Why do people respond to posts to say they aren't going to respond?

[Ravenseye]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1273049&mesg_id=1274274

I mean honestly. If you're not interested in having a discussion, then don't participate. It irritates me when people want to post their 'opinion' or 'philosophy' but don't have time to actually discuss it or think about it. It's a discussion board, not a 'you' board.

Discuss? ;)

[LSK]

1. didnt someone ask this yesterday?

Its all about the post count! :D

[Ravenseye]

2. Post Count?

I don't want to talk about the post count. :evilgrin:

[LSK]

4. you have 3974

What do you have to say about that?!

[Shell Beau]

5. Ooh!! Look at mine!! I am about to hit a big one, sort of!!

:o

[Ravenseye]

8. WOW

That's huge!

[Shell Beau]

10. I know!!

:wow:


:P

[Ravenseye]

14. Woo Hoo!

Grats! 18,000 That's quite an impressive display of time wastery! :evilgrin:

[Shell Beau]

19. Absolutely!! I am queen of time wastery!!

:P

[Ravenseye]

21. Your Majesty!

:patriot:

[Shell Beau]

25. Yes yes! Thankyou!! As you were!

:P

[kmla]

17. Come now. The correct spelling is "HUGH"!!!!111

Get series.

Looser.

:evilgrin:

[Ravenseye]

23. No Amnety for you

:)

[LSK]

11. Congrates on the big 18000!!!

:toast:

[Shell Beau]

13. Yay!!! Thanks!

:toast: :woohoo:

[Crazy Dave]

16. Hey Look!!!

The happy hamster avatar is back :hi:

[Shell Beau]

20. Yeah, he came out of retirement!!

:hi:

[Ravenseye]

7. Sweet I didn't know

I mean....grumble grumble....post count....grumble...

3975

[Shell Beau]

3. Yes it is annoying! I guess they can't keep their mouths shut!

[Ravenseye]

6. I don't want them to keep their mouths shut!

I want them to elucidate their point.

It's like someone popping their head in a conversation and saying "well from my experience you're way off." and me turning and saying "What do you mean?" and them then saying "Nah, I don't want to talk about it."

SOOO Annoying.

[Shell Beau]

9. Yeah, I thought you meant like coming in on a thread to

say they hate the thread topic or something to that effect! Well if you don't like the topic, stay out!!

[Ravenseye]

12. What if...

What if you come into a thread about hit and running on a thread, and then hit and run on the thread about hitting and running on threads...

Does that put you in like a special level of Dante's inferno or what?

[Shell Beau]

15. Hahaha!!

:P I've seen it happen before.... I think!! :shrug:

[NoPasaran]

18. I could tell you

But then I'd have to kill you.

[Ravenseye]

24. Con Sarn it!

What does Con Sarn it mean anyway?

[Misunderestimator]

22. Or how about people who respond to someone in GD by starting...

a thread in the Lounge? :shrug:

[Ravenseye]

26. Seriously

Us fucks should be banned. BANNED I SAY!

[Misunderestimator]

27. Make sure to post an "I'm leaving DU" thread first.

:hi: :D

[kwassa]

28. I won't respond to this or anything like this.

[kwassa]

29. I mean it!

[kwassa]

30. I really really mean it!

[leftofthedial]

31. I'm not gonna answer that

[uppityperson]

32. this is a stupid post and I'm not going to respond. Take that!

:sarcasm: