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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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 Posted - 04/23/2005 : 15:57:45
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We might have discussed this before, but is there any particular way in which you read the forum, and choose which topics to look at? Personally, I'll generally read (in order) General Frank Black Chat, Frank Black Making Noise, Here Comes Your Subbacultcha, Whatever Happened To Pong?, and finally General Chat. I'll usually skip the other forums, unless there's something I'm particularly interested in there (like, if I had just gone to a Pixies show, I'd want to know what other people thought of it).
As for what topics I read, I'll give pretty much everything a glance, but I usually won't come back to threads discussing:
Sports
Technical stuff (recording equipment, computer hardware, etc.)
Meet-ups and other events I couldn't possibly attend
Movies, books, TV shows, and bands I'm not familiar with (although I'll usually read these if I'm somewhat interested in becoming familiar with them, especially the band ones)
Whether I'll read long articles or click on links depends on what kind of mood I'm in, or how interesting they sound.
This is probably going to be really boring to most people here, but I thought it was worth a shot.
DISCLAIMER: Saying I'm not interested in certain kinds of threads does NOT mean I don't think people should keep making them, or that I have any kind of negative opinion toward those who do.
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~
Belize
5305 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2005 : 16:06:14
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Well as far as things go... I just really usually go backwards.
I read magazines backwards so thats how I usually go.
I usually start with general chat and then work my way up the forum.
Some times I get distracted and then I might check something twice.
If I am really bored then I will go back to general chat and then see if there is anything to post there.
For awhile when I was helping as a team member of the sight redesign... I would just check in there and post.
Somtimes though to switch it up I will start from the top down. Or if I am busy I might just read a certain thread.
Lately I haven't been visiting the What ever Happened to Pong thread and the Baby it's art thread.
As far as reading and following up with threads, I must admit that I am not always the best of going back to see after I posted anything happend. I am trying to get better at that.
I am probably more prone to reading a certain topic if the title sounds interesting. Also, for example, I love KOK's post so I always read all of those.
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2005 : 16:12:13
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I go with 'Active Topics', so I come on and only those topics with something new in are shown, across all the forums. I'll mostly check General chat first, plebian that I am, but I'll give a cursory glance to anything that looks interesting.
 I'm like a lost snail in the night. |
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IceCream
= Quote Accumulator =
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2005 : 16:16:38
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I never go to Whatever Happened to Pong.
I sometimes look at a profile and see new topics in which (s)he's posted. |
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
4307 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2005 : 16:53:19
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Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
I go with 'Active Topics', so I come on and only those topics with something new in are shown, across all the forums. I'll mostly check General chat first, plebian that I am, but I'll give a cursory glance to anything that looks interesting.
I'm like a lost snail in the night.
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2005 : 18:53:34
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There are a lot of plebians on this site, huh?
 I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2005 : 18:57:58
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i wouldn't be caught dead in Whatever Happened To Pong
(same goes for tre's club) |
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
4698 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2005 : 18:59:15
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thanks for teaching me a new word guys, although it's spelt plebeian.
 Oh let it linger |
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Little Black Francis
> Teenager of the Year <
3648 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2005 : 19:49:50
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The first thing I do is scan all active topics for the keyword "balls"
I'm with Mr. Cheese, that's what I do also.
 Nu Metal Sucks! |
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Sir Rockabye
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1158 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2005 : 20:55:21
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I work my way up from the bottom of the different forums, saving General Chat for last. Then, when I arrive in General chat, I read all of the threads with new posts from bottom to top.
Some brains just work that way, that's what chemicals can do. |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2005 : 21:39:02
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There are a lot of plebians on this site, huh?
What do you mean? I thought all Frank fans were patricians.
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
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Dave Noisy
Minister of Chaos
Canada
4496 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2005 : 09:41:15
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You're nuts if you're a regular and don't use the 'Active Topics'. =P
 "Live life like you're gonna die...because you are." - William Shatner, You'll Have Time / Has Been |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2005 : 09:48:49
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Oh I missed the =P guy. ;)
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2005 : 09:55:21
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Yeah, my routine is Active Topics then open every thread, interesting or not. If it looks uninterresting and/or there is nobody asking anything that would require my services or intervention (I skim so I doubtless miss some stuff), then I pop back only occassionally to see what's going on in there. If it's interesting, I get up to date and read the whole thing.
I definitely spend more time in threads I post in since it's more likely someone will be talking to me in there.
"Joined the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2005 : 10:47:30
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I don't use active topics. I don't need to, I know where I'm up to.
I joined the secret forum, and all I got was this lousy secret
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2005 : 10:58:50
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But... why wouldn't you want to?
"Joined the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2005 : 11:02:04
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Well aren't they just the topics that have been posted in that day?
I joined the secret forum, and all I got was this lousy secret
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2005 : 12:01:10
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No, no, it's topics since the last time you visited. Unique for every user.
"Joined the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2005 : 12:20:19
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Aaah yes, that's it. But I want to check out all the topics, old and new, that have been posted in since I left.
I joined the secret forum, and all I got was this lousy secret
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2005 : 12:24:19
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But... that's exactly what it is! I feel like I'm in an Abbott & Castello routine.
"Joined the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2005 : 12:31:38
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Oh I must have read it wrong then. I thought it was just new topics started or topics posted in for that day. So what do I do now?
I joined the secret forum, and all I got was this lousy secret
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mun chien andalusia
= Quote Accumulator =
Italy
2139 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2005 : 12:32:07
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i like the Recent Topics feature under my profile. saves me a lot of time in the days that general chat is flooded with counter threads. i never visit the tabs section and i use the active topics for the rest of the forums, though i lost the last f.b appearance cause i never check the king holds court thread since it is regularly active with people asking questions.
 i bash newbies for a living |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2005 : 12:50:50
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Mojo, you now start using Active Topics and thank me in a week when I've revolutionized your forum ways. If you don't visit for a week, the Active Topics can look pretty scary.
Recent Topics is nice for keeping track of where you post, but since I'm everywhere anyway...
"Joined the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
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Surfer Rosa
> Teenager of the Year <
4209 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2005 : 12:53:45
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Active topics is your friend. If I hadn't discovered it I'd never have bothered posting here.
The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it. |
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IceCream
= Quote Accumulator =
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2005 : 21:22:24
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Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
Mojo, you now start using Active Topics and thank me in a week when I've revolutionized your forum ways. If you don't visit for a week, the Active Topics can look pretty scary.
Recent Topics is nice for keeping track of where you post, but since I'm everywhere anyway...
"Joined the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened"
Heh, I went a period of 8 months without looking in the general chat. Then I briefly skimmed through all the topics, and other than the thread devoted to myself (which, by the way, thanks for derailing with your incessant Family Guy praise, you horrible piece of feces) the only one I might have revived was the one about Half Smiles.
And I hope it's obvious that I was kidding. Dean is a wonderful human being. Seriously. |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2005 : 18:56:06
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I usually read each forum individually when I first come to the forum, but then check the Active Topics after that. It might actually be easier to just start with Active Topics, though.
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2005 : 23:56:34
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Feces? I've been called worse. :)
"Joined the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
4307 Posts |
Posted - 04/28/2005 : 00:03:45
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 04/28/2005 : 17:45:14
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Active Topics isn't any good if you missed some posts last time you accessed the forum, though.
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
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