Please, read someone's WHOLE post before responding.

[AmyStrange]

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Some folks do read the whole post before responding, but a lot of people don't, and it doesn't just happen here, but almost everywhere on the web, and to me, that's sad.
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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Absolutely right! And I often read all the responses too, since they can add info. n/t

[AmyStrange]

2. You're right, and...

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thank you.
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[Thekaspervote]

5. I many times get as much out of the responses...so many smart cookies here!!

[AmyStrange]

4. Negativity only helps kick and keep this visible.

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Just saying and thank you.
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[Mosby]

6. sure, let's kick it

why can't you throw 5 bucks to the owners? You can get a star for one dollar.

You would have to provide the owners your real name, though.

[AmyStrange]

7. My real name is Dave Ayotte...

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See, I read your whole post and thanks for the kick.
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[Mosby]

8. Why don't you get a star?

you are one of the original members.

There aren't many of you.

I used to be phx_dem, but that was my wife's acct.

[AmyStrange]

9. I used to have a star, but being on social security now...

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I can barely afford rent and food.

It's one of the first things I'm gonna do when I get any extra money and thank you.
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[qwlauren35]

49. I think you can give $3 a year.

If you have a CashApp account, I can send it to you. Just send me a DU Mail.

[AmyStrange]

50. Sorry, don't have a CashApp account, but...

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as soon as I get our next stimulus check, I'm definitely donating.

I LOVE THE DU and thank you.
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[qwlauren35]

61. Guess what!

If I give $35 to DU, I can give YOU a free Star Membership. It's a bit more than I planned to spend, but hmmm...

[AmyStrange]

62. Somebody already did, but

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that is such a nice thing to even just consider, that I have no idea how to thank you.
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[qwlauren35]

63. We are a community.

A very special community. We come together, we support each other, we inform each other, we have a place to scream and yell, a place to get advice, a place to connect.

It is a good space.

[AmyStrange]

64. Well said, and...

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best of all, you're here!

YAY!
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[Iggo]

10. Wow! Haven't seen one like that in a while!

It's usually only after someone complains about ads.

The "I believe you less because you have no star" is a new one on me.

[demmiblue]

11. No kidding.

[cwydro]

20. Bingo.

Unreal.

[North Shore Chicago]

12. Yup, quite disrespectful

[Mosby]

13. you can't serve on the MIRT at DU without a star.

because star members are identified. So the owners know who they are dealing with.

So the issue is who people are, and that's why I think it affects credibility.

[question everything]

16. I have noticed many starless people here recently

Some old timers that surprise me.

I would think that anyone here who has to pay for connecting to the Internet should be able to afford $5.00 for one year.

[Mosby]

33. Seems pretty straightforward, like you said.

I think DU is an extraordinarily good value, considering that it's open to everyone, it's the first site I check in the morning and the last site I check at night. Regardless whether one posts, it's the best liberal news aggregator on the web.

[demmiblue]

28. He isn't applying for MIRT.

Also, nunya business.

[cwydro]

32. Thank you.

Well said.

[AmyStrange]

60. Ditto

[cwydro]

18. Ignore that.

No one needs to be shamed for not having a star.

Can’t believe I read that here.

[AmyStrange]

21. Exactly and thank you.

[crickets]

44. +1

[SiliconValley_Dem]

14. k

[AmyStrange]

15. Yay!

[Sherman A1]

17. yeah, okay

[AmyStrange]

19. Kick and thank you

[cwydro]

22. Rec.

Ignore the haters.

[AmyStrange]

24. They do help kick and make this more visible, but...

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thank you for your kind words.
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[ProfessorGAC]

23. Assumes A Great Deal

The only way to rationalize this criticism is to assume that a likely cause of disagreement is failure to read an entire post.
I think that's an unfair assumption, and nearly impossible to prove.

[AmyStrange]

25. Kick and thank you for helping to make this more visible.

[ProfessorGAC]

34. You're Being Obtuse

Your way or the highway, huh?
And, I DIDN'T recommend.
It's a presumptuous and arrogant point of view.
And your continued replies are passive-aggressive..
I'm not kicking your thread.
I'm exposing my negative view of the existence of it.

[AmyStrange]

35. Kick and thank you

[LanternWaste]

27. Unless of course, ESP precludes the need to read ahead.

I know, I know... "thanks for kicking my thread."

But that's just as guess rather than religious prophecy.

[AmyStrange]

29. I like your sig line

[demmiblue]

30. I agree (though I'm sure I have been guilty a time or two). n/t

[AmyStrange]

31. I have too and thank you for being honest.

[hvn_nbr_2]

36. I'm actually more concerned about people who don't WRITE their whole post before posting!

I mean the posts like the following, with no information about what the heck they're talking about:

Click here. You'll love it.

BAM! POW! ZAP!

That was a thing of beauty to see.

OMG, she ate his lunch.

Sorry, folks. I gave up trying to read minds. If you (not addressed to the OP here) don't tell me what you're talking about, I'm not going to spend my time trying to figure it out. And if you assume I know what your eyes are looking at right fucking now (or were looking at eight hours ago when you posted), I'm not taking you too seriously.

[AmyStrange]

37. I'm guilty of that also, and I apologize.

[thesquanderer]

38. And many more don't click through to a linked article...

...which answers/addresses the concern they reply about.

Related, people often post the first four paragraphs of an article rather than the most relevant four paragraphs.

And then replies to those posts basically miss the context yet another way.

[AmyStrange]

41. I've posted the four wrong paragraphs also, and...

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thank you for bringing all that up.

You're right, and I will try to do better in the future.
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[robbob]

39. I remember a boss of mine in IT

sending out an electronic message to the entire group. First line was “please read this message all the way to the end”, and then proceeded to outline dozens of onerous new proceeders that would be implemented to keep track of project billable hours and other such minutiae.

It was ridiculously complicated so I knew right away something didn’t smell right and skipped right to the end, where, sure enough, the last line said “if you’ve read this far, please ignore all the instructions above. This was just a test to see if you can follow instructions”!

It’s amazing how many otherwise intelligent people got 3-4 paragraphs in and started freaking out! Even barging into the bosses office to argue against the new protocols! Boy, were their faces red!

[AmyStrange]

42. Ha ha ha ha

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that's hilarious and thank you!
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[cwydro]

45. I had a teacher way back in elementary school who did that.

Numerous silly assignments which many would leap into immediately, then getting to the last instruction that simply said, sign your name and ignore the rest.

Good learning tool!

[AmyStrange]

48. I had that happen in high school once, and...

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yes, it is definitely a good learning tool.

Thank you!
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[cwydro]

59. ...

[Cetacea]

40. Thank you! n/t

[AmyStrange]

43. You're welcome n/t

[crickets]

46. It's easy sometimes to get in a hurry and skim too fast through someone's post.

:raises hand: Guilty of doing that occasionally, as well as sometimes being too lazy to click through to the article that would address my questions. I've been trying to do a little better about that. Thanks for the kind reminder.

[AmyStrange]

47. No problem, I also do it too sometimes, and...

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thank you for your kind reply and honesty!

The important thing to remember is WHEN YOU DO REPLY, that's when I think you should definitely read the whole post first, but other times... not so important.

Again, thank you for your honesty.
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[Kamala4TheWin]

51. People need to stop posting an essay

[AmyStrange]

53. Kick and thank you.

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ETA: Folks should be allowed to write as long a post as they want.
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[lillypaddle]

52. It would also be helpful

when posting in the first person, that you make it clear that it is someone else, and not you personally.

[AmyStrange]

54. Good point, and...

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thank you.
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[lillypaddle]

55. No need to thank me

I was just expressing an opinion. Whether or not it kicked your post is beyond my intention.

DU is a great place, so let's not dictate who should have a star, or how much of a post to read, or whether we read every single subsequent post to a thread. Rules rules and more rules. Let people do their thing, please. We're grownups here, mostly, I think we can cope.

[AmyStrange]

56. I agree

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No one should have to read every post completely, unless they reply to it.

It's only polite, and you wouldn't like it if someone interrupted you while you were talking, would you?

To me, that's the same thing as reading the subject line and commenting on that instead of hearing the person out.

Anyway, thank you.
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[lillypaddle]

57. Really? Not reading something in its entirety

is the same as interrupting them?

Your username seems to fit well. And thank YOU.

[AmyStrange]

58. In my opinion it is, and...

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thank you for your kind words!
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