[QUOTE=Manalto;7381308][QUOTE=Stitchnripper;7381280] If I'm thinking "I don't have an answer for you",or "sorry, can't help" I don't post. When they say they can't help, etc, but followed by something nice, that is refreshing. The comments that get me are something like: "I am having trouble with my Babylock", and someone will make a comment like "I don't have a Babylock, I own a Bernina." And????? Or someone asking for help with say a product for applique and a comment is made saying "I don't do applique". If you can't help, why make a comment? Is it to make post numbers higher? Is that a status thing maybe? Why are those numbers there, anyway? Just curious.

[QUOTE=Manalto;7381308][QUOTE=Stitchnripper;7381280] If I'm thinking "I don't have an answer for you",or "sorry, can't help" I don't post. Not only does it baffle me when I read "I don't have an answer" or Sorry, I can't help", I almost get upset. It's wasting my time when I read those that say nothing but that they aren't going to say anything! ! ! !

I mostly just absorb all the information on the board everyday. I'll pm a question to someone if I need help. What gets me is seeing a comment made on each and every post whether it be a question, a picture, something about antiques, the sky, a car, a color.......all by the same people or person lol

[QUOTE=maviskw;7381579][QUOTE=Manalto;7381308]I'm sure the intent isn't to waste your time. I don't usually post when I can't help, but sometimes it's justified. I don't like new members to feel like they're being ignored, so if the view count on a thread is high but there are no replies, I will post just so the original poster knows I'm not just shunning them. Posting to these threads also keeps them on the first page, so there is a greater chance that someone with an answer will see the question.

I rarely do this, but I'm not bothered when other people do. If I'm feeling really lost, sometimes reading "sorry, I can't help" is more comforting than echoing silence.

I read as many posts as I can in the time I have available. I love reading the main section, looking at the pictures that have been posted, checking out the in search of section and the posts made by new members. I do not open those that related to the word games but I do open the ones in this section with other topics. I make comments if I have knowledge of the subject being addressed or if I really like the item someone has posted a picture of. I really don't pay that much attention to who make the post as I do to the topic being addressed.

my process is serendipitous.

I love reading the threads and all the comments. I reply if I have time or if I have some help I can give . I post and am grateful to those who reply as I live alone and only have my opinions frequently to go with.

Me too. Also, I don't want to repeat what someone else has said if I am giving advice, so the number of replies will play into whether I choose to answer or not - I don't want to take the time to read every reply sometimes, so if I am in a hurry, I will not answer. The poster...rarely notice!

It depends on my mood. And the time I have. And whether I feel I have anything useful to say.

I'm often pressed for time, so I tend to scan the 'headlines' of the Main and General Chit Chat and see what tweaks my interest. I do read other bits of the board, but those are the main ones if rushed. I tend to also limit myself to the first 3 pages of threads, unless I have more time. I know that if I go into Pictures that is a rabbit-hole, so I do that if I know I can give it a reasonable amount of time.

My replies are totally random. Sort of like everything I do. lol.