Why do some posters NOT read the full thread.

I think some people are just desperate to jump on the OP for some small detail, so much so that if they took a few minutes to read all the OP's posts they'd see that it's already been raised and explained.

And sometimes it's a more upsetting/distressing thread than that one so answers can be inappropriate

Can't be arsed to RTFT, but YABU in the way you've approached this post.

So would just reading the OP's posts be possible?

That usually works and they're easy to find if you've changed the colours of the posts

So when you say 'are they lazy, stupid or illiterate', you must be assuming that this thread will only be read by people who read whole thread, but not by the people you are referring to.

Or is it that even you, somehow, are dimly aware that saying 'are you lazy, stupid or illiterate' might be a bit provocative, or even just very rude?

To help you along, yes, I am lazy, stupid and illiterate. Happy now?

(Oh, and you might need me to tell you that 'illiterate' means 'can't read/understand the written words' That may come in useful to you later.)

This!

Then those 10 page long threads with people saying the same unfunny "joke" from page 1 alllll the way through.

If it is an emotive subject and i have strong feelings of what i want to say after reading the initial post (where all relevant information should be for AIBU or advice seeking in relationships, which are really only the 2 topic boards i visit)
Then i don't want to lose my train of thought to go reading every other reply first, on multipage threads that could take hours! Even just reading OP further posts can get lengthy, plus my response is to the initial post, not potential drip feeds or side tangents and debates etc made later that completely change the situation.

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It's what's easier on a phone I answer through the email link

Too long, too boring or the answer is obvious - like this one. Because of course people aren’t alll stupid.
PS. I only read your OP for the reasons listed above, not even going to read all YOUR comments… you’re welcome!

They don’t have to reply though. If I don’t have time to skim a long thread, I won’t reply. If I think I have a valid contribution, I will quickly check I’m not repeating others or worse, causing distress so someone. If someone is posting a thread about a terminally ill loved one, for example, and I don’t even bother to check the latest, I could possibly cause grief and upset to someone and ask “how is your dad? when he passed away some days ago - all because I didn’t check. I am sure it’s not someone’s intention but if I have something to post, I’ll check it won’t purposefully cause harm first.

I'm pretty sure they do if you use MN through your web browser, rather than the app.

Plenty of people say the app is very limited in what you can do, so I have no idea why they'd rather use that than desktop.

I always associate the use of the laughing emoji with low intelligence

Well when the thread goes on for several pages,maybe they don't have the time?

Not for any of those reasons. I read the OP and leave a comment based on that, plus any updates they might give. But it's irrelevant to me what others post.

I can't find a see next on the app which makes skimming a thread awkward

True, but don't you usually ask for a precis if you turn up late to it?

You wouldn't ask "Why is Laura crying?" and then let the people who've been there all along give you one basic introductory sentence before cutting them dead and saying "No, no, I'm keen to guess!" like the customer in Monty Python's cheese shop... or would you?

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You can't read the OP'S updates on the App and I only use the App. It's frustrating TBH.

Plenty of conversations go like that in real life, humans are messy imperfect creatures, as are their communications sometimes

I know threads can sometimes move very quickly, and that people want to respond to particular posts as they come across them...

However, when people are replying directly to the OP - especially when they haven't even read all the OP's posts - with what they must surely realise is going to be an obvious and far from original response, I do wonder what they think they're achieving.

Even when I have read the thread, if somebody has said what I would have said, I accept that it's been said and I don't duplicate it.

When questioned, people will cite the fact that they consider the thread too long for them to read, but they apparently don't realise that, by adding their (much duplicated) comment, they're making it even longer for everybody else to read. Maybe they just assume that their time is much more important than everybody else's?

I do wonder how many of the people who wade right in obliviously would do this in real life too: turn up halfway through a discussion and just chime in with their thoughts and wisdom on what they assume it must be all about?

I'm reminded of the Gavin & Stacey thread at Christmas, where somebody said they'd watched a compilation of '20 best G&S moments' - obviously intended as a highlight/summing up nostalgia trip for people who are familiar with the programme - and found it rubbish as they didn't know any of the background or any of the in-jokes that had developed over the years!

By the way, even if your device doesn't allow 'see all', doesn't it still highlight the OP's posts on a different colour, so you can fast-scroll through until you get to a green/pink or whatever post?

I don't know why it pisses people off so much, its not like they're the thread police

Anyway, I'll leave you to it. It's clear nobody is willing to consider anything other than their own points of view so it's really not worth me posting

I do think there are a lot of non-IT literate people on Mumsnet, as there are often comments from people who can’t work out how to vote, how to edit, how to quote threads etc. So I’m not surprised they can’t work out how to filter the OP’s responses.

If there’s a super long thread that’s all you really need to do, as often the OP gives vital updates or drip feeds so the responses at the beginning are sometimes irrelevant!