People who say, “Blatantly / Shamelessly Placemarking” - AIBU?

[Seven777]

First of all, what is actually “blatant” about it or why should you feel “shameless” about chipping in?

Secondly, why do you need to mark your place on the thread anyway, when surely you can just read the thread?

Thirdly, can you not really think of anything whatsoever to say on the thread that has intetested you enough that you’re reading it? Even a YABU or YANBU would do. Or, “Good luck OP.” Anything really.

Finally, AIBU to find the word “placemarking” irritating in itself and the whole thing pointless?

It's totally pointless because there is a Bookmark function. Click on that and it marks your place in a thread without the need to tell everyone and clog up the thread with posts.

So YANBU

You need to comment as watched doesn't

Well done OP

Placemarking

YANBU. It's up there with "didn't want to read and run".

Can’t say it bothers me, don’t let it get to you, op.

Placemarking too as I don't know how to bookmark - someone please tell me!!! :-0

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'Placemarking' is shorthand for 'I find your thread interesting but have nothing to add to it at the moment' - I don't see anything wrong with it.

'Blatantly/shamelessly placemarking' is shorthand for 'I'm more honest than those people who are posting YANBU/YANBU/Good luck OP'

Bookmark: hover your cursor under 'message poster' and it appears.

YANBU.

They are probably the same degenerates who write “F” on Facebook posts.

@PorterBella Thank you - going to try it now :-)

@PorterBella That doesn't work for me perhaps because I'm on a chromebook?? :-(

Utterly blatant placemark

I do it when I don't want to comment because I have nothing useful to say but want to see how the thread goes, or because I think it's a troll thread & want to see the deletion message, or because I don't want to bookmark that particular thread.

So there.

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@PorterBella Sorry it was there....I just wasn't looking down far enough! Where do you search for it then though? Me and technology aren't good friends I'm afraid - I don't know how to add the smileys either!! No hope for me!! :-(

If you bookmark it you don't get deletion messages

Shamelessly placemarking.

Good luck OP.

rosinavera When you click on the thread again it will take you straight to the bookmarked post. If you click on 'Watch' too it saves the whole thread in your watchlist too.

Thank you @Porterbella :-)

Only here for the deletion message

I do agree with you OP it’s very annoying.

I'm using an android phone. All these things dont seem to be an option. I've tried countless times to click on the three dots or hover over the white are above and below "message poster"
I've tried it on desktop mode too. I wish it worked.

For an android phone ho to the top of the thread, click the downward arrow on the right, select "watch this thread"

Have bookmarked and watch this thread

It's like people who put "f" on Facebook.