Read the thread!

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AIBU to suggest there should be a law against people commenting on threads when they have not read beyond the OP? There is a very long thread currently running that is a prime example of this. It's a very divisive thread and, without exception, the people on one side are those who have not read the thread, and often even start off by saying "I have to admit I haven't read the whole thread but...." and their responses are mainly knee jerks, while the people on the other side have and their comments tend to be much more considered. If you can't be bothered to find out the facts, you're in no position to comment. You could, in fact, be doing harm.

Sometimes things come out in response to questions and comments

Or the OP can have a lightbulb moment

At least read the OP's updates

It does.

Yes, if it's not relevant

It's not hard to read the OP's updates and a few of the last posts that might give a better idea of where things are

But if a post goes on over days or weeks they often are updates

No, it doesn't.

I gave you the opportunity to explain yourself. You chose not to take it.

I really don't care, your opinion is of no importance to me. I won't be replying to anything you post.

I agree with your take on the OP @SpringIsSpringing25, but I can't see much wrong with the spag or punctuation in your posts so I'm not sure @JeanGenieJean was even criticising you?

I'm under the impression that they were making a new point about people posting unproofed garbage (which is often beyond awful) but you've jumped to the conclusion that you were being dissed.

I might be wrong. Maybe Jean can clarify.

@Isittimeformynapyet

she was criticising she was criticising that I hadn't proofread my post, I have explained why my posts are not always brilliant with punctuation or grammar. The voice to message can be a bit rubbish and I'm unable to alter what it writes without deleting the entire post and starting again and usually end up with the same nonsense because it struggles!!

As someone that used to be a proofreader I do find it very fucking annoying, but to be honest, it's either accept it and chat on MN or just stop using MN altogether

It had used the wrong form of one of the common words I can't be bothered scrolling back to see what it was but I think it was YOUR instead of YOU'RE something like that anyway.

I do know it's annoying, because I automatically pick up errors like that in posts but there was no need to be so snarky about it!!

Oh. I can't say I noticed your error. It certainly didn't warrant comment. If she was having a dig then she can GFH.

Your speech to text gizmo looks bloody amazing tbf.

I did understand what you said about it the first time explained, so slightly peeved you felt the need to spell that out to me again - no pun intended.

I get not reading every post on a long thread. But if someone can only be bothered to read the opening post & isn't even interested enough to see if the OP’s posted any updates, then why bother commenting at all?

It's baffling how many people proclaim a thread 'too long to read' don't realise that, by adding their own comment, they make it even longer.

Who do they expect will read their comment if it's already too long for anybody to read?

Also, for those saying that the OP should include every single possible detail in the very first OP, so there are no further points to add, the OP will then be accused of being a troll or WUM for 'plopping' and then not bothering to come back to their own thread!

The OP would quite often also have to be psychic!

‘This is everything that happened today & this is how things will change next Tuesday….’

Edited: Sorry, my reply appeared under the wrong quote!

Many people clearly don't even bother to read the very first OP.

They just skim the thread title and, like the man in Monty Python's cheese shop, are keen to guess what it might actually be about with no further information.

How else can you explain them asking for the most basic clarifications that were extremely clearly stated in the original post?

Drip, drip, drip is annoying. Especially when the OP gets nasty in replies to original post that they don't like because they have excluded info that completely changes the narrative. Not things that have just happened.

IMO When an OP flounces out on page 2, the thread should be locked so there aren't 5 more pages of posters just arguing with each other. That helps no one.

I generally just answer the question asked in the subject line. This one doesn't ask a ? Tho so not sure why I'm commenting....

You and I are of one mind @DalzielOrNoDalzielAndDontPascoe - I completely agree with you.

"My DS (6)..."
"How old is your DS?"
Drives me nuts.

My reply to @SpringIsSpringing25 was regarding a side issue - also a common irritant on threads, ironically, so apologies for that.

You already replied 3 times.

Yes it was just a question but OP took a quantum leap to the wrong conclusion. She's very uptight. I'll leave her to her gnashing of teeth.

Thanks.

As I suspected.

They're not updates when they're drip feeds. If you can't tell the difference I can't help you.

Exactly. As I (and some others have said,) posters often post drip feeds when they're not getting the responses they want. They are not 'updates.' 🙄

It’s the people who don’t even bother to read the OP before commenting that annoy me most.

Sure. But if you don’t read them then how do you know whether they’re drip feeds or updates?

I do know the difference, thank you anyway but depending on the reason for the post the OP may not remember everything when she first posts

And that still doesn't excuse the people that write post 754 and repeat something that's been said 55 times already

Who's already had that response a hundred times already