Do you even read the previous responses before you spout your opinion on the topic?
Typically, but I do object to the verb “spout.”
@KateZilla
I know the definition.
yeah kinda like we should shut our traps@Gatovicolo. Other people have asked if people search a topic prior to posting. HUH?
@btroje I got that, but I was being polite.
@Gatovicolo you are a better man than I will ever be
@btroje why thank you
I read other opinions but my reaction is usually to the original post. Sometimes I respond to others opinions if I find them interesting or relatable. Why the derogatory way of putting it? In a discussion forum aren't people supposed to react to topics with their opinions? I thought that was the point of it ☺
I always read some but not all especially when the answers are long and there are many comments. Sort of pick and choose.
I didn't on this one.
Sometimes I can have a knee jerk reaction and I'll just go right ahead and comment but mostly I check others first.
For me, it depends on how long the thread is when I stumbled upon it. If it's short, I'll just write. If it's long, my experience here is that someone else will have stated what I wanted to say and done so more eloquently than I ever could. In that case, I'll second the motion and say "^^^ This ^^^" and be done with it
Sometimes i do. And sometimes i don't.
Either way, nothing is irrevocable except death, so if i read something which makes sense, which i hadn't thought of, and which motivates me to amend my perspective, nothing stops me from sharing the change and agreeing with whomever was my inspiration.
Mostly not. I almost always "spout my opinion", then read other's comments. If you do not participate is some way, you do not advance your points.
So, you're also a mercenary.
@bigpawbullets I am that I am. I always like that phrase and say that if it is good enough for Yahweh, it is good enough for me.
Some, but for instance this has 47 comments right now, so no.
Often I only read them after I've made my opinion.
I often scan through part of the comments if there are a lot of them, but I only care about what I want to say.
Plus, I know that few people, if any, are likely to read my own comments, so it doesn't matter what I say.