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03-16-2004, 02:25 PM
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I don't know if it's just me, but everytime I post to a thread, once it surpasses two pages, I tend to lost interest in it. Usually by that point there are so many sub-dialogues going on in the thread that it tends to become confusing just to comprehend. I don't know, maybe I'm jsut slower than most. Does anyone else feel this way?
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03-16-2004, 02:29 PM
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I'll give a thread 2-3 pages before losing interest. It also depends on whether I started reading it when it was short or not. If it was, I'm much more likely to follow through with it. If a thread is already long (over 2 pages) when I first see it I typically just skip right over it.
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03-16-2004, 02:57 PM
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It depends on the subject; I'll keep up with one I'm really interested in.
If I miss the first day or so, and it jumps to 10 (40-post) pages by the time I see it, I'm just never getting involved. And I can't help but wonder how the heck some get so large - just how much is there to say about Star Wars on DVD at this point, anyway?
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03-16-2004, 03:29 PM
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A few of them pay-off, but I usually ignore something that has like 85 pages.
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03-16-2004, 03:37 PM
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I ignore the longs ones also. I also hate how it seems that movies only get one thread. It'd be nice to be allowed to have threads that discuss a specific topic about a movie all on their own.
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03-16-2004, 03:42 PM
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Most of the threads I post in are long ones, but I don't get in the habbit of going back and reading a thread in its entirity before I post in it first, unless its a short one.
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03-16-2004, 05:59 PM
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It depends on the topic. I've been keeping up with NFL, LotR, and Survivor threads for some time. Sometimes I post a lot, sometimes I don't.
Others I try to keep up with but it's no use and I end up ignoring it. I did my very best to keep up with the various Matrix and Star Wars threads but it's too hard. They expand so fast and people contribute so much text that I can't take the time, as much as I would like to.
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03-16-2004, 06:39 PM
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totally depends. it it's a thread that interests me, i may read through it...but more then likely i'll just kinda scan over it. but, if it's just flippin huge to start, i'll more then likely just skip it.
what i really hate is "missing out" on a thread that i could have gotten into, but was too late. by the time i'm there everything's already been said.
on a side note, i always have a small sense of pleasure when a thread that i started just takes off! 
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03-16-2004, 07:02 PM
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I thought it had a stellar picture and the 5.1 rivaled the frivolous DTS track.
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03-16-2004, 07:12 PM
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