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Rexedgar

Rexedgar

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As I surf through threads "of interest", I usually reply to a post that moves me one way or another right after reading that post. More than once, I will hit 'reply' and see one or more posts are along the same thought line. If I read the thread in it's entirety, it's very difficult to remember/find the earlier post that I wanted to reply to. How do you do it?
 
Rexedgar said:
As I surf through threads "of interest", I usually reply to a post that moves me one way or another right after reading that post. More than once, I will hit 'reply' and see one or more posts are along the same thought line. If I read the thread in it's entirety, it's very difficult to remember/find the earlier post that I wanted to reply to. How do you do it?
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Could always write the post number you want to reply to, in lieu of anything fancier that someone else may suggest... :)
 
The '<quote symbol>+' button, bottom right. Then reply 'to thread' or 'with quote'.
 
Rexedgar said:
As I surf through threads "of interest", I usually reply to a post that moves me one way or another right after reading that post. More than once, I will hit 'reply' and see one or more posts are along the same thought line. If I read the thread in it's entirety, it's very difficult to remember/find the earlier post that I wanted to reply to. How do you do it?
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If it's a long thread, I seldom read past the third page or so. That's usually where it devolves into off-topic bickering anyway. I also skip to the last page, and maybe the second-last, looking for a good bicker to shove my oar into.
I've often deleted posts because I found one on the next page that says pretty much what I said. In fact, probably 25% or more of my replies get deleted for one reason or another. And nearly every one gets edited.
 
Rexedgar said:
As I surf through threads "of interest", I usually reply to a post that moves me one way or another right after reading that post. More than once, I will hit 'reply' and see one or more posts are along the same thought line. If I read the thread in it's entirety, it's very difficult to remember/find the earlier post that I wanted to reply to. How do you do it?
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I post as I go through the thread and come upon things. I may go and edit it if I see new information later on, or reply to other posts. I'll try to put multiple replies into one post so I don't flood the board with a ton of consecutive posts from me if I can
 
Grand Mal said:
If it's a long thread, I seldom read past the third page or so. That's usually where it devolves into off-topic bickering anyway. I also skip to the last page, and maybe the second-last, looking for a good bicker to shove my oar into.
I've often deleted posts because I found one on the next page that says pretty much what I said. In fact, probably 25% or more of my replies get deleted for one reason or another. And nearly every one gets edited.
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Would be awesome of there was a filter that would just block all the dumb, off topic, deflecting stuff if someone so chooses. Usually its obvious though when a post is nothing more than a sentence or two tops.
 
Rexedgar said:
As I surf through threads "of interest", I usually reply to a post that moves me one way or another right after reading that post. More than once, I will hit 'reply' and see one or more posts are along the same thought line. If I read the thread in it's entirety, it's very difficult to remember/find the earlier post that I wanted to reply to. How do you do it?
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I usually only go to a thread that piques my interest. I'll read the OP, if that kept my interest I'll respond. After that it is usually just replying to those who reply to my post. Rarely do I read on. Most of the time it is just me wanting to add my two cents to the OP. I will reply to all post who replied to mine unless it becomes a name calling contest or way too partisan such as just adding talking points from one side or the other. I am more interested in an intelligent change of ideas and thought than partisan bickering.

I found out by limiting my replies to what interests me and I get into a good conversation with another poster, there are times I learn new things and achieve a better understanding on what the OP was all about.
 
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ecofarm said:
The '<quote symbol>+' button, bottom right. Then reply 'to thread' or 'with quote'.
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Rexedgar said:
As I surf through threads "of interest", I usually reply to a post that moves me one way or another right after reading that post. More than once, I will hit 'reply' and see one or more posts are along the same thought line. If I read the thread in it's entirety, it's very difficult to remember/find the earlier post that I wanted to reply to. How do you do it?
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I don't have any system.

I don't have a style or set time. If I am on line and on here it means my eyes have nothing to do for awhile. I draw and paint so my eyes are my tools and they need a break now and then.

I take 'em as I see 'em. If someone has already said it I can't help that, but maybe they didn't say it the way I did. I often get "likes" days, weeks after I've posted so I know some people are like me, they start at the beginning of a thread.

It may not seem like it reading my typos and incomplete thoughts, but I edit a lot. If it's long and error filled it means I got a migraine along the way and had to bale. (they come, they go...it's when they stay people around me get dead).

I also have worked hard at keeping busy in retirement and that means my days are full and sometimes I am cramming in a response while on my way out the door. In the evening, when I can treat my migraines, my replies begin to wax a bit, drift into new topics, galaxies in fact....that has to do with the medication, my migraines require a LOT, I mean a LOT of THC.
 
Fearandloathing said:
I don't have any system.

I don't have a style or set time. If I am on line and on here it means my eyes have nothing to do for awhile. I draw and paint so my eyes are my tools and they need a break now and then.

I take 'em as I see 'em. If someone has already said it I can't help that, but maybe they didn't say it the way I did. I often get "likes" days, weeks after I've posted so I know some people are like me, they start at the beginning of a thread.

It may not seem like it reading my typos and incomplete thoughts, but I edit a lot. If it's long and error filled it means I got a migraine along the way and had to bale. (they come, they go...it's when they stay people around me get dead).

I also have worked hard at keeping busy in retirement and that means my days are full and sometimes I am cramming in a response while on my way out the door. In the evening, when I can treat my migraines, my replies begin to wax a bit, drift into new topics, galaxies in fact....that has to do with the medication, my migraines require a LOT, I mean a LOT of THC.
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I click the '+' button and continue to scroll. If someone takes care of it, I click 'like' and continue to scroll. At the end, or when I've read enough, I reply to some or none of my '+'s.
 
ecofarm said:
I click the '+' button and continue to scroll. If someone takes care of it, I click 'like' and continue to scroll. At the end, or when I've read enough, I reply to some or none of my '+'s.
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I've been here six years and only now noticed the + because you mentioned it earlier. What does it do?
 
Fearandloathing said:
I've been here six years and only now noticed the + because you mentioned it earlier. What does it do?
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It creates a que, in the order of clicking, to be revealed when one clicks 'reply'. After clicking 'reply', delete or use quotes as desired. Click + backwards up the thread then 'reply'.
 
If the thread is long I almost always respond to the first post as if it is the only one not reading the others, then I start in either from the front or the back responding to others as I go till I get bored. This is how you see me often 3-5 times in a row 20 pages into a thread. If it is a good thread I will then be found in it for days.
 
ecofarm said:
I click the '+' button and continue to scroll. If someone takes care of it, I click 'like' and continue to scroll. At the end, or when I've read enough, I reply to some or none of my '+'s.
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Fearandloathing said:
I've been here six years and only now noticed the + because you mentioned it earlier. What does it do?
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Rexedgar said:
I'm with F&L a little more info pls!
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I clicked the + on posts 9 and 10, then clicked 'reply with quote' on yours. I could now delete any quote already dealt with as I read the thread and only actually reply to quotes that I still wanted to reply to.
 
Rexedgar said:
As I surf through threads "of interest", I usually reply to a post that moves me one way or another right after reading that post. More than once, I will hit 'reply' and see one or more posts are along the same thought line. If I read the thread in it's entirety, it's very difficult to remember/find the earlier post that I wanted to reply to. How do you do it?
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Depending upon your browser, right-click on the post number and open it in another tab.

When you're done with reading the thread, you can go through the individual posts in each newly opened tab to respond.

But there is a caveat, here. If you ever close the tabs individually or by closing the entire window, you've lost them.
 
Now I have to remember this!
 
ecofarm said:
In the post window.
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Fair enough. Thanks.

That gets a little messy and confusing for me, so I use the technique in post #16, for what it's worth. Not saying it's necessarily better. But it allows me to move on to other threads, and come back later.
 
Sampson Simpson said:
Sentence #1: Would be awesome of there was a filter that would just block all the dumb, off topic, deflecting stuff if someone so chooses.
Sentence #2: Usually its obvious though when a post is nothing more than a sentence or two tops.
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Sometimes the posts just write themselves...
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Chomsky said:
Fair enough. Thanks.

That gets a little messy and confusing for me, so I use the technique in post #16, for what it's worth. Not saying it's necessarily better. But it allows me to move on to other threads, and come back later.
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When I used a mouse with a center button that 'open in new tab'ed, I'd have lots of 'em open.
 
ecofarm said:
When I used a mouse with a center button that 'open in new tab'ed, I'd have lots of 'em open.
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I will not argue against otherwise. I recently found three forgotten tabs from last week! :roll:

But it does allow you to move-on to work in other threads, or even reply during another session or the next day, without interfering with your current debating.
 
Grand Mal said:
If it's a long thread, I seldom read past the third page or so. That's usually where it devolves into off-topic bickering anyway. I also skip to the last page, and maybe the second-last, looking for a good bicker to shove my oar into.
I've often deleted posts because I found one on the next page that says pretty much what I said. In fact, probably 25% or more of my replies get deleted for one reason or another. And nearly every one gets edited.
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Damn. You've been looking over my shoulders!
 
ecofarm said:
It creates a que, in the order of clicking, to be revealed when one clicks 'reply'. After clicking 'reply', delete or use quotes as desired. Click + backwards up the thread then 'reply'.
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How did I not know about that? So much time wasted the past few years copying and pasting when I didn’t need to. Oh well, now I know.
 
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