"I do not know you, therefore this is an excuse to not read your post!"

[Bunny]

I don't read posts made by idiots.

See, when Bunny responds to a post to call out its stupidity, he doesn't read it first. He can sense the fail reeking from the post, and reacts to that instead. There is no need to waste the time to read it.

It's my seventh sense.

[The Unknown Guru]

I'll read it as long as it doesn't take any real amount of effort.

[Awrini]

I don't read posts made by idiots.

I don't think I like you anymore.

[eestlinc]

Two things influence my decision to start reading a thread: the thread poster and the thread topic. If the topic catches my eye, I'll read it no matter who started it. If a thread was posted by a person whose posts I especially enjoy reading, I'll read it regardless of the topic. Most times, I read a thread based on a combination of these two factors.

Once I have started reading a thread, I will generally read all of the posts in it. I may skip really long posts that don't interest me, but for the most part I don't skip anything.

[NeoCracker]

I don't read posts made by idiots.

See, when Bunny responds to a post to call out its stupidity, he doesn't read it first. He can sense the fail reeking from the post, and reacts to that instead. There is no need to waste the time to read it.

It's my seventh sense.

Is this your sixth?

[Jiro]

If I start reading a thread, and the first post doesn't bore me, I'll finish it. I don't discriminate based on any factors. I just have a laugh at the idiotic posts

[.:kerrod:.]

i don't not read posts made by people i don't recognise, i just enjoy reading posts from prominent members more because i have an idea of what they're like, etc.

[Big D]

I'm more likely to read a post by someone who's internet personality I know better

That's me as well. It's a bit counter-productive, but I'm not all that interested in getting to know new internet people anyway.

[Old Manus]

I read the first half of the post then continue scrolling unless it was an interesting post (god forbid)

[Cuchulainn]

I find myself doing this a lot lately. It's normal when people use invidious styles of grammar, but now I seem to discredit things simply based on the person's popularity.

Do you find yourself doing this unwillingly?

That is the most moronic thing I've read here for a long time.

[scrumpleberry]

Naw, not really. Sometimes it can go in one ear and out the other, if I don't care enough.

[Loony BoB]

I don't discriminate in any way with regards to users when I'm reading a thread - at least, I don't think I do, anyway! However, there have been occasions that I'll disregard posts based on how long they were.

EDIT: So pretty much the same as what eest said.

[Setzer the Gambler]

I tend to read whichever posts are new in specific forums, but I do not read based on popularity of people. I've been here for a long time and that is the way I have always done it.

[Loony BoB]

Now that I look at who has responded in this thread, I recognise all but one of them so it would be hard to find posts to skip if I did this. xD

[Awrini]

Now that I look at who has responded in this thread, I recognise all but one of them so it would be hard to find posts to skip if I did this. xD

But BoB, if you recognize all but one person. You should automatically filter out those people that you know repeatedly give poor and/or excessively long postings.