FabSwingers.com forum: Starting a thread

By *modD OP Man
over a year ago

Lichfield

Do you feel compelled and responsible to try and answer every relevant post? Do you worry people will think you're just bumping your own thread?

Stressful isn't it?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's good housekeeping to respond if someone has made the effort to answer a question or give an opinion

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Do you feel compelled and responsible to try and answer every relevant post? Do you worry people will think you're just bumping your own thread?

Stressful isn't it?"

No - sometimes I literally do bump my own post. No shame here.

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By *affron40Woman
over a year ago

manchester

If it’s a conversational post where I’m asking others opinions or thoughts then yes I’ll try to respond to every response.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nah - just let the thread evolve organically. I don’t feel bad answering some and not others.

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By *modD OP Man
over a year ago

Lichfield

I'm going to do a collective 'thanks for all the replies' and get on with my day.

If anybody replies while I'm not online; I'm really sorry that I can't be here but thank you for your efforts.

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

I don't worry about people thinking I'm trying to bump my own thread. If I'm asking a question and people are responding I like answering their posts. Sometimes I have further questions, others I want to acknowledge posters because their opinion is appreciated.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't have any problems....

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By *wist my nipplesCouple
over a year ago

North East Scotland, mostly

I remember having this exact same issue!

Your thread, your rules

Mrs TMN x

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By *ea monkeyMan
over a year ago

Manchester (he/him)

I think it depends on the thread, sometimes yes, sometimes no. Responding to every post isn't always necessary.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

I try to answer or at least acknowledge everyone who responds if I start a thread.

People start threads for varying reasons and who they respond to reflects the reasons usually.

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By *manaWoman
over a year ago

Basingstoke

No. I dont usually post threads because I'm boring

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

It’s your thread OP

Don’t fall into the trap of trying to steer it where you want it to go.

Other than that just enjoy yourself

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I posted my first thread in a long time last night.

Only one reply

This why I barely start threads. If it is dying a death anyway why humiliate it more

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When they get some momentum I leave them be. I do try to reply to everyone because it includes and encourages the newbies and less confident forumites and lurkers and often sparks a lounge type discussion. Yasmeen is always bumping threads of mine when they've already gone past 100 but not reached 175 and if that's the case I prefer to let the fire die off naturally.... ....there's always another ten waiting in my mind....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I see my threads like starting a conversation in a pub. If I answer every single person who replies it feels really weird.

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