my opinions on thread starting etiquette - Page 3

Cloud · 05-14-2007, 04:53 PM

er, flags? Like -- Old Glory? Don't Tread on Me? the Union Jack?

HungLikeJesus · 05-14-2007, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

I forgot one: It is unfashionable to quickly post after a previous poster posted a post that was positively prankish, thus relegating said post to the end of a page that no one will probably ever go back to and furthering the demise of a great source of humor and insight, and downright jocularity.

{off topic} Is there a way to have the last post from the previous page appear also as the first post of the next page? I sometimes won't post if the post number will be a multiple of 15, which I think is the default setting, because I don't want to leave an orphan post.

Aliantha · 05-14-2007, 11:10 PM

My god, I had no idea people were so concerned about being noticed...

Undertoad · 05-14-2007, 11:11 PM

My pages cut at 50 posts.

HungLikeJesus · 05-14-2007, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

My god, I had no idea people were so concerned about being noticed...

But what's the point of posting if no one is going to read it? I could just keep the thought in my head and save myself the trouble of typing it. That's the fine distinction between having a conversation and talking to yourself.

Aliantha · 05-14-2007, 11:16 PM

Sometimes I post stuff just as an outlet. I don't really care if people read it or not, and it matters less to me if they comment or not.

I think you'll find that if people read a thread from start to finish, or from the last post they read on a thread, they'll read them all regardless of where on the page they are though.

Cloud · 05-14-2007, 11:19 PM

I must admit I never take into a consideration whether a post will be an "orphan" or not. I don't expect people to understand that my words are all precious pearls.

lumberjim · 05-14-2007, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

I forgot one: It is unfashionable to quickly post after a previous poster posted a post that was positively prankish, thus relegating said post to the end of a page that no one will probably ever go back to and furthering the demise of a great source of humor and insight, and downright jocularity.

yeah... i fucken hate that too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkzenrage

I really don't care what you want LJ.
You bitch about the link, others bitch about posting the article, bla, bla, bla... so what?

i really don't care if you care what i want, Nancy. I wasn't bitching about you.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-14-2007, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HLJ

But what's the point of posting if no one is going to read it? I could just keep the thought in my head and save myself the trouble of typing it. That's the fine distinction between having a conversation and talking to yourself.

If they have already read the rest of the thread vBulletin will take them to the last page. If they don't read to the last page it's their loss.

Cloud · 05-14-2007, 11:38 PM

Lumberjim's quote (sorry, I fucked up the quote thingy): "I like threads that ask unusual questions. I like game threads. i like when people share intimate things with us. I respect people that are honest about their lives and have the skill with the english language to make me feel what they are feeling."

lots of good ground for threads here.

HungLikeJesus · 05-14-2007, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

My pages cut at 50 posts.

UT, that would reduce the number of orphan posts by 70%. You're a genius.

Ibby · 05-15-2007, 12:08 AM

Psh, sixty to a page here.

lumberjim · 05-15-2007, 12:31 AM

wait a ....minnnit... 50 isn't a choice.

HungLikeJesus · 05-15-2007, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

wait a ....minnnit... 50 isn't a choice.

No it's not... unless you're Lord Undertoad.

Shawnee123 · 05-15-2007, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

My god, I had no idea people were so concerned about being noticed...

Dudes, I was jokin'. Never thought it would turn into a debate. (Forgot I was in the Cellar, never mind.) And I do like to be noticed. :p

05-14-2007, 04:53 PM	#31
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	er, flags? Like -- Old Glory? Don't Tread on Me? the Union Jack? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-14-2007, 11:10 PM	#33
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	My god, I had no idea people were so concerned about being noticed... __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

05-14-2007, 11:16 PM	#36
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Sometimes I post stuff just as an outlet. I don't really care if people read it or not, and it matters less to me if they comment or not. I think you'll find that if people read a thread from start to finish, or from the last post they read on a thread, they'll read them all regardless of where on the page they are though. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

05-14-2007, 11:19 PM	#37
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I must admit I never take into a consideration whether a post will be an "orphan" or not. I don't expect people to understand that my words are all precious pearls. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-14-2007, 11:38 PM	#40
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Lumberjim's quote (sorry, I fucked up the quote thingy): "I like threads that ask unusual questions. I like game threads. i like when people share intimate things with us. I respect people that are honest about their lives and have the skill with the english language to make me feel what they are feeling." lots of good ground for threads here. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-14-2007, 11:11 PM	#34
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	My pages cut at 50 posts.

05-15-2007, 12:08 AM	#42
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Psh, sixty to a page here. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

05-15-2007, 12:31 AM	#43
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	wait a ....minnnit... 50 isn't a choice. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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