Are you one of those people who replies to every reply in your own thread?

[L A Woman]

I'm just wondering if it's considered "cool" to do that or if people who do that are secretly mocked and ridiculed.... :-)

(I have been tempted to do it)

[Debi]

1. I try - will you?

Oh and welcom to DU :hi:

[Shine]

2. Usually I do. I consider it respectful and polite.

who cares what others think, anyway? :shrug:

[LostinVA]

26. Me too

[Deja Q]

3. Once every ten thousand posts or so...

[Ariana Celeste]

4. I reply to most if not all.

But then again I don't get a ton of replies either. I think it is nice to reply to everyone and I certainly do if I'm not involved in something else at the same time.

[Bunny]

5. I do it when it seems to be appropriate.

Other times I don't. I hate to reply to only a few people, and ignore others, so I often respond to everyone at least once. And if that makes me mock-able, so be it!

[Hugin]

11. You'll never be mocked by me for being friendly!

:thumbsup:

[Bunny]

14. Well alrighty then!

:hi:

[Hugin]

15. .

:hi:

[Left Is Write]

6. It depends on what kind of thread it is.

[qnr]

7. Well yes, but it's easy when your threads never get more than 3 replies

:) :hi:

[Hugin]

9. .

Haha! Good point!

[Hugin]

8. It depends on what the thread is about...

Pretty much a case by case basis.

[babylonsister]

10. If a 'thank you' is required, absolutely.

All depends on the content of the thread.

[Alleycat]

12. Sometimes

I feel I sometimes should reply to the posts, especially if they ask a question. It's rude not to. Although sometimes I'm just rude and post then sign off. :evilgrin:

[auntAgonist]

13. welcome to DU L A Woman, ...

I do try to be considerate of those who have taken the time to post in a thread of mine and reply when appropriate. Especially if it's to thank those who have wished me well when I needed good thoughts and prayers.

:hi:


aA

[Oeditpus Rex]

16. If it's a 'Congratulations on your 10,000th locked thread' thread

or somethin' like that, then I try to. It seems the polite thing to do.

Otherwise, it can drag out a thread beyond its useful life span.

Edit: Welcome to DU, L A Woman. :hi:

(I expect Politeness Man to bonk me with his steel hankie for forgetting to say that in the first place.)

[Hugin]

20. I bet you cover your face when you sneeze too...

And they say civility is dead!

Will the wonders ever cease?

By golly...

[Oeditpus Rex]

39. I learned that 30 years ago

when I was a draftsman, pre-CAD.

Rule No. 1: Turn your head when you sneeze.

:silly:

[In_The_Wind]

17. Most of the time I try to answer everyone.

to DU :hi: L A Woman

[L A Woman]

21. wow, gotta respond to this one!

that's so nice. thanks. :-)

[Wapsie B]

18. If it's a new thread I do.

I don't start that many threads myself and I like to respond to those who thought enough to comment on my thread. If it's an older thread, over a day or so old, I let it alone unless someone else makes a late response.

[qnr]

22. Yes, with older ones, I will sometimes answer a question, otherwise I'll

PM an acknowledgement.

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

19. fuck yea! if you take the time to write a response to my thread

I wanna take the time to chat...

[wain]

23. I've only posted once. Yes, I responded to each reply

If I posted regularly or multi-posted, responding to every reply probably would not make sense. Let alone just trying to keep up.

I chose to respond to everyone both as a courtesy and as an expression of thanks for taking the time to read and reply to what I had to say.
:)

[TallahasseeGrannie]

24. I never do that in GD

but I often do in the Lounge because it's just more fun, and people sometimes put a lot of thought into a funny answer, etc. I tend to hit and run in GD but most of my posts are questions and I usually end up by thanking everybody for helping me out.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

25. I absolutely do respond to everyone.......

I consider it my (almost) duty to do so.....

I mean, why did I start it? It is the considerate thing to do.....

Now, when the thread is down on page 2, and it's the next day.....well, then I won't.

I'll PM the last responder or two, then.

A couple of people have told me that they really like how I respond.....

It's hard to resist that sort of feedback!

BTW, a VERY belated welcome to DU!

I live in LA county, out in Manhattan Beach.....Where are you located?

I love meeting DU'ers!

:hi:

[maveric]

27. Oh yeah! All 0-1 of them.

Its tough to be on "ignore" of 88,000.

[Random_Australian]

28. I do most of the time.

[salin]

29. It depends on the post and the context

when I see a breaking news item - that I think folks should read, no.

when I post an idea I haver been having about how news / stories link on GD, I try to respond depending on time.

Often I only have a short window of time to post on DU - if I felt I had to respond to every post, I would never post a thread - as there are times I run across something worth posting, but know I will not be on-line again for 12 or 16 hours.

When I post something in the lounge, I am more likeliy to do it when I have time to respond, and if it is a vanity thread I try to respond.

Per secret mocking and ridicule... who knows. If/when it might happen, one can't win.. because the verdict can go either way (too much, or too little) :shrug: I believe it is best not to worry about these things.

[YouthInAsia]

30. I do. I have to defend my point, whether it upsets some of those

"holier than thou" ppl in GD or not

[GoddessOfGuinness]

31. I try to...I don't care if it's "cool"

It just seems polite to acknowledge that someone has made a comment and that I appreciate that. :hi:

[deadparrot]

32. If it's a personal matter in which I'm asking for good thoughts, etc.,

then yes.

If I'm posting a news story, then no.

[KitchenWitch]

33. depends upon the thread.

[kedrys]

34. Yeah, for the most part

If someone is nice enough to take the time to post, I usually at least say hi. :hi:

[xmas74]

35. I usually do if I catch it.

Sometimes I'll have numerous replies to one reply in the thread and I don't catch them all.

It just seems polite, unless you've been replying back so much that it's time to drop it.

[SeattleGirl]

36. I usually do.

I don't know if it's considered "cool" or not to do that, but I look at posts as the same as either making a statement or asking a question out loud, so answering/responding/acknowledging is the right thing to do in most cases.

And welcome to DU, L A Woman (love your username!) :hi:

[cleofus1]

37. sometimes i reply to myself

replying to myself...in that way my posts resemble masturbation...without the unseemly mess

[TOhioLiberal]

38. I try...

...to answer every post, but sometimes it just doesn't work.
The thread that sticks out in my mind where I answered every response was my mother's condolence thread and that was part therapy, part (to be honest) looking for sympathy.

[dpbrown]

40. I just wanted to see if you'd respond to my post

:hi:

[Zomby Woof]

41. No

It is never intentional. I also don't want to look like I am inflating my thread's post count. So I mean no harm... but invariably it leads to slighted feelings. To compensate, I may send a PM because I feel I slighted someone, when it occurs to me later.

[huskerlaw]

42. Yes, I usually do

unless my replies are getting really redundant.

[RevolutionaryActs]

43. I try to.

And I've been pretty successful so far, just look at my post count. :rofl: