Do you judge posts on boards when you see who made them?

How Soon Is Now · 29-05-2013 11:34AM #1

When your reading threw threads do u find yourself liking certain post s or ever agree with them mainly because of who posted it??

If people do this are they even honest about it?

I do wonder how much of it goes on here and other message board sites because i imagine its only natural theres bound to be people who will get better reactions then other based on how long there posting how many posts and how much in the ''Circle of friends'' they are.

LowKeyReturn · 29-05-2013 11:35AM

Still a better love story than Twilight

How Soon Is Now · 29-05-2013 11:37AM

LowKeyReturn wrote: »

Still a better love story than Twilight

What the **** does that even mean in this case?

chainsawman · 29-05-2013 11:43AM

I think they seem to like or agree the post who comes from a senior members that posted over 5,000 .. Bit the same as many other forums.

anncoates · 29-05-2013 11:44AM

Your OP was a bit shite but I blindly thanked it because you of all your Smiths references.

seamus · 29-05-2013 11:45AM

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

What the **** does that even mean in this case?

It's what people say when they want to say "Cool story, bro", but are afraid of not appearing witty enough in front of other people.

To answer your OP, in short, yes, I pre-judge posts before I even read them based on who posted them. If I know the poster has a history of stupid responses or having a very biased view, then I'm likely to only skim their post to check if it contains anything read-worthy. That is, I assume the post is drivel before I even read it.

If the poster has a history of very sensible or well-considered posts, regardless of their viewpoint, then I'm more likely to read the whole thing.

Post counts rarely have anything to do with it. There are posters with thousands of posts who continue to post nothing but drivel.

How Soon Is Now · 29-05-2013 11:45AM

anncoates wrote: »

Your OP was a bit shite but I blindly thanked it because you of all your Smiths references.

Thank you? lol.

NegativeCreep · 29-05-2013 11:45AM

It happens a lot on here but I don't think any of the guilty parties will admit it. Doesn't really bother me though. I don't care how much thanks I get on my posts.

How Soon Is Now · 29-05-2013 11:47AM

NegativeCreep wrote: »

It happens a lot on here but I don't think any of the guilty parties will admit it. Doesn't really bother me though. I don't care how much thanks I get on my posts.

I understand alot of people will like certain posters because of there style and maybe because they have similar interests and views thats grand.

But i also imagine a lot of what goes on here and other sites is cause you like or dislike a poster based on what you know of them.

Being honest i think the whole thank this post system is mainly just a popularity contest. In a lot of cases the same people like same peoples posts a lot of the time. But its not a big issue i guess.

How Soon Is Now · 29-05-2013 11:49AM

seamus wrote: »

It's what people say when they want to say "Cool story, bro", but are afraid of not appearing witty enough in front of other people.

To answer your OP, in short, yes, I pre-judge posts before I even read them based on who posted them. If I know the poster has a history of stupid responses or having a very biased view, then I'm likely to only skim their post to check if it contains anything read-worthy. That is, I assume the post is drivel before I even read it.

If the poster has a history of very sensible or well-considered posts, regardless of their viewpoint, then I'm more likely to read the whole thing.

Post counts rarely have anything to do with it. There are posters with thousands of posts who continue to post nothing but drivel.

What if u know very little about someones post history then how would u judge there posts?

ahnowbrowncow · 29-05-2013 11:50AM

seamus wrote: »

Post counts rarely have anything to do with it. There are posters with thousands of posts who continue to post nothing but drivel.

Don't be so hard on yourself seamus :pac:

NegativeCreep · 29-05-2013 11:50AM

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

I understand alot of people will like certain posters because of there style and maybe because they have similar interests and views thats grand.

But i also imagine a lot of what goes on here and other sites is cause you like or dislike a poster based on what you know of them.

Do people actually remember the usernames of people? I have enough trouble remembering the names of.my friends in real life :L

laoch na mona · 29-05-2013 11:53AM

it obviously happens. I normally read the post first so i don@t know who said until i've it read

How Soon Is Now · 29-05-2013 11:53AM

NegativeCreep wrote: »

Do people actually remember the usernames of people? I have enough trouble remembering the names of.my friends in real life :L

You be surprised how you remember certain peoples usernames on here based on stuff u have seen them say in different threads.

There are a few on here soon as i see them i know what to expect no matter what the subject is.

29-05-2013 11:56AM

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

What if u know very little about someones post history then how would u judge there posts?

On their stand-alone merits?

seamus · 29-05-2013 11:59AM

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

What if u know very little about someones post history then how would u judge there posts?

I'd read them

Although occasionally the username, the avatar or the sig might give away what I can expect, but that wouldn't affect it too much.

How Soon Is Now · 29-05-2013 12:00PM

Candie wrote: »

On their stand-alone merits?

In most threads i come across on here and read threw i normally dont even look at usernames unless i happen to see something that caught my attention.

I try and judge the post by the post not by who posted it.

But i will admit myself there are times when i see certain people posting in threads and i know there post style i kinda no what to expect and its more then often not to my taste.

How Soon Is Now · 29-05-2013 12:05PM

For example i notice on here someone might post a thread and there was nothing wrong with it. It could of been fairly interesting and a good subject to talk about.

BUT because there just blow in s or maybe some people dont always agree with them the thread will more then likely die a quick death.

Compare this to other posters on here who seem to get positive attention no matter what they do or say.

Its as if where all back in school again.

Czarcasm · 29-05-2013 12:05PM

I judge a person's post on what they posted rather than the poster themselves, so where I might agree with their opinion on one thread, I might disagree with their opinion on another thread, or sometimes they might only make a two line post and I might agree with one aspect of what they're saying, and disagree with the other.

Would I judge a person's opinion based on the source? Always, no matter who the poster is.

Post count or tenure of membership is no indicator of influence, it's a person's opinion is all I'm interested in reading.

pharmaton · 29-05-2013 12:05PM

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

You be surprised how you remember certain peoples usernames on here based on stuff u have seen them say in different threads.

There are a few on here soon as i see them i know what to expect no matter what the subject is.

I tend to avoid or pay less attention to multiple thanked posters, long time posters or the more popular who have had a greater level of interaction over the years. That's not to say that they don't still have something of worth to add I just feel that sometimes the substance doesn't merit the applause but that the posters name is synonymous with a particular pov and to me suggests a level of institutionalization, which is what I'd like to try and avoid.

How Soon Is Now · 29-05-2013 12:11PM

pharmaton wrote: »

I tend to avoid or pay less attention to multiple thanked posters, long time posters or the more popular who have had a greater level of interaction over the years. That's not to say that they don't still have something of worth to add I just feel that sometimes the substance doesn't merit the applause but that the posters name is synonymous with a particular pov and to me suggests a level of institutionalization, which is what I'd like to try and avoid.

I kinda look at it similarly myself at times but at same time i go into plenty of threads on here and it does not bother me. Look at the soccer forum for example its nearly always the same people posting in there all time but this tends not to bother me because i find mostly they dont try and ram opinions down your neck.

Ill be honest i have a pain in my arse with the kind of people on this site who feel like they are the voice for certain subjects and you just know when there chosen subject comes up there gonna make sure everyone knows there ever going point of view.

But the problem is because they pretty much live on this and have tens of thousands of posts and everyone knows them at this stage you cant disagree with them ever even when you know your right.

K-9 · 29-05-2013 12:13PM

pharmaton wrote: »

I tend to avoid or pay less attention to multiple thanked posters, long time posters or the more popular who have had a greater level of interaction over the years. That's not to say that they don't still have something of worth to add I just feel that sometimes the substance doesn't merit the applause but that the posters name is synonymous with a particular pov and to me suggests a level of institutionalization, which is what I'd like to try and avoid.

Your probably paying a lot of attention to re-regs and posters who closed their accounts. :cool:

The Backwards Man · 29-05-2013 12:17PM

I don't judge posts before I read them, I let the post judge itself, even the most obnoxious idiot sometimes makes a valid point.

I do, however, have a lot more respect foe some posters than others, that's human nature. And you don't necessarily have to agree or 'like' somebody to have respect for them either.

stoneill · 29-05-2013 12:19PM

i will thank posts on the hope of it leading to NSA sex.

pharmaton · 29-05-2013 12:23PM

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

I kinda look at it similarly myself at times but at same time i go into plenty of threads on here and it does not bother me. Look at the soccer forum for example its nearly always the same people posting in there all time but this tends not to bother me because i find mostly they dont try and ram opinions down your neck.

Ill be honest i have a pain in my arse with the kind of people on this site who feel like they are the voice for certain subjects and you just know when there chosen subject comes up there gonna make sure everyone knows there ever going point of view.

Its only when I feel that influence isn't healthy, say for example the nature of AH as it makes it easy to institutionalize particular character traits, you can see this reflected in the repetitive use of certain memes that crop up from time to time and go on to define the use of the space and those in it. (hence the banning of overused themes like yore ma, blast it with..etc. strange as it is this is just an example of how institutionalization in society works)

Sergeant · 29-05-2013 12:26PM

I ignore massive sections of boards posters based on their: username, signature, previous posts, general inkling I have about them.

pharmaton · 29-05-2013 12:29PM

K-9 wrote: »

Your probably paying a lot of attention to re-regs and posters who closed their accounts. :cool:

It's funny that you brought it up but I think sometimes if a poster is that worthy of merit they don't need their old handle and it carries through with a new identity. I tend to recognize some posters through the quality of their posts, even as re reg's

(I like that they can and continue to do so)

How Soon Is Now · 29-05-2013 12:30PM

Sergeant wrote: »

I ignore massive sections of boards posters based on their: username, signature, previous posts, general inkling I have about them.

You must of ran out of things to read long ago :pac:.

Clandestine · 29-05-2013 12:30PM

I hope no one judges me harshly based on my opinions here

I try to be nice

Oranage2 · 29-05-2013 12:31PM

Yes, I only form an opinion when a well known poster or mod tells me how to think. Also same applies to posts with a lot of thanks.

Earthhorse · 29-05-2013 12:35PM

There are plenty of times when I've read a post, thanked or not thanked it, and then looked at the username only to have an "Aha, that makes sense" moment. Similarly, there are times when I think I'm reading a particular person's posts and find myself surprised at the quality of it, good or bad, only to double check and see it isn't them.

Do you judge posts on boards when you see who made them?

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