How Do You Decide If You Are Going To Reply To Someones Thread?

[Lee]

I was just curious to see how everyone made the decision about whether or not they will reply to a persons thread on a message board?

Do you have certain criteria that has to be met before you'll add a response to a thread? Does it have to be biz related? Fun? Quirky? Do you have like the person? Etc?

What makes you decide to respond to someone on the boards?

Regards,

Lee

[gaystoryman]

If the post topic interests me, and I feel I have something worthwhile to contribute... who starts it, if its fun, business, whatever is secondary.. least to moi :thumbsup:

[Bec]

If the post topic interests me, and I feel I have something worthwhile to contribute... who starts it, if its fun, business, whatever is secondary.. least to moi :thumbsup:

Pretty much the same for me ... if I can contribute, I try to. I do admit that sometimes who starts the thread can stop me from replying though. I don't have the patience or energy for people who want to waste my time, drama, game players, etc.

[Alex_Manifest_M]

Ditto. If the answer to the question (which I give based on my experience) will bring negative responses I don't bother. Some folks seem to argue for the sake of arguements sake.

[Chilihost]

I think the question should be "how do you decide if you are going to read a thread"...I usually read threads that I think are interesting or that I can help in or provide support (technical, moral or other). And reply when I feel like it

[Xstr8guy]

This thread topic sounded boring. I almost didn't reply to it.

[Dzinerbear]

It depends. Yesterday I was cranky, so I replied to everything that pissed me off. But mostly it's "do I have anything new or interesting to say?"

Michael

[TropixxxStudios]

Pretty much the same for me ... if I can contribute, I try to. I do admit that sometimes who starts the thread can stop me from replying though. I don't have the patience or energy for people who want to waste my time, drama, game players, etc.

My feelings EXACTLY.

There have been a few times when I could have said something constructive but then thought to myself, "No, this person is an asshole to everyone on the board..." so I keep my ideas and thoughts to myself.

:innocent:

Sometimes though, it is fun to be a smart ass and just jump in.

[A_DeAngelo]

yeah, like all of you guys and gals said, and...

if I'm real bored, I post on top of myself!

[chadknowslaw]

We Scorpios make good tops :-)