To wonder: do you respond to posters, or posts?

[Hullygully]

Keep seeing stuff saying blah blah cliques talking to each other

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blah blah don't notice names, respond to posts.

How is it for you?

I respond to posts

I respond to posts

DeWe that was hilarious before it became tedious. :)

I respond to posts

Having said that I've seen one poster arsy twice today . If I see her a third time tonight I might be a tad less tolerant.

So I do notice the odd arse, and respond to them.

This will be the exception. I respond to posts but if I recognise the name as a regular poster I usually won't bother.

btw, I know this is a tad off topic, but I hate the phrase 'tear you a new one' or similar variants. It's just so graphic. I will overlook it this once OneMoreChap but don't do it again

Both. How I respond depends on what sort of mood I'm in.

I don't even know how to hide things! despite having been there nearly three years.

Mainly posts but occasionally posters

Why do people think Everlong has recently namechanged?

cos she said dimwit

might have been on another thread tbf

Ariel, how do you find anything?

Before I started hiding whole topics, my active was absolutely full of ante and post natal clubs, quiches, prams and random shite etc etc etc.

Now I have about ten topics showing, and life is much more manageable.

I suspect a lot of people have the same ten topics left and that's why the same names appear over and over again.

nemno

so you wouldn't post if you DID recognise the poster?

MAVERICK

She might be bluffing.

Bit of both if I'm honest. I choose to read threds based on the content rather than the poster. But in replying it's harder to be completely objective about something when you 'know' a poster (either having met them in RL or just being familiar on here with their tone and any backstory). It can colour your interpretation of their posts. If someone that I knew was generally lovely posted something a bit harsh I might wonder if they're having a bad day; if someone whose nn I didn't recognise did the same I might not be as sympathetic.

It's like RL; if a good friend makes a sarky comment you probably know not to take it seriously; if a random stranger did the same you might be a bit .

Hasn't Everlong been here since the dawn of time for a while?

Everlong said she ncd for a week.

Usually just posts although there a few names I recognise and respond to.

Mainly posts,, but will look up the name if they have written something very interesting, funny or extremely arsy!

I then immediately forget who said what so not very useful. < does not remember how to use speeadsheets>

[sick]

I respond to posts. I wouldn't answer/not answer a post because of who wrote it.

Mary, I dunno. It's possibly why I am in no quiches because I just flit aimlessly around, looking at Threads I'm On and Most Active and the odd glance down Chat and AIBU.