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How do you decide which threads to contribute?
- Thread starter HRC2016
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I just respond to threads that catch my interest.
Mark_A
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thetwonk
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It depends on how vacuous the question is
Roy Sletcher
Senior Member
To a large degree you have to play it by ear and follow a protocol that suits your style and tolerance level.
For the few gems of useful information here you have to wade through a large amount of garbage.
My impression is that the site has tightened up their moderation standards recently, and following the long overdue abolition of the "Off Topic" forum the anally impacted have departed for more fertile locations.
rs
Bobthearch
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1) if it's something I can answer or address
2) if it's something I'm interested in
3) if it hasn't already been answered
4) if I feel like it, and if I have time
2) if it's something I'm interested in
3) if it hasn't already been answered
4) if I feel like it, and if I have time
If it's suspicious. If the person has a history of starting threads and never replying, I don't waste my time. But if I see a reply with catchy subject line or from someone I recognize, I might read it and end up replying to a subthread anyway.
Otherwise, it's a matter of how interested I am in it, how helpful (or snarky) I can be, how bored I am, etc.
Anyone can say that
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What do you mean by a suspected bot HRC2016?
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Ruby Rod
Senior Member
Well, a big criteria would be if it's something I think I know about. That limits the number of threads to a small easily managed list, sometimes to zero.
Geoworker
Leading Member
Once every so often but how interesting the thread is and if I can learn something from the posters initially guide me in reading the posts first.
Gato Amarillo
Forum Pro
If it's an good conversation who cares who started it, or if it was a bot?
I look to learn, and I try to pay back by contributing. Or sometimes I'm just looking to be entertained. I try to avoid the brand-vs-brand threads, or the "what should I buy next" questions.
I rarely open a thread if it's more than about 20 posts -- only if it's a topic of real interest to me -- and I almost never post in long threads.
Gato
I look to learn, and I try to pay back by contributing. Or sometimes I'm just looking to be entertained. I try to avoid the brand-vs-brand threads, or the "what should I buy next" questions.
I rarely open a thread if it's more than about 20 posts -- only if it's a topic of real interest to me -- and I almost never post in long threads.
Gato
Mike CH
Veteran Member
I'm less concerned about bots than trolls. Though I have participated in threads which the OP was a fairly obvious troll.
I participate in threads that catch my interest, generally. Though,because of the nature of DPR's forum system, I often avoid ones that are too long.
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Mark B.
Guest
If I checked the poster history of every thread that I was interested in enough to type a reply, in all honesty I'd have to give up replying. I haven't got that much free time, and whether or not the OP is a bot isn't that important to me. If they are - oh well. There are far more important things to worry about.
Justin Beyerlin
Active member
I'm quite new to these forums, but in general, I try to NOT contribute to a thread unless I have something I can actually "contribute" to, or learn from the post. Otherwise, quite honestly, it's not worth my time to respond. Sometimes I wish others would follow suit.
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Brev00
Forum Pro
Usually when I see an error in usage or grammar
TheBlackGrouse
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Well, for the first time on this 'Open Talk' forum and waiting for my magnetron dinner.
Normally, I check the OP, where he/she's from, the gear, the gallery and some posts. That may take only a few seconds. The OP doesn't mention gear and has no gallery but it is a good question... that's another reason to contribute
By name, I know who give constructive feedback. If they start a thread I will participate (if it's my outdoor playing field).
There are a few guys to avoid, they're on my ignore-list for being aggressive to people from outside the US.
Normally, I check the OP, where he/she's from, the gear, the gallery and some posts. That may take only a few seconds. The OP doesn't mention gear and has no gallery but it is a good question... that's another reason to contribute
By name, I know who give constructive feedback. If they start a thread I will participate (if it's my outdoor playing field).
There are a few guys to avoid, they're on my ignore-list for being aggressive to people from outside the US.
rochester21
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You are a funny man. Are you this suspicious about everything that surrounds you? So what if i were a "bot", do bots bother you? And how do we know you are not a bot??
Also, why do you say that all opinions are your own? Is it possible that people existed long before you and developed opinions which now you claim belong exclusively to you? You really believe that your opinions and mindset have not been influenced by the people that raised you and have been around you since you were born?
Finally, if life truly has no purpose, why are you so interested in petty questions on a internet forum? Isn't that completely and utterly redundant? Much like being part of a community that celebrates Nothing(assuming that "nothing" can actually be regarded as an entity, which is highly improbable).
It's all highly illogical, but like i said- you're a funny man.
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