Which threads grab your interest first?

[MoonRiver]

[tularetom]

1. Any thread that is NOT related to the dead census worker

Until some facts about the death of Mr Sparkman are revealed I think we should all just STFU about wing nut anti government plots, drug deals gone bad or anything else.

[Skittles]

10. I agree

[Thickasabrick]

2. Any thread that has not already been posted on Kos or Huffpo nt

[Ruby the Liberal]

3. Anything that starts with "George Carlin on "

[BuyingThyme]

4. The locked ones.

[Thickasabrick]

7. LOL....that reminds me, I hate it when a troll has been detected and

their message deleted before I can see what they said.

[pipi_k]

30. Oh man, I hate when that happens...!!!!

I wonder if we can convince the mods to be a little less efficient...


:7

[femmocrat]

9. Same here!

I never look at the recs.

[Liberal_in_LA]

32. me too

[Poll_Blind]

5. Almost always the topic. And I tend to shy away from ambiguous topics. n/t

PB

[BlooInBloo]

6. Unrec thread unrec'd.

[cherokeeprogressive]

8. Threads about Rec/Unrec. I love to unrec them. n/t

[anigbrowl]

14. Other (subject) but I'm with you on this

[gleaner]

11. Threads with titles ...

that are unusual or which grab my interest. Rec or Unrec doesn't make the choice. Subject matter does.

[BuyingThyme]

12. When the unrecs came along I lobbied for a most unrecommended page.

I still think it would be a good idea.

[anigbrowl]

13. I can see why you'd be in favor of that.

[BuyingThyme]

17. LOL

[cherokeeprogressive]

15. Well, it WOULD be the only way most people get to see my threads lol... n/t

[Thickasabrick]

16. Me too - it would be a great way to see what people didn't want

people to see. That really makes me want to see it more. I think that must be a liberal trait.

[Iggo]

18. Other.

I don't look at the recs/unrecs unless somebody brings it up inside the thread. They don't really matter.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

19. The ones about robots.

[mwb970]

20. I don't really look at the rec/unrec stats.

I am mostly interested in threads detailing right-wing pathology - I'm not really sure why. Car crash syndrome?

[orpupilofnature57]

21. I'm a Dumb ass I never do either ,I think someone accused me of

using unrecommended just today ,when I never have once, ever.

[Common Sense Party]

22. Threads with lots of swear words in the subject line.

Threads about Glenn Beck/Sarah Palin/Joe Wilson or some other rightwing doofus of the day.

Threads whining about other threads.

[elocs]

23. I like to click on new threads, you know, the ones that haven't already been posted 3 or 4 times,

or that haven't already been posted yesterday or the day before.

I don't pay much attention to Recs because threads that merit Recs will get plenty of them. If it's a thread I like or especially agree with and has 4 Recs I'll pitch in the 5th. I'll unRec threads that whine about Rec/unRec just on principle because that is old and decided.

[Blue_In_AK]

24. I don't pay any attention to recs or unrecs

I just go for the topic, or, in certain instances, the author. Some people here consistently post things that interest me, plus they're good writers. (Octafish comes to mind -- I love his historical perspective.)

[notesdev]

25. polls grab my interest first

I like the ego soothing Pavlovian mental tick from believing someone actually gives a shit about what I think :)

[Kaleva]

26. When "Fuck" is in the subj. line,you just know the topic is of utmost importance.

[Kaleva]

27. This poll is putting a damper on the anti-unrec's arguement....

on how the unrec feature stifles debate and is a method on shutting down a thread.

[pipi_k]

29. It sure is...

I'm thinking it ought to be saved for posterity and dragged out each time someone gets a hankering for bringing up that whole stupid argument again.

And again.


And again.


I know what their argument is...it allegedly stifles freedom of speech...

bullshit.

It's an ego thing and that's all. OMG...how dare someone UNREC my thread!!!????


anyway, this poll certainly is proving a point.

[pipi_k]

28. I've never once looked

at the "Greatest Threads" page. Mainly because I don't give two shits what someone else thinks is "great".

Usually I read threads that look like they have lots of potential for humor and hilarity. I get depressed often and sometimes it's the best way to get into a good mood for the day.

Often I'll read the ones whose subject matter is of great interest to me personally

And, like someone else here, I like getting the scoop on what the Freepers are up to. I guess it's sort of like the DU equivalent of loving Classic literature but occasionally peeking at "Superman" comic books. :7

[LWolf]

31. Other: Those about an issue of concern to me. nt

[question everything]

33. How shallow for anyone to select a topic by the Rs or the Us

and this is supposed to be a community that judges opinions on the merit.

I just look at the title of the topics. Often I go to the "latest" page that, thankfully, is devoid of these shallow marks.

[Quantess]

34. I look at the title, and if it possibly might be interesting, next I look at Recs compared to posts.

If there are many Recs but not a lot of posts, then I sort of feel obligated to read those, because those are most likely real gems.

But, Attention-Seeking Title, with few recs and many posts will make me tell myself to lose interest, for my own good, and, for my own value of time. :D

[HughMoran]

35. I start at the top of GD and "read" my way down.

Occasionally I'll peek over at the recs if the subject seems controversial in order to try to guess what I might find inside, then I click on it to read it for myself. If GD is getting stale I'll bounce out to the Discuss level to see what's new for all forums. Once every half-hour or so I may click on the Greatest logo at the top to see what's going on there - often a good thread from GD-P or LBN will be here that I didn't see since I usually hang in GD.

[rucky]

36. Polls

I like to vote.