I don't think I am being unreasonable in asking why posters don't read all the posts in a thread or the OPs responses. There are at least two active threads where posts are repeated or people make suggestions to the OP which they have already done.
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.
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
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.
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! )
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"!
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
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