We haven't addressed this subject in a couple of years, and many of us weren't here then.
Since I first joined I've tended to put some thought into most of my posts. Sure, there are times when a simple comment or joke was appropriate for some particular thread--a little levity never hurts--but for the most part I try to write posts with some meat on the bones.
EDIT: I'm especially careful how I post down in R&P. It doesn't take much to set some regular R&P posters off. ***sigh***
This has its ups and downs, of course. I'll write a post with references and links, having carefully considered what to include. And even after I post I find myself going back and nit picking a word here or there, rephrasing something...that sort of thing.
And more often than not I don't get a reply to what I wrote, leaving me wondering if people just gloss over what I wrote--the old "TL/DR" curse.
I also like to read through peoples' posts. It surprises me that so many people say that they don't post anything if they're not on the first page or two of a thread. Some people say that that is because they believe that anything they would say has probably already been said.
I understand that but I've often found that threads become richer the further you get into them as people swap opinions and such.
Of course there are the comedians. But I've noticed that even ones like Daystar, who is notorious for derailing threads, occasionally post something more than a quip or joke. Not too often, granted, but it has been known to happen.
What about the rest of you, my fellow Escapists?
Captcha: moot point
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Don't start on me, Captcha.
Since I first joined I've tended to put some thought into most of my posts. Sure, there are times when a simple comment or joke was appropriate for some particular thread--a little levity never hurts--but for the most part I try to write posts with some meat on the bones.
EDIT: I'm especially careful how I post down in R&P. It doesn't take much to set some regular R&P posters off. ***sigh***
This has its ups and downs, of course. I'll write a post with references and links, having carefully considered what to include. And even after I post I find myself going back and nit picking a word here or there, rephrasing something...that sort of thing.
And more often than not I don't get a reply to what I wrote, leaving me wondering if people just gloss over what I wrote--the old "TL/DR" curse.
I also like to read through peoples' posts. It surprises me that so many people say that they don't post anything if they're not on the first page or two of a thread. Some people say that that is because they believe that anything they would say has probably already been said.
I understand that but I've often found that threads become richer the further you get into them as people swap opinions and such.
Of course there are the comedians. But I've noticed that even ones like Daystar, who is notorious for derailing threads, occasionally post something more than a quip or joke. Not too often, granted, but it has been known to happen.
What about the rest of you, my fellow Escapists?
Captcha: moot point
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.
.
Don't start on me, Captcha.
