FabSwingers.com forum: Does the OP

By (user no longer on site) OP
10 weeks ago

Without naming names…

Does the OP or people commenting on a thread stop you from commenting on it yourself

Does the OP or people commenting on mean you’re more likely to respond

I am getting grumpier in my older age and will be honest and admit that if I see certain people responding or responding in a certain way o just avoid the post

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By *lowupdollTV/TS
10 weeks ago

Herts/Beds/Leeds/London

I won’t get involved on threads in certain topics, more so than who is posting. But if I recognise someone as habitually throwing gtenades I’ll skip past the thread on that basis.

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By (user no longer on site)
10 weeks ago

People I like make crap threads and I don't post.

People I don't like make quite good ones and I will.

I don't really care to be honest.

Sometimes I comment when I know the person doesn't like me, just because I'm feeling that way out.

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By *eroLondonMan
10 weeks ago

Mayfair

If the OP has blocked me then I see no merit in promoting their thread. Pettiness is a reason too petty for my liking. 🙂

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By *exyScientistsCouple
10 weeks ago

Castlebar

Only depends on the content...wouldn't bother me who it was, but it might depend how the thread developed as to whether I'd post.

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By *layfullsamMan
10 weeks ago

Solihull

Not really, if I like the thread I’ll post

Don’t think I’ve avoided a thread because of the op although I’m sure mine annoy some people

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
10 weeks ago

Reading

I try to avoid the trolls but have found myself biting at times. I'd rather just feel sorry for them and their empty lives.

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By *dalisqueWoman
10 weeks ago

land of make believe

I definitely avoid threads involving those I don't like.

In a 'I dont want to play with you' kind of way.

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By *cottish guy 555Man
10 weeks ago

London

Quite often.

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By *ack1971Man
10 weeks ago

Cork

If the post or comments are passive/aggressive, ragebaiting, gaslighting, or unproductive and damaging to the lifestyle or people in general, I will never comment.

It's my choice to engage or avoid.

Being just 54, I get less tolerant of what I perceive to be idiots, so I just walk on. I don't give them oxygen.

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By *ealitybitesMan
10 weeks ago

Belfast

There are a handful of firestarting thread starters that I avoid. I don't even open most of their threads.

There are a couple of others I have zero history with and have never spoken to or engaged with directly but who don't seem to like what I have to say.

They have made it their mission to have a dig every now and again so I tend to ignore and avoid any thread they are extolling their own virtues on.

Funnily enough most of these people seem popular on the forums but there's no accounting for taste.

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By *issmorganWoman
10 weeks ago

Calderdale innit

Yes I do avoid some posters threads, sometimes because they just post 500 threads that are pointless or a wind up.

Or if they never engaged with me, when I have posted on their threads in the past.

I do look at some threads and then exit, because I know the way they're going to go.

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By *ortney FoxxxWoman
10 weeks ago

honeysuckle lane

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By *ortney FoxxxWoman
10 weeks ago

honeysuckle lane

If I see certain people start a thread & I’m not fussed on them I tend not to comment you know who you are

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By *lowupdollTV/TS
10 weeks ago

Herts/Beds/Leeds/London

Threads like this quickly become very cryptic.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
10 weeks ago

"Threads like this quickly become very cryptic. "

I’m not clever enough for cryptic. Don’t ever put me on the 1% club

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By *lowupdollTV/TS
10 weeks ago

Herts/Beds/Leeds/London

"Threads like this quickly become very cryptic.

I’m not clever enough for cryptic. Don’t ever put me on the 1% club"

Ironically I’m too straight forward to do cryptic.

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By *ellhungvweMan
10 weeks ago

Cheltenham

Increasingly the answer is yes. Most people have been here long enough and you know how the threads are going to go.

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By *ulieScrumptiousWoman
10 weeks ago

North West

I nearly always post on my own threads. I didn't realise it might be irritating. Ah well.

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By *rSircumsizedMan
10 weeks ago

Risca

Yep, if I see certain people commenting on a thread, I'll try and avoid adding my own thoughts and opinions. It seems like some think their shit don't stink, and their opinions are the only right ones.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
10 weeks ago

"I nearly always post on my own threads. I didn't realise it might be irritating. Ah well. "

Same as me. That way I may get the golden balloon for 175 and thread closed

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By *ulieScrumptiousWoman
10 weeks ago

North West

"I nearly always post on my own threads. I didn't realise it might be irritating. Ah well. "

Oh I misread the first post. 🫣

It tends to be more the topic rather than the posters that will put me off.

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By *oodmessMan
10 weeks ago

yumsville

Some I'll avoid, some depend on the thread, my aresdness in taking the piss or if pointing out the obvious might help the op in anyway.

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By *eliWoman
10 weeks ago

People can put me off replying to their threads, sure. Sometimes it's a crap topic/ I have no interest in it.

I quite like posting in certain threads when I'm feeling a bit mischievous.

I try to reply to the post rather than the poster but sometimes it's unavoidable. So I avoid replying altogether, even when they comment in a thread I've started.

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By *eroLondonMan
10 weeks ago

Mayfair

"I nearly always post on my own threads. I didn't realise it might be irritating. Ah well. "

I think that's perfectly acceptable; I don't see a problem with that because some type of threads are participatory and require frequent 'compering' like the Mønøchrome threads, Nocturnal threads or a Photo Challenge and so forth.

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By *hat.coupleCouple
10 weeks ago

Dartford

None of the above, I don't really take forums that seriously to be fair. They are just entertaining to me, I have no preconcieved notions about anyone on fab really.

Mrs x

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By *issilia AmoriWoman
10 weeks ago

St Albans/ North Welsh Borders

It doesn't matter to me, if the content is of interest to me and I feel I can contribute then I'll post

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By *aizyWoman
10 weeks ago

west midlands

"None of the above, I don't really take forums that seriously to be fair. They are just entertaining to me, I have no preconcieved notions about anyone on fab really.

Mrs x"

This is the same for me, I post on a thread if I want to I'm not bothered who has started it.

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By *arried curious guyMan
10 weeks ago

Motherwell

I might sound stupid but what is OP ?

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By *erdyEstLdner 82Man
10 weeks ago

Ilford

"I might sound stupid but what is OP ?"

Original Poster, or simply put, the person who started the thread.

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By *hortieWoman
10 weeks ago

Northampton

No.

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By (user no longer on site)
10 weeks ago

No, I comment on anything and everything, depends how bored I am in that moment.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
10 weeks ago

BRIDPORT

If I think the OP is an arsehole I’ll give the thread a swerve

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By *phroditeWoman
10 weeks ago

(She/ her) in Sensualityland

I rarely post these days and really only on threads that are of some interest to me - if I happen to like to OP it might make me more inclined to engage I guess.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
10 weeks ago

Central

It's the topic not the poster, that's of interest

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By *viatrixWoman
10 weeks ago

Redhill

Some threads started by some people (some have gone UNLOS or hidden and not posting I’ve noticed and have made the forum SO MUCH better lately) do make me eyeroll

but at the end of the day there is no rule against serial inane posting, so I just avoid those threads- they don’t interest me in the slightest anyway.

At the moment I am really enjoying the music and film related ones. I rarely look at who is commenting.

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By *a LunaWoman
10 weeks ago

o o OO o o

Depends really. There are some topics I’m just not into so wouldn’t bother regardless. But I’ll comment if a topic interests me, regardless of who started it.

There aren’t many forumites that I find unpleasant these days, it seems a lot more chilled out here.

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By *midnight-Woman
10 weeks ago

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I'm a fairly infrequent poster, dipping in and out - if the thread title is interesting then I'll sometimes comment. I don't pay too much attention to the OP, I only know a handful of folk now

If I've started a thread, i usually ensure everyone gets a reply, especially if I've invited views / opinions. I know it's annoying to some, but for others it makes them feel seen and heard. For me it just feels polite and lets me engage in an easy way.

I'm not a conflict seeker, so i'd need a number of buttons pressing to actively avoid anyone - but if we all thought the same, it would be a boring world... Or would it 🤔🤔🤔

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By *olyGlamorousWoman
10 weeks ago

Altrincham

"Without naming names…

Does the OP or people commenting on a thread stop you from commenting on it yourself

Does the OP or people commenting on mean you’re more likely to respond

I am getting grumpier in my older age and will be honest and admit that if I see certain people responding or responding in a certain way o just avoid the post "

I don't really look who posted, I just reply to posts I find interesting

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
10 weeks ago

Reading

"I nearly always post on my own threads. I didn't realise it might be irritating. Ah well. "

It isn't.

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By *electableicecreamMan
10 weeks ago

The West

I don't avoid particular posters but I do avoid particular threads

Mostly the *insert nonsense here* kind of threads.

I recognize that those kind of totally random threads are just a way to hang out and chat with people that are familiar but I also think they breed an insider mind set that sets up an exclusionary culture that's full of in jokes and can't be penetrated by newcomers.

And let's face it. We're all here for a bit of penetration.

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By *enrietteandSamCouple
10 weeks ago

Brum

I had a blue crayon for tea.

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By *ulieScrumptiousWoman
10 weeks ago

North West

"I had a blue crayon for tea."

You're going to have the prettiest poop and it should just slide out! 🤩

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By *aveyougotmymarblesMan
10 weeks ago

3rd rock from the sun

Yes.

There are ops I will never respond to

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By *ildTimes.Man
10 weeks ago

Wherever I May Roam

"If the OP has blocked me then I see no merit in promoting their thread. Pettiness is a reason too petty for my liking. 🙂"

if I followed that rule, id only post on about 2 threads a week 😂🥪

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By *eroLondonMan
10 weeks ago

Mayfair

"If the OP has blocked me then I see no merit in promoting their thread. Pettiness is a reason too petty for my liking. 🙂

if I followed that rule, id only post on about 2 threads a week 😂🥪"

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Every cloud / silver lining.

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By *ittlebirdWoman
10 weeks ago

The Big Smoke

#theyknowwhotheyare 🤣🤣

Only joking. Don’t give a shiny shite who posts. If I’m interested in the subject I comment. If not, I won’t 👍🏻

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