasking to blame I guess, but it can be frustrating. Especially if it causes someone to "go off" based on an already clarified misperception.

But equally frustrating to me, at least, is the habit of some DUers of posting throughout the thread, only to come back an hour or two later and self-delete every single post (for whatever reason) thereby rendering multiple subthreads very difficult to comprehend.

Oh, well...

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how do you read a DU thread ? [View all] drray23 Jul 2022 OP

Good point - I read until one gets my attention and walkingman Jul 2022 #1

I read all the posts first. nt Phoenix61 Jul 2022 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Jul 2022 #6

I do too Cheezoholic Jul 2022 #13

+1 in2herbs Jul 2022 #3

I didn't read the OP Takket Jul 2022 #4

Most people in general tend to read headlines and about one paragraph Sympthsical Jul 2022 #5

Increasingly common... I get it when the thread is "miles long," but it is frustrating-- hlthe2b Jul 2022 #7

I read the posts first, and add a +1 (adding more than that I can't do, being one person) gulliver Jul 2022 #8

Skim all replies, read some. sl8 Jul 2022 #9

With a salt shaker dalton99a Jul 2022 #10

Best answer yet! BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #14

+1 and a lime! BlueGreenLady Jul 2022 #16

First, I read the OP. Beastly Boy Jul 2022 #11

Most-Quickly wyn borkins Jul 2022 #12

+1 BlueGreenLady Jul 2022 #17

Interesting question. You're right - there are many different styes of response. Totally Tunsie Jul 2022 #15

With great difficulty dwayneb Jul 2022 #18

Are you thinking of the ability to expand and collapse subthreads, by level? nt sl8 Jul 2022 #19

It depends on how busy I am at the time and how emotionally affected I am in the article. TheBlackAdder Jul 2022 #20

Sometimes I read them, sometimes I don't. Variety is the spice of life. dameatball Jul 2022 #21

If I find an OP interesting and I wish to comment, I read every other comment first. lamp_shade Jul 2022 #22

I read the OP and skim the reply headings - will read the reply if the heading looks interesting or Midwestern Democrat Jul 2022 #23

If it's nothing but a clickbait to Twitter I never read any of it, deceptive headlines piss me off Shanti Shanti Shanti Jul 2022 #24