Read the posts

Agree with BlueBelle too. And Doodledog.

I agree with Marydoll and BlueBelle it is more respectful to read the posts, especially the ones from the OP which often give further information.

Good post Bluebelle.

The answer surely is don’t take part in long threads if you haven’t the time or patience to read them as I said before skim read if nothing else I don’t sit and read word for word but I get the gist of others opinions otherwise I d leave the thread well alone
This is not aimed at anyone in particular but I think if you can’t be bothered to read others opinions you are really only interested in your own views and are the equivalent of the person in a (live) group who doesn’t want to listen to anyone else but feel their own view is the only important one

So do I understand that some people read the OP and add their own comment and that’s it ? I guess it means you don’t spend more than a few minutes on GN !

I often wonder if the OP feels offended, when people can't be bothered to read the whole thread, then come on and offer their opinion. In my opinion it's rude.
You wouldn't stop someone mid conversation to say, Look I'm bored listening to you, so I will just give you my opinion now and leave!

I feel it unreasonable reading through every post on a subject, you look at original post and perhaps at couple of pages of responses then, if you have some thing to say post yourself.

Brusseloise, so a bit of both. Although the dialect is impossible.

Oh dear I agree with Baggs.

kittylester Thu 15-Oct-20 21:29:08
What is a BELGO SCOT, felice?

Or to be more precise, a Belgo-French-Scot, or a Belgo-Flemish-Scot?

Kittylester, haha, at least I hope that was tongue in cheek

Bluebelle, ?

Agreed, BlueBelle. Ironically, the long threads that people find offputting would be a lot shorter if not for all the repetitive posts .

valerieF exactly HQ won’t do anything Sensible ever requested

If people can’t be bothered to even skim read why post woodmouse a debate or even answers to a problem surely rely on others answers as much as the question

I don’t have time to read all answers on a long thread but I do try and do a quick skim read and a deeper read if I see a valid point or an Original posters addition if I can’t do that I don’t post Surely is only manners and common sense
If someone was telling you a problem in real life would you interrupt with your own two penneth without having listened

I read them if there not too many comments e.g. 20ish. I definitely don't read them all if there are 107 (cleaners) !

I haven't read all 54 here. So my reply has been made after reading only the OP and the last comment.

Sorry sodapop if my comment is a duplicate of another's.

This is very much a failing in Gransnet. Nobody can respond to individual posts. People respond to generic posts that may be way back or not applicable any longer. This is for Gransnet to sort out. Why can't people respond to individual posts like as in other forums? I know this has been requested before and ignored.

felice

From now on every time I post anything I will post, 'I AM A BELGO-SCOT first.
Could be interesting !!
Probably get asked where Belgo is

What is a BELGO SCOT, felice?

I never read the entire thread before posting, in fact, I only read the op plus maybe the 1st few replies, unless it’s a really short thread ( less than a page )
Tbh I don’t bother adding to a thread a couple of pages long as I know whatever I was going to say has already been said ( probably more than once! )

Kate1949

Mary To be honest, sometimes when I post and someone further down posts the same as me I get a bit annoyed!

Yes! This grinds my gears too! On a thread a few days ago, I posted by two pennorth and anot her poster followed by quoting my post and saying "I agree with this". Someone else came along the following day and said that the person who had (and referred to them by name) quoted me, was "the only person who had said anything sensible"!

Lucca I'm sorry I have absolutely no idea how the highlighting thing works. It just happens on my tablet. Can you tell I'm a really IT aware person ?

It's ok janeainsworth I'm a tough old bird as my husband keeps telling me

Glorybee Thu 15-Oct-20 14:05:07
Yes!
And some posts can be very loooooong.

Has someone said that already?

Sodapop I agree with your OP too.
But when I expressed the same thought in a thread a few weeks ago, I was told off for my ‘censorious’ attitude.
So beware

sodapop

I am pretty sure this has been said before so I apologise, on my tablet all the OP posts on a thread are highlighted in green. My responses are highlighted in pink/purple. Does make things a lot easier. On my phone however nothing is highlighted.

Not on mine sadly, is there a way to set that up ?

It drives me crackers and I have said so, but no one listens
It’s nothing to do with a few posts coming up while you’re posting that can happen quite easily and isn’t a problem

If it s a long thread and you haven’t time to read all the answers at very LEAST read any subsequent posts from the original poster
Recently there was a thread about a party, someone queried (rightly) how can you have a party in lockdown Original poster came back and stated very clearly that she lived in Australia and they were allowed 30 people The thread then continued with countless people telling her she could only have 6 people..I was close to hitting my head on the wall
It’s extremely frustrating and rude