Do people just read the titles then post these day?

[liveforsummer]

Just that. It’s infuriating.Nearly every post I’ve read in the last few weeks has had people commenting to ask a question where the answer is clearly stated in the OP, usually starts within the first few comments. What’s going on. Is reading comprehension that poor? I get people are short on time but then why bother to be involved in a forum thread with strangers at all. Or are they just reading the title or first couple of sentences then weighing in? It’s not even details that are added later that it’s happening, the answers are right there in the OP.

He’s probably not left yet that’s why the lid is still up, duh.

@liveforsummer Sorry OP, what's your thread about? I couldn't be bothered to read past the first line...jokes!

It's the ones for me where a OP has a problem with a fairly logical solution like return to store/call the police/say no. And after 4 DAYS and 900 plus posts some knobhead will pop on and say return to store/call the police/say no. Like nobody else has thought of that and we've just been fumbling in the dark like Neanderthals, waiting for them and their pearls of bloody obvious wisdom to pipe up and save the day.

As I said, it doesn't bother me much!

@LizzieSiddal I agree with you I have started checking on whether the OP even make a 2nd reply it is very annoying just to be left hanging 😝

Nobody is ever allowed to have lived a different life on MN. I have never been to Disneyland, so by their logic nobody else has either. In fact it doesn't even exist.

Someone actually told me once that a family situation involving my own family wasn't true because it hadn't happened to them. And that wasn't even a one off as I saw someone else getting called a liar over a similar occurrence the other day.

The ones I have issues with are, similar to what other posters have said;
When posting a question or ‘solution’ covered within the first half dozen posts or even OP’s original post or updates and asked why they don’t at least read the OP’s posts/updates, posters reply they can’t be bothered, don’t have the time, etc.
OPs asking what to do when they have done something illegal and then getting shirty when people tell them they have no reasonable remedy, e.g. speeding, no insurance, etc. because they shouldn’t have done it in the first place.
OPs claiming, ‘it’s not fair’ if they have broken the law and been caught because it’s a ‘silly law’, ‘everyone does it’. No, the law is there for a purpose and we don’t all do it.
Comprehension. Maybe sometimes it’s just ‘misreading’. ‘Parent your child’ no, the OP is a step-parent, the child has two parents and it’s not their place to take over from one of them.
‘Can’t you just negotiate ? – no, the OP has said their ex is abusive and violent’ you can’t negotiate with abusive and violent.
Family Courts are rubbish, skewed, etc. etc. Sorry you had a bad experience but don’t base your advice on your one experience. Edited to say, that's like the if I haven't seen or done it, it doesn't exist.

Enough for now !

I wouldn’t be surprised if the uptick in this phenomenon is due to more people getting accustomed to short snappy clips on social media. Their algorithms spew out a million clips they flick through with a few seconds to grasp the message and content of each one. Actually absorbing and understanding information is clearly a fading trait.

@Nutmuncheryou definitely could be right. I work in a school and you definitely notice this in the classroom. Attention is so poor!

100% although it's not particularly recent (although perhaps is getting worse) - I remember moaning about it years ago. I posted a very short post once asking for a nail varnish- literally three lines, something like, does anyone know what brand does x colour (it's definitely not Y brand, I've already tried that). First few posts all recommending y brand!

That's why AI posts are so easy to spot because they've been trained to reiterate the key parts multiple times. In short sentences. With repetition. Because otherwise nothing goes in!

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It's infuriating. Unless I see MN differently to everyone else, right at the top of the OP you see the thread title, the number of posts already on the thread and the date and time when the OP was posted. MN has made it really easy to see all the OP's posts. In spite of this, people glance at a few words in the thread title, jump to conclusions about what the OP is saying, and weigh in. It doesn't matter if 500 other people have already said the same thing, or if the OP was posted 20 years ago. What's even more infuriating is the way so many when this is pointed out will respond by saying things like 'What does it matter? Why do you take it all so seriously? It's just words on the internet' etc etc. Yes, it's just words on the internet. But words on the internet can be interesting, entertaining, thought-provoking, informative and so on - if there is a genuine conversation happening. Not so much if it's just pointless repetition and thoughtless rubbish being posted.

And breathe ...

drives me mad when OP has been a bit unclear but clarifies in a follow up post but so many people come on asking to clarify because they can’t be arsed to read all the OPs posts

Start like a jackrabbit / finish in front of it...

Just scroll on by, no need to get cross

I think i see more threads moaning about it than examples of it 🤣 but then i dont read the replies beyond the first few tbf 🤣

But if you're having a conversation, it's pretty rude to butt in without actually paying attention to what the other person is saying, isn't it?

I skim read at best. I might read all of the OP’s posts, but I never read all of the others.

I find people asking questions they could have googled irritating. They could have typed "I am a lyrical gangster" into Google and they would have their answer.

Agreed it's a good song and it's now stuck in my head 🤣🤣

Yes because it wastes time and thread space.

Yes

I saw somewhere ages ago (probably on here) that the average reading comprehension age in the UK is that of a 9 year old. It’s something they have to take into account when making signage and public information things.

Even my DP who is an intelligent chap doesn’t read things properly and misses important steps when filling in forms online or trying to book something. It’s like only half the information goes in.

Some posts though are very long and lacking paragraphs to make it easier to follow.

Oh, heavens, there’s a thread where the OP has said her husband can’t drive for medical reasons.

I can’t be arsed to count the posts saying he has to learn to drive, why doesn’t he drive, etc. etc. Scream inside my head.

I wouldn’t, but sometimes I do think it would be fun to comment from just the title rather than reading the post. It might make people make their titles more fitting!

Another irritation (Oh God,there are so many...) is the inevitable "what does it matter" or worse "who cares?" Well, ok, obviously you don't, so don't bloodly post about it then! The point of a discussion forum is that it is for people who have something to contribute, not "it doesn't matter to me".

Although I wonder if these are the same people who, if asked in a WhatsApp group (for example) "has anyone seen my parcel, they say its been delivered but its not here" just have to reply "No, not here". Maybe this is Main Character Syndrome in action in both cases?