Poll on reading forums.

Discussion in 'Free Thoughts' started by John99, Nov 18, 2009.

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I read

  1. last post of last page first.

    2 vote(s)
    20.0%
  2. first post of first page first.

    7 vote(s)
    70.0%
  3. last post of last page first for a preview and then first post of first page.

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    10.0%
  1. John99 Banned Banned

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    How do you read a forum?

    The poll is self contained and self explanatory.
     
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  3. John99 Banned Banned

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    honestly, i read the entire thread backwards. at least usually i do. the way i do this is click on the carat to take me to the last post then i scroll up through the thread.

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  5. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    I assume you mean poll on reading threads then

    I click on the little arrow near the thread title

    It takes me to the first unread post in the thread

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    I hate doing things backwards.

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  7. John99 Banned Banned

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    hi...

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    you read the last post and then go to the first post?

    i read the entire thread pretty much backwards.

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  8. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    No that arrow there takes me to the post after the last one I read in that thread, or in a new thread to the first post

    So I read the thread in the order in which it was written.

    Hmm I cannot answer your poll, you don't have an option for, "in the order in which it was written"

    I do skip the posts of people who don't interest me in that particular topic though
     
  9. John99 Banned Banned

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    well thats interesting. i thought the arrow always took you to the last post. recently i noticed that i have been scrolling to the last post before the page is fully loaded after i click on the arrow.
     
  10. John99 Banned Banned

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    thats weird. i click on the arrow and i go to the last post. sometimes it sticks in the middle of the page and then goes to the last post.
     
  11. John99 Banned Banned

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    ah, i just figured out what the difference may be. looking at your image you are clicking the down arrow. i click on the arrow next to the name and to the right of the down arrow.
     
  12. CheskiChips Banned Banned

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    1. First post on first page. If topic interests...step 2.
    2. Last post on last page - if at all relevant to first post on first page, or if interests me anyways then I either.

    3. Check if the divergence is temporary and make a decision.
    4. Check if Pjdude or SAM have been posting a lot, if so - most often I go to step 5.
    5. Close the thread.
     
  13. John99 Banned Banned

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    Fascinating. #2 is something i do as well, but i go to last post or last few posts and go to the first post only on rare occasions. so primarily i start at the last post and sroll up with the wheel.
     
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    now here is osmething strange. i never noticed that down arrow.

    how lon gas it been there?
     
  15. John99 Banned Banned

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    here is a bit of trivie:

    i was the first person on the internet to use this ^ to mean - referencing post above.
     
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  16. one_raven God is a Chinese Whisper Valued Senior Member

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    Not likely.
     
  17. John99 Banned Banned

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    why not?
     
  18. one_raven God is a Chinese Whisper Valued Senior Member

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    What do you base your claim on?
     
  19. John99 Banned Banned

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    i bae my claim on the fact that i go to 100s of forums for the past 10+ years and i figured it was the right key to use for that purpose. so i started doing it and it caught on.
     
  20. one_raven God is a Chinese Whisper Valued Senior Member

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    What about that says that nobody ever did that before you?
     
  21. John99 Banned Banned

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    i seriously doubt it. i was the first to do it here.
     
  22. one_raven God is a Chinese Whisper Valued Senior Member

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    There's somethign I am curious about.
    In another thread you said that you have been a member here for more than 10 years, but your profile says:
    Join Date: 08-10-06

    Did you used to post under another name?
    I've been here since 2003, and I never noticed you until just a few years ago.
    Can you explain the apparent disrepancy?
     
  23. John99 Banned Banned

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    actually i have posted under 3 names.

    one is my present name

    one when i forgot my password

    and one before my present name.
     

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