Reading the first page and the last page of very long threads

Jesus Wept

Who is with me? eh? eh?!
And often skimming over those pages for the posts with a bazillian thanks.

Jesus Wept

I am against you Andy Carroll

Just me then I see.

RichieC

The night is dark and full of terrors.

PerrinV2

I am against you Andy Carroll

I tend to do the same,I'd be all day reading the thread otherwise

stoneill

Go to post of the day and then take it from there.

LH Pathe

You don't want to get into the whole thanks scene because it will actually drive you mental - the demise of many a youth...

I consciously seek no thanks, most of the time just to be safe. Get somethin off your chest, by all means but never look for thanks. And don't take a cue from those that lazily did and did duly recieve, in abundance due to status, for instance

Chuck Stone

I am against you Andy Carroll

You can't make me eat mushrooms Brandy Farrell. :mad:

Optimalprimerib

If it's a match day thread i tend to go to the last page as it is most up to date and work backwards, especially if there is controversy and some of the posters have their knickers in a twist.

If a thread is good enough, I would read it start to finish. As for thanks, I do this on the mobile so I usually have the post read before I see the thanks. As well as that, the quantity of thanks does not dictate the quality of the post, it could just be from Either a mod or big-named poster.

LH Pathe

Don't go seeking to give nor get thanks, is what I meant. Not with the post, but with your thoughts.. only then will you have the freedom to post and thank what you like anyhow without it smacking of utter thank whore desperation, daniel sans now get back to waxing down my deck.

TheRiddler

LH Pathe wrote: »

Don't go seeking to give nor get thanks, is what I meant. Not with the post, but with your thoughts.. only then will you have the freedom to post and thank what you like anyhow without it smacking of utter thank whore desperation, daniel sans now get back to waxing down my deck.

Man what the fck are you on about

LH Pathe

Are you only up? Catch me tomorrow ill deal with you. Tagged for reference.

Jimoslimos

Depends, sometimes if the first and last pages are vastly different (like a game of Chinese Whispers) I'll browse through to see how the thread got derailed.

Seachmall

I'll read the first page and second page.

I'll skim the third page if there's anything interesting.
If there's something interesting on the third page I'll read the fourth page.
If there's something inteteresting on the fourth page I'll read the fifth, else I'll skim the fifth. Same with sixth page. If nothing interesting presents itself on the sixth page I'll skip to the end, else I'll continue on with my Skim/Read routine.

Over 2 million simulations have demonstrated this to be the most efficient method of browsing AH.

But it all falls to shit if the first page is the last page. If that's the case I just get into the fetal position and cry.

holystungun9

Where are the aforementioned Brazilians???

Mint Sauce

tl;dr

CardBordWindow

Andy Carroll wrote: »

Who is with me? eh? eh?!
And often skimming over those pages for the posts with a bazillian thanks.

irish-stew wrote: »

tl;dr

Ok, i just tried your method......
But now I don't understand what's going on!!? :mad:

hi everyone i haven't bothered reading the thread so what i'm posting has probably been said already but i thought i would post my contribution because i'm so special

ElleEm

Am I the only one who actually reads all of the posts in a thread then?!

kerry4sam

Andy Carroll wrote: »

Who is with me? eh? eh?!
And often skimming over those pages for the posts with a bazillian thanks.

Yeah after readng ^^^ the posts above mine here I think you over-complicated things Andy Carroll so that's my vote, you over-complicated this poll

strobe

Hey guys, I didn't take the time to read the thread so dunno if anyone said this but I'm gonna make this post in anyway 'cause my posts are important.

Senna

ElleEm wrote: »

Am I the only one who actually reads all of the posts in a thread then?!

You're on the dole, aren't you??















:pac:

Where To

Haven't read any of this, what's it about?

cocoshovel

I am against you Andy Carroll

Im with you. Would I be alone in saying that I read threads from the last page back also?

cml387

I only read the MOD WARNING post.
That's a sure sign that things have got interesting.

Born to Die

*Placeholder


I'll be back before the last page? :pac:

Keith186

I love reading the first page with a simple questions or posts and a few reasonable replies then skip to page 17 or whatever page far on and it's turned into a huge debate with lengthy posts from users with their knickers in a twist usually about something completely unrelated to the OP!

Does the Chaos Theory apply to online forums?

Canis Lupus

Hitler and Stalin were atheists.

thefishone

I've read this whole thread,so do I get a medal or a biscuit,anything??

The King of Moo

I'm often tempted to do that, but my mild OCD stops me. As does the fact that if I think I'm going to post in a thread I want to make sure I've read all the posts so I don't embarrass myself by repeating someone else's point or such.

I do skim over a lot of posts though, especially if I can predict what the post will be due to the poster or the thread (usually one on a divisive topic where 90% of the posts are diametrically-opposed positions).

Big Nasty

I am against you Andy Carroll

I tend to avoid long threads unless I've been involved in them from early on. Fecked if I'm gonna read through 30 pages of something I have a vague interest in to make a point that nobody really cares about and has more than likely already been mentioned.

On the other hand on a relatively small thread, like say a 5 pager, I often read page 1, skip to page 5 to see how the direction of the thread is going, then something catches my eye on a quote so I go back to page 4 then 3 then 2 in that order! :eek:

Mint Sauce

CardBordWindow wrote: »

Ok, i just tried your method......
But now I don't understand what's going on!!? :mad:

Well my comment was pure sarcasim.

Jesus Wept

I am against you Andy Carroll

Cliffs?

Johro

Huh?