eleanor Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 [size=1]Just a thought...When you read a thread, what makes you reply or not reply? It makes me think a lot when I see about 70 views, and no replies.[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadClown Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 Depends on whether or not I feel strongly enough about the topic to want my opinion heard, or whether I have any interest about whats being discussed to add my two cents... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zeh Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by SadClown [/i] [B]Depends on whether or not I feel strongly enough about the topic to want my opinion heard, or whether I have any interest about whats being discussed to add my two cents... [/B][/QUOTE] Thats exactly how i feel, i don't think i've ever looked at 'views' and i'll read a topic regardless of the ammount of posts, if it interests me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stardust Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 I always wondered that too,hmmmmmm........ Well,I usually reply if somebody says something I strongly disagree with or I have a major personal experience I just couldn't live without telling the otaku peeps,lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imp Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 Usually I just reply to whatever sounds interesting, but when in the Adventure Arena in the Recruitment section, I mostly reply to threads with very few posts. I don't like crowded RPGs because they usually go too quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 hmmm.... On rpgs: I like the topic in the anime forums: I can answer a question or help somebody.... in the first forum set: I like thwe topic/i can answer easily/i disagree with what's said/i agree with what's said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dayday Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 You mean since over 50 people have looked at this and under 10 answered. Maybe if someone said what they were going to or if they're just not interested in it. Other than that someone might be behind them and they don;t want them to know what they're really on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzureWolf Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 The primary reason I wouldn't post is either: what I was going to say has already posted, or if I don't think anything good will come from what I'll say. I usually do read every post on a thread that I start reading, just for the sake of consistency, and if I think I can contribute something to the discussion, I do. Otherwise, I just watch. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Mayiessen Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 [color=indigo]Lol sometimes I don't reply because I just don't feel like it or the thread is waaaaaayyy too long to read and I don't usually feel like reading something on the internet. Usually though its cause I either like the thread and feel like I have a good response or I don't like the thread and I don't have a good response...[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinmaru Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 The only reasons I wouldn't reply to a topic is if it didn't interest me or if I didn't have anything new to add to the discussion. But I did reply to this topic, so I guess that doesn't happen all the time lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by dayday [/i] [B]You mean since over 50 people have looked at this[/B][/QUOTE] [SIZE=1]Not necessarily. Views go up when the same person looks at the thread more than once, as well. If you read a thread every time there's a new reply, you're doubling the views right there. Seventry views and no replies? *shrugs* It often seems that if [i]someone[/i] doesn't reply after a certain period of time, no one will. I guess there's a time limit on how long a thread with very few posts is "fresh." Other people may look at it, but if the thread was posted a few days ago and didn't go anywhere, they probably won't post. Sort of a self-defeating system, but hey. As for me...I often browse threads I'm not interested in, just to make sure everything's under control. [/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semjaza Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 I have a feeling when it's all those views and few replies, it's the same few people checking the thread over and over. Particlularly the person who made the thread in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krillen Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 Well, If my opinion needs to be heard, I post. I only post when its necessary. I usually post to agree with people, disagree with people, help people, etc. Some people dont post because they have no relation tot he topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XeEmO Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 Well when I reply it's usually just when I have something to say. Sometimes even if I don't I'll find some reason to post and some way to stay on topic. I used to just come here and browse every once in a while because I just liked reading people opinions on things. This was before I even signed up. Recently on the other hand I have been posting. It's quite addicting and I think I've been doing it more and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Randleman Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 I reply if I want my opinions heard or feel I can contribute to the wellness of the community. (:p) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Fou Lu Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 i usually only reply to threads in which i know the subject in other words, unless the thread is about something i know about or i know something that hasn't been posted yet, then i will reply to the thread. :) (whew! sounds kinda complicated to me and i was the one typing it! :p) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikey Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 I usually reply if I got something good to say, and if I know what the heck I'm talking about. Other wise, if I don't understand the thread or something like that I don't reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 It's not even interest in the topic that decides for me. There are multiple topics I've been interested in, but never replied to. Sometimes it's the time I have; still other times it's just a matter of having anything of value to say. And then again, it probably also has a lot to do with the kind of topic it is. :huh: -Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenEyedDragon Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 [color=sea green] I usually reply to posts that catch my attention...or something that i can relate to. Also, if i'm reading through the replies and i see something that i have a strong opinion for or against, or maybe just something that i have a different perspective on! I just has to partain to my ineterests or my beliefs. ~Alex[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shippo Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 [COLOR=darkblue]Sometimes the topic seems kool, but when you actually read it, its kinda stupid 0_o, hahaha, lol, sumtimes topics are way too long, as mentioned earlier i think[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtakuSennen Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 If it is discussing something I have an opinion on, and my thoughts haven't already been said by someone else, I respond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Taylor Hewitt Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 I usually reply when I have something to say about the topic. Or if I think I can contribute to the discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonballzman Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 Well, alot of the time I end up writing a post then deciding it's not that important, and closing the window. I'll only post if I feel what I'm saying is worth reading. Sometimes, what makes me not post, is when someone is being a complete idiot. I tell myself that they're (insert loads of bad language) but I can't post that here, can I? So I simply close the window. I've read alot of the topics on this board, but the amount of posts I've made these days has been getting lower and lower than before. In short, I only post if I have something good to say. And I don't post when I feel I may end up breaking a few rules, such as flaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terra Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 I've always thought message boards were kind of strange actually ... which is one reason I have, like, 5 posts right now. (ok I've also been registered for a really short time, but I was browsing the boards for a long time before that.) anyway, I think they're strange because so often they're just polls of like, "what's your favorite ____?" and does anyone really care what anybody else's favorite ____ is? well, probably some people do, which is why message boards can thrive. anyway ... so I usually only reply if I think the conversation is interesting and someone might actually benefit from what I have to say. this may be the exception :-P [edit: word choice] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amibasuki Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 [FONT=arial]I post if I'm familiar with the subject being discussed. kinda like how it is in the Music/TV forum; you can't really reply to most of the threads unless you've actually seen the movie/tv show or heard the CD, can you? I also post if I happen to like what's being talked about, or if I want to give my opinion on something. as for avoiding certain threads, if I get on and see a new thread that's already got six pages attached to it, and there's really nothing that interests me about it on the first couple of pages, I don't bother with it. I also don't reply if what I had to say would just be repeating what about 10 other people before me said, or if I don't know much information about the subject being talked about. those political threads come to mind for that case; I think the only one I've ever posted more than two posts in had to do with the whole war thing that happened this year, and that was because I actually had a fairly good idea of what all was going on. [/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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