Comments on: Handling 10+ Page Forum Threads.

By: Christoph Cemper

Christoph Cemper — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 22:43:52 +0000

Hey I hate those “DID PR Update-Threads”…

I just scan the first few posts, then wait for the whole crap to be indexed by Yahoo and then if interested again to a

site:www.jimboykin.com search my keyword

on Yahoo

cheers, christoph

By: kid disco

kid disco — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 01:46:34 +0000

It depends on what the topic is, but I will USUALLY read the first post and then do a fast-read/slow-skim until something pops out at me.

Of course Mr. Boggs would say SEW… LOL… I concur

By: feed my brain »

feed my brain » — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 19:40:01 +0000

[...] Long Threads and Top Forums - I tend to read the first few pages, then scan for highlights; and if I had to pick only one forum - WMW. Google Copies Your Hard Drive - the privacy issue is really beginning to heat up (again). [...]

By: graywolf

graywolf — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:42:37 +0000

Yep I wait for some to summarize or skip it entirely, usually it’s just not worth the time investment.

By: Peter T Davis

Peter T Davis — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:17:33 +0000

99% of the time I’ll pass the thread entirely. I’ve been around too long to get sucked into that stuff (mostly).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin’s_law

By: Gilad

Gilad — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:03:20 +0000

I’ll usually wait for an abstract at SEroundtable or TW (it’s their mission to watch these threads, isn’t it ) ,
If this isn’t coming - I’ll skip between posts.

By: webprofessor

webprofessor — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:53:04 +0000

I just read the first few posts and the last few posts.

Usually if there was anything interesting in between someone will mention it.

By: Chris Boggs

Chris Boggs — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:50:41 +0000

I like to read the whole thing, if I haven’t been keeping up with it. Sometimes is fun “catching up” by responding to about 6 different posts at once.

My choice for only one forum would be SEW.