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dameatball

(7,380 posts)
21. Sometimes I read them, sometimes I don't. Variety is the spice of life.
Sat Jul 2, 2022, 12:43 PM
Jul 2022

I was going to copy someone else's post and see if anyone noticed, but got lazy.
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
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