in expecting contributing posters to read the whole thread...

[Spenguin]

before wading in and pulling you up on something/asking about something that was already addressed (multiple times)?

I understand that not everyone wants to truffle through pages and pages, but when accusations are levelled (accusations over things that are untrue and stated as so earlier on in the thread) or insults thrown based on wholly inaccurate and point-blank incorrect things, is this nutty nuts?!

On the other hand, am I just too naive and new to MN?!

But if you haven't read, then you have missed what has been said and you don't understand the situation and your posts may well make no sense.

I mean, clearly nobody is under an obligation to read a thread, it's a free world.

But when you don't, and you comment on something that you don't understand, your contribution is worthless to the discussion, is it not?

Again, it doesn't actually matter if it is. People will read your post, realise you (general you, not you you) don't understand the situation and disregard your post.

Which sort of means you wasted your time posting in the first place, don't you think?

It's your time to waste, doesn't matter a bit, of course that's true.

Just pondering it all.

tbh even those who claim to read,ponder posts talk mince.so makes no odds.

It depends, if I want to join in a discussion then I'll read the whole thread. If I just want to answer the original post then I will without reading the whole thing.

If it is a thread that demands every post be read such as something quite serious (DV, abuse, complicated work questions, health related threads etc) then yes of course I shall read the thread before commenting.

However, if the thread is on something like the op's previous thread then no I'm not going to read every post, I shall share my opinion and that's that. If the OP doesn't like the answers given then that's their problem, if they wish to discuss it further then go ahead, if they feel I am just repeating earlier posts then just bloody ignore me.

YANBU I think it's rude just to read the OP and then wade in, like Hec said - it's a conversation, see what has already been said, at the very, very least read all of the OP's posts.

Especially on sensitive threads.

Some threads are only, say, 30 posts long and people clearly haven't read them before wading in - I just think it's so arrogant.

It's also very annoying when people wade into a long thread and say something like 'I haven't read the whole thread but I just wanted to say, has anyone thought of x?' (X being so incredibly bloody obvious) 'No, of course not - 500 other posts & you are the genius that has thought of X' - do fuck off and read the thread.

Why not contribute properly to one thread, rather than running around stamping your name on a lot of threads without reading them? It's rude & pointless.

lol are angry about this.all the fuck off and humphy wee face.and then call other posters rude.pot.black.kettle

well,you see mn isnt like rl,isnt demanding a well thought out knowledgeable answer,it can be drop in and post thang

This is pretty ironic as the message I was trying to get across in my OP is cropping up here!

YES, it's fine to repeat and be careless on somethings.

However, if you're going to wade in and call some a 'bitch', 'cow' etc etc and harshly, HARSHLY rebuke them for something that isn't true and has been clarified as untrue in the thread, then I feel that's massively out of line. If you did that in RL (which, isn't MN granted - NB love 'humphy wee face', ScottishMummy!) people would think you insane.

Depends how long the thread is. Yes it is UR to expect someone to have the time to read an 800 post thread (although they tend to be the ones most worth reading ime). If it's a bog-standard 250 post thread, yes it would be UR but equally is it really worth answering those?

Tricky.

opining about manners and namecalling other posts as

arrogant.
they are very annoying
and then instructing to do fuck off and read the thread.

demanding that a posters "contribute properly to one thread, rather than running around stamping your name on a lot of threads without reading them? It's rude & pointless"

yes,what a valuable well thought out sweary contribution.

telling others how to post properly by ranting and swearing

yes siree that advice looks sage and considered.

scottishmummy - why did you need two posts to say exactly the same thing? Weird.

Now sure why you decided I'm angry? Projecting a little maybe?

Not entirely sure what you thought was rude either?

It can be a 'drop in and post thang' if you want to be annoying & thoughtless.

Maybe you'd also like to point out where I demanded anyone do anything?

If swearing bothers you, MN probably isn't the right place for you

Now ChippingIn.....
You do sound like a bit of a cross patch..

This is why you have to be careful not to do AIBU by stealth. If you drip feed info, chances are some of it will get missed by people (especially people who have pages).

thread too long for me
can't say anythign useful.

its raining though

It is raining..

YABU. I am sure that you have been told this already, but I am not sure because I have not read the whole thread.

aye you are crabbit,and biscuit arsed chipping in.