Have you ever noticed...

[Master Quan]

I think there are some thoughtful people here. I wouldn't be here if I thought no one had anything intelligent to say. They're around, lurking among all those "cloudxxx"s and such. You just have to sift through all those pages of posts and dig them out. That is, unless you're too lazy.

I did say I didn't think it was everyone that was like that. This thread is, rather conveniently, evidence of that. It's just really started to get to me. I really wish there was an EoFF back room, that people could apply to to get away from it.

[Vyk]

I agree to that. I don't mind so much the one-sentence replies. If they're from an intelligent person that knows how to form their sentences. But when a post is littered with exclamation points and smilies and LOL's it sorta loses any of its prospective meaning. There should be a section of EoFF for mature people (and I'm not talking about mature discussion, per se. So EoEO doesn't count).

[kikimm]

If I do that, I, and my partner-in-crime, usually get told to "Take it to IM!"

Or our posts are deleted by sucky moderators. Yes, kikimm. I'm talking to you.

A lot of people's posts in threads don't exactly promote a whole lot of discussion between us. And people are lazy. Some don't even read the first post in a thread!

I don't really remember where I wanted to go with this. I...kay.

[boris no no]

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THIS IS MY VOICE ON TEEEEEVEEEEEE

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I havn't been about recently, so I dunno xD I think that mainly younger people new to forums wanna be noticed

[Giga Guess]

If I see something I want to reply to, I will. If not, I ignore it. It's me, like it, deal with it, or bugger off....

[Slade]

Sometimes theres nothing really else to say. So I don't have any problem with it. Also, if a post is too long quite often I get bored with reading it, unless of course its something I'm really, really interested in. I mean, who wants to read a three paragraph long explanation of what FF girl is the hottest? Not me. (The 'hottest FF girl' thing was just an example btw )

For the record, I do both. Sometimes I reply in a huge sentence if I feel strongly, but if its just something that requires a one wrod answer, then thats what I'll give it.

[Captain Maxx Power]

How is adding your opinion, no matter how concise, not contributing to the discussion? I'll often scan down and if someone has said something that I agree with/wish to use as one of my main points I'll quote/reply it.

[xX.Silver.Wings.Xx]

And if it's something like... " What are your shoes like?" you post and not really pay any attention to the previous posts at all... i rarely ever bother to read the whole thing....

[Giga Guess]

How is adding your opinion, no matter how concise, not contributing to the discussion? I'll often scan down and if someone has said something that I agree with/wish to use as one of my main points I'll quote/reply it.

Exactly.

[Vincent, Thunder God]

Its true. I sort of wish more people would reply to what I say...but I am getting some replies. I also try to put some really long posts in too (like my psychonauts review). But sometimes short answers can be useful-like now.