my opinions on thread starting etiquette - Page 3

Cloud · 05-14-2007, 03:39 PM

Hey, that's a pretty cool tip, Shawnee.

I agree--a "blind" link is the equivalent of spam email. If I have done this in the past, I apologize.

Cloud · 05-14-2007, 03:44 PM

well, you can't expect even well-fleshed out threads or links to be clicked by everyone, because not everyone has the same interests. I probably won't click on politics links, even with the most cogent argument or provocative questions, because I have about as much interest in politics as in goats.

Okay, I have more interest in goats.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-14-2007, 03:52 PM

The point is, people may be interested but put off by links, for fear of setting off flags.

Cloud · 05-14-2007, 03:53 PM

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

Aliantha · 05-14-2007, 10:10 PM

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

HungLikeJesus · 05-14-2007, 10:13 PM

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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.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-14-2007, 10:35 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.

Shawnee123 · 05-15-2007, 07:50 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

HungLikeJesus · 05-15-2007, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

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

Shawnee, did you notice that your post was numer 45?

xoxoxoBruce · 05-15-2007, 11:50 AM

Now you're an orphan post.

Undertoad · 05-14-2007, 10:11 PM

My pages cut at 50 posts.

HungLikeJesus · 05-14-2007, 10:47 PM

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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.

Aliantha · 05-14-2007, 10:16 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, 10:19 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.

Cloud · 05-14-2007, 10:38 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.

05-14-2007, 03:39 PM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Hey, that's a pretty cool tip, Shawnee. I agree--a "blind" link is the equivalent of spam email. If I have done this in the past, I apologize. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-14-2007, 03:44 PM	#2
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	well, you can't expect even well-fleshed out threads or links to be clicked by everyone, because not everyone has the same interests. I probably won't click on politics links, even with the most cogent argument or provocative questions, because I have about as much interest in politics as in goats. Okay, I have more interest in goats. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-14-2007, 03:52 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The point is, people may be interested but put off by links, for fear of setting off flags. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-14-2007, 03:53 PM	#4
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, 10:10 PM	#5
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

05-15-2007, 11:50 AM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Now you're an orphan post. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-14-2007, 10:11 PM	#11
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	My pages cut at 50 posts.

05-14-2007, 10:16 PM	#13
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, 10:19 PM	#14
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, 10:38 PM	#15
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!"

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