Reading and You...

[The_root_of_all_evil]

This is something that's been concerning me for some time...

If you're about to reply to a topic, exactly how far back do you read of the other posters work or doesn't it matter?

 

[Zemalac]

I read all the posts on the thread. Otherwise I'll have no clue as to what interesting place the topic has diverted to.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

depends really, if it's only a page or two i read it all but if it's 5346345634586574536354 pages long i tend either not to or just read a bit to get the jist of what's going on

 

[Conqueror Kenny]

Normally the first two pages then the last too to see what is going on.

 

[Johnn Johnston]

About as much as is needed to understand what is going on, and if it is a "Your Most...Moment" thread (or that style of thread at least) then I'll check the first few pages to make sure I'm not quoting the obvious (You would be surprised how many people love SHODAN and GLaDoS. Or not).

 

[Nugoo]

I almost always read the whole thread. If it's too long, I usually don't comment.

 

[jim_doki]

i go about four pages in most of the time. If i started the thread or i'm particularly interested i'll go through it all unless it hits about 10 pages

 

[Anarchemitis]

I read about 1 in every (number of posts per page divided by approximately 4) and the previous 3 entries to my post typically.
Then I type and add something a little bit humorous to keep us all in high spirits.

 

[Saskwach]

If thread<4 pages
Then readall
Else readfirstandlasttwopages

I'm not a programmer as you can clearly see.

 

[BlazeTheVampire]

It depends on how lengthy the answers are and what the topic is. I don't generally do more than skim the "favorites" threads, but big debates I read word-for-word. I tend to hop in those in the beginning though so there isn't much to read at first, just the stuff between my own responses.

 

[Necrohydra]

About as much as is needed to understand what is going on, and if it is a "Your Most...Moment" thread (or that style of thread at least) then I'll check the first few pages to make sure I'm not quoting the obvious (You would be surprised how many people love SHODAN and GLaDoS. Or not).

If it's a thread about games here, Portal and Half-life have already been mentioned. I don't care if the thread has one comment, someone is THINKING about mentioning those two games.

I tend to lurk alot, so I actually read a lot of the posts. I'll skim if it seems the same thing is being said over and over, but other than that...

 

[AnGeL.SLayer]

I find I will read about 2-3 pages but if turning into a book I will also just read the last two. Usually by the time a thread has gone on long enough it's changed subject matter a few times. Don't wanna poke at something that's already long been dead. Hehe


^_^

 

[bluemarsman]

I usualy try to read all posts. So if a thread has more than 100 posts I generaly won't comment.

 

[shatnershaman]

What's reading?

 

[privatehuff]

If thread<2 pages
Then readall
Else readfirstandlasttwopages

I'm not a programmer as you can clearly see.

if( thread.pages.length < 2 )
{
    foreach( page in thread.pages ){ read(page); }
}
else{
    read( thread.pages[ 0                       ] );
    read( thread.pages[ 1                       ] );
    read( thread.pages[ thread.pages.length - 2 ] );
    read( thread.pages[ thread.pages.length - 1 ] );
}

I usually read everything if I'm going to post. (I usually only decide to post after reading everything anyway)

EDIT: too lazy to get it to stop ignoring my whitespace... I assure you the code is well-intented ^^

 

[Knight Templar]

I just leave a thread alone for a bit, come back after a fair bit of skiming.

But for ironic reasons I have just jumped stright to post to see where it goes.

 

[Fire Daemon]

It depends. If it is a thread where two or more people are having an argument/conversation I just give up. There is no way I can keep up with them.

Usually I read the first page and the last page and get an idea of what is happening in the thread na dthen quote the last post or something similar.

 

[stompy]

I read as much as it takes to get an in depth understanding as to what has been going on. Usually the quote option saves a lot of time rather than going back a few pages.

Yep, me too.

 

[Ultrajoe]

I just read the OP and drop like a stone to the postbox

if its the second time posting in the thread, ill read the first page and the one before the current one.... and the current one

and then ill post with an actual contribution

as this is my first post in this, i have no idea if this has already ben said.

 

[Daymo]

Normally the first two pages and the last page once i make the post