How many posts do you read until you lose interest in a thread

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#1 Mercenary848
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I used to be able to go through whole 10 page threads. Now I skim the first page, and i am out. I guess the debates are not as intense to me as they used to be.

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#2 BatCrazedJoker
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I tend to skim most posts unless they interest me. I do not think I can put a number on it though.
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#3 johnd13
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If the topic is interesting to me and the thread has 3 pages max I read all of them. If there are more than 4 pages then I just read the posts of the users I recognise and want to know their opinion.

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#4 comp_atkins
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basically once people start arguing semantics over making actual points i'm done. so usually 3 posts in... :P
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#6 Blueresident87
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Depends on the quality of the thread/posts. If they're interesting I will end up reading quite a few of them.

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#7 Chris_Williams
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if no one is throwing insults in the first 2 pages, i'm out

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#8 yellosnolvr
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until it turns into a mindless, bashful argument.
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#9 arcangelgold
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About ten.
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#10 Celldrax
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It really depends on three things:

- How much interest I have in the thread itself

- What sort of conversations are taking place

- How bored I am

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#11 DJ_Lae
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Depends on the thread subject and the intelligence (or lack thereof most of the time) of the people responding to it. That and I'll avoid certain thread entirely - like ones on religion - as they unfold in almost exactly the same way each time. That is, the arguments on the first few pages will be the same (or maybe even more thoughtful) than the petty, repetitive arguments on the 20th page.
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#12 DJ_Lae
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- How bored I am

Celldrax
This is a big one too. I'm far more likely to read mindless posts if I have nothing better to do.
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#13 verbtex  Moderator
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Maybe 50-60

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#14 Rattlesnake_8
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Depends on the topic.. most of the time the first page unless it seems worth reading, then i'll go through the entire topic.
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#15 kitty  Moderator
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really depends, sometimes I'll read a lot, sometimes only a few
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#16 LJS9502_basic
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Depends on how interesting the thread is but I used to read much much more a few years back.....
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