I'm another it depends on the post person. I don't really want to read 8 pages of which shapes you've shaved your pubes into and I just want to say that I've made an elephant, rhinoceros, puzzle piece, ice cream cone, and a bear paw. Okay, I might actually read 8 pages of that but you see my point. Also, I've never shaved my pubes into a shape. But if it's something that is a purely discussion-based situation then I will read all of the responses and sometimes they will spark a comment and other times after reading through I decide not to add my input. less

As others before me have said (see? I do read! ), I will read every post before replying to more serious topics. On more light-hearted topics, I will often respond to specific readers as I make my way through the discussion. On simple questionnaires on which reading everyone's responses will not change my own answer (like the question about what I had for breakfast or what my favorite clit vibe is), I will just respond and then skim everyone's answers. If it is an old (over two years, for example) discussion that is over eight pages long, I might read all the responses, but that depends on the topic and how interested I am (though I admit that if I am uninterested, it would be quite rare for me to respond). When a thread to which I have already responded and through which I have already read pops up again, I never reread all the responses, but I will read the most up-to-date comments if the discussion is multiple pages long (we have long discussions on this forum with pages in the double digits and beyond!). Oh, and when I attend live meetings and am already several pages behind, I jump in a few pages behind to try to catch up and then go back to read what I'd missed at the start of the meeting once the meeting is over (I struggle to keep up enough as it is during the Porn Club meetings).

One answer that could have been listed on your poll would be "I sometimes respond to specific comments before reading every post on a thread, but I always finish reading all comments on a thread on which I post. If the tone has changed or if my opinion has changed by the time I reach the end of it, I will post accordingly." I think this answer fits me best (it should since I tailored it specifically to suit me). But since this response was not available, I chose "I sometimes simply put my opinion without reading to see what others have written before me." less

I'm not entirely sure if the last part was genuine or sarcasm.

but, there most definitely isn't a thread protocol... i like to think it's maybe more like thread courtesy.

That being said, I don't really mind if someone doesn't read every response until instances, like yesterday, with the GC thread. There can be pertinent information in the replies in discussions like that. less

It depends on many factors including, but not limited to:

- How long the thread already is when I first find it
- How interesting/ important the topic is
- How much time I have
- If my skim of the first page only finds five word or less posts
- If some of the most inspiring or my fav people have posted

But, seriously, for threads that are already really insanely long, unless I'm particularly moved (which has certainly happened), I'm not going to read it all. I'd miss the bulk of the conversation or just run out of time to reply. Especially when it comes to meetings, parties, etc.
Or if they're just people responding to a poll or question of "does this apply to you?" or "what is your opinion?" then it one can either choose just to share their piece and move on without checking out any of the other responses or to engage in discussion. Both of those choices are just fine and legitimate. There's no requirement to post.

And I definitely agree with SS's take on it. Especially the "comment as I read through and post a change or addition in my first opinion accordingly." I don't recall every having a 'problem' with posting my answer first, checking out what others said, and then adding a new post with "So-and-so really got me thinking and now I want to say this because I'm inspired to do so!" As long as I'm respectful, polite, and light-hearted at the beginning with whatever I post, reading the thread or not, how can it possibly bother anyone? less

I see a lot of responses that fly in the face of what the originator of the thread asked, and also many responses that either parrot what someone else said, or ended up nearly insulting a previous poster by what the post said or how the poster said it. I also see comments which were previous posts made unnecessary by their statement of fact, either because someone before them posted a link to research or fact or due to the way someone else said something.

I think this could be eliminated if everyone actually READ what others had to say in a thread before posting. Also, reading other community member's ideas could help jell one's own responses, but maybe help us think about our own biases.

So, how often do you reply to a post without reading what the posters before you have tried to say?

I think this thread will prove itself.

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I see a lot of responses that fly in the face of what the originator of the thread asked, and also many responses that either parrot what someone else said, or ended up nearly insulting a previous poster by what the post said or how the poster said it. I also see comments which were previous posts made unnecessary by their statement of fact, either because someone before them posted a link to research or fact or due to the way someone else said something.

I think this could be eliminated if everyone actually READ what others had to say in a thread before posting. Also, reading other community member's ideas could help jell one's own responses, but maybe help us think about our own biases.

So, how often do you reply to a post without reading what the posters before you have tried to say?

I think this thread will prove itself.

Voting is private. less