does thread abandonment bother you? - Democratic Underground

sundog

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Tue Jan-23-07 06:49 PM
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Poll question: does thread abandonment bother you?

when people abandon the threads they start... and leave others to post there alone

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boston bean

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Tue Jan-23-07 06:50 PM
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1. I only feel abandoned when no one replies to my threads.

:cry:

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qnr

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Tue Jan-23-07 06:54 PM
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4. That only bothers me when I'm in the 5% that didn't rate a reply, which wouldn't

apply in this case :)

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qnr

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Tue Jan-23-07 06:55 PM
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6. self-delete --- talking to myself again. n/t

Edited on Tue Jan-23-07 06:56 PM by qnr

~~that replies to me, which is normally ridiculously easy, since that might amount to two people.~~

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bicentennial_baby

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Tue Jan-23-07 06:51 PM
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2. only when you do it

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JackBeck

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Tue Jan-23-07 06:52 PM
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3. It kind of does, actually.

If I start the thread, shouldn't I at least stick around and respond to those who post?

:shrug:

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Redstone

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Tue Jan-23-07 06:54 PM
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5. Sometimes people have to do stuff like go to bed, and they post just

prior to doing so.

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JackBeck

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Tue Jan-23-07 06:57 PM
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9. I agree with you there.

But there are some posters who are notorious for starting a thread and that's their only contribution to it. And then posters have questions about the OP that never get answered. These are the examples I had more in mind.

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Redstone

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Tue Jan-23-07 07:34 PM
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17. I've seen that, too. Seems like kind of a deliberate provocation sometimes, yes?

Redstone

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Blue-Jay

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Tue Jan-23-07 06:55 PM
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7. I abandon my own threads all the time.

Ruthlessly kicking one's own threads is a sign of mental illness.

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qnr

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Tue Jan-23-07 06:56 PM
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8. Most of the time, no. People have lives, things happen. I try to answer everyone

Edited on Tue Jan-23-07 06:57 PM by qnr

that replies to me, which is normally ridiculously easy, since that might amount to two people.

You do notice if people have a habit of doing it though.

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azmouse

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Tue Jan-23-07 07:00 PM
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10. I don't always find it possible to post back to everyone.

I might not be at the computer when they post. Some posts just don't require a reply and I don't want it to look like I'm just bumping up my own thread by replying to everyone. Does that make sense?
I really don't take it personally when someone doesn't reply to every post I make. :hi:

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qnr

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Tue Jan-23-07 07:03 PM
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12. Yeah, I don't like to bump them needlessly, sometimes I send a comment via PM,

just so they don't feel ignored. Normally that isn't a concern, since I generally don't get more than one or two replies to a thread a start.
I do have one going now with a lot of posts, though it took about 12 hours for it to suddenly take off.

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azmouse

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Tue Jan-23-07 07:08 PM
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13. I'll post in your threads if you'll post in mine!

:)

Isn't it amazing how some threads just get a life of their own? I've started threads that I thought would be lucky to get 2 posts and even when I come back the next the day they're still going. And some threads that I think would be really interesting sink like a rock. Along with everyone else here I just don't get it but it's still more fun being on DU than the law should allow. :patriot:

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qnr

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Tue Jan-23-07 07:11 PM
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15. sounds like a plan! Yeah, darned if I can figure the whole thing out

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Xithras

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Tue Jan-23-07 07:00 PM
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11. I've done it a few times.

There have been a few times when I've come across things that I felt DUers might be interested in, but that I had no personal interest in discussing. I've posted them for the benefit of others and never replied to them.

Then again, there have been other times that I simply couldn't make it back to the keyboard. Sucks, but it happens.

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jpgray

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Tue Jan-23-07 07:09 PM
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14. sundog's a dick

And too much of a coward to reply to me otherwise!

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NC_Nurse

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Tue Jan-23-07 07:13 PM
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16. I do that in the morning.

Have to go to work, ya know.

Sometimes at night, I just get tired and go to bed...but I don't post much so I guess it doesn't matter.

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