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" Just marking my place.." WTF?

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Dryjuice25 · 11/02/2013 12:27

Why do people feel the need to go on a thread to "mark my place"? How does that contribute to the discussion underway? I get really annoyed by this action and it's the most pointless thing a poster can do. Why oh why?

Please someone enlighten me to the point of this 'marking of place' .To me it's rude, pointless and utterly unnecessary. I get the "bumping" of thread bit, but the marking of place, I don't get. To me it's self-indulgent, rude, and just plain attention-seeking! Why oh why?

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BackforGood · 11/02/2013 14:40

Dryjuice - but 'later' the thread won't be in active convos, that's why people put it in their 'Threads I'm on', as you can't hold in your head the title or op, to start to search for it, heads have a limited capacity.

valiumredhead · 11/02/2013 14:45

ODFOD

BeCool · 11/02/2013 14:57

I can't figure the bookmark thing out!

Dryjuice25 · 11/02/2013 14:59

Backforgood Or alternatively, you could watch them which I think is better than marking on thread.
Jolly I see what you mean but sometimes people invest a lot in terms of time (and research I believe), and really feel involved in the op's journey (esp in relationships) and the op just disappears without a trace/a thank you/update etc

Some people I believe do care. [

But others I agree might just be nosy

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Dryjuice25 · 11/02/2013 15:01

" Come back op" makes me laugh though though I think I have done it once

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KindleMum · 11/02/2013 15:08

I don't get it either, I just use "watch thread" - and I'll be using bookmarking now I know how to add it. Don't hate placemarking half as much as I hate endless" bumps though. MN seems ok for that but I gave up on Amazon's Kindle forum because you'd click on a thread and it could be up to 80% bumps from people determined that "their" thread stay on page 1.

Dryjuice25 · 11/02/2013 15:15

Is bumping annoying?
At least if you have nothing to say but have interest in a thread and want it to progress it's better to attract traffic than marking a place on a thread that is already progressing.

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BackforGood · 11/02/2013 15:21

You asked why - I've explained why I do (not claiming to be speaking for anyone else). You're entitled to think it's better to do it another way, just as posters are entitled to do things the way we want. I'm sure there's lots of things people do on here that annoy others - let's take swearing for one - but that's all part and parcel of coming onto such a massive forum. It takes all sorts, and we're never all going to agree with each other.

KindleMum · 11/02/2013 15:24

Bumping because you posted at a quiet time and it looks like no-one saw your post is fine IMO. But bumping 2 minutes after you posted is just rude I think and where people post repeatedly "bump - this was on page 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I think is revoltingly egotistical. (also hate multiple exclamation marks - I'm with Vetinari, sign of a deranged mind!)

Dryjuice25 · 11/02/2013 15:59

Kindle true true
Backforgood I respect that and it's true we can't all agree, nevertheless oh so annoying.

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GetOrf · 11/02/2013 16:01

lol at !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! = deranged mind.

Tee2072 · 11/02/2013 16:24

My New Years resolution was to use less !!!.

I haven't accomplished it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tee2072 · 11/02/2013 16:25

I got distracted, I meant to add:

But I am deranged!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BeCool · 11/02/2013 16:35

OMG I have sussed the "bookmark" - there it is floating on the right of a reply to a thread.

Still learning something new every day. Next - if I've bookmarked does it become a thread "I'm On"?

Pagwatch · 11/02/2013 16:38

Whenever I see !!!!!!! I imagine hysterical jumping up and down and 'OMG' squarking.

Pagwatch · 11/02/2013 16:39

GetOrf · 11/02/2013 16:42

I do think though that instead of a full stop or a 'marking my place' can people not think of something to say?

Tee2072 · 11/02/2013 16:46

No, bookmarking does not put it on TIO. Would be nice if it did or if there was a special 'bookmarked' area!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*

*Feeling deranged.

valiumredhead · 11/02/2013 16:57

No, bookmarking does not put it on TIO. Would be nice if it did or if there was a special 'bookmarked' area!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It does

Dryjuice25 · 11/02/2013 17:11

please stop the !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tee2075 I am secretly enjoying conjuring images of deranged individuals; keep it up
And capital letters, GRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Dryjuice25 · 11/02/2013 17:13

Not that it's something to be enjoyed though

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GetOrf · 11/02/2013 17:20

the !!!!!!!!!! are as bad as the 'lighthearted' tags on threads these days.

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Dryjuice25 · 11/02/2013 17:20

I have come up with another acronym. PLTT
Please leave the thread!

I want to use this for anyone who writes "Just marking my place" on a distressing thread

Any thoughts?

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Dryjuice25 · 11/02/2013 17:23

GetOrf Yes that's another one. My first though to that is; 'it's gonna be trivia' ha ha ha

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Tee2072 · 11/02/2013 17:29

No it doesn't, if you haven't posted on the thread. Just putting a bookmark, with no post, does not put it in TIO.

And

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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