Guilty
sorry bout that

So did you find out that you were one? Or not?.. I think I might be, maybe I should look it up also...

wow! Maybe I need to be more careful I guess Or maybe I should just read

I second this opinion!

No Laura3 this is not the definition of me. I did read every post on this topic. I can read comments or just pass by, doesn't bother me.
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I seldom post in a thread with over 4 pages of responses & seldom ever read a whole thread unless it's of major interest...so I plead guilty :)

I agree - I enjoy reading the first post and usually read the first line or so of the others, but I enjoy being able to respond as I wish. I can't remember a time when I was mean or hateful. People on the board only speak what the feel. It is wonderful to be able to let the first thing that comes to mind out.

Herein lies one problem:

Kathidahl did not infer others were a "curmudgeon" she said she hated to be one herself and only stated her feelings. People just do not seem to read and understand what others are saying when it is there in black and white. That in itself is frustrating because a poster did not take the time to read what was truly said in the original post.

That said, everyone has a right to their own feelings but it is truly understandable that many of us do feel that if people read the original post in it's entirety that many would not ask questions that were already answered in the original post. Plus the fact that many people ask a question that has been answered numerous time in the thread. IMHO, if you are going to ask a question that is important to you then it would be beneficial to read the thread to see if an answer was already given.

Threads may become long winded but there are as many members who take the time to read an entire thread as there are those who don't want to take the time and skim over which may cause them to lose a lot of valuable information plus answers aready given. I personally feel that if a thread is something I am interested in I will read what has be said and if I have something valuable to add I will. I also don't have the time to read ones that don't interest me and respond just for the sake of responding.

To each their own.....but everyones opinion should be respected for what it is and no one needs to feel it is personalized against them which seems to be more and more common here as of late.

Isn't the thread really ABOUT the first post? Sometimes the responses meander a bit. I reply to the first poster's comments. I don't have time to read the entire threads.

Not everyone has hours to read, especially when the threads reach multiple pages. I know for myself that I will try to read the first page in a thread, if I want to reply, I do, and if someone else replies with the same or close to, it's not a big deal.
With every action in life, there is a reaction. Many times the reaction is not what some think it should be, and that is ok as everyone is an individual.
It's where flexability comes in to allow others to be who they are.