Do you scan the topic treads or the Avatars before opening?
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I always quickly scan member avatars to open threads as I know the content will be either entertaining or educational (or at times, both).
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I visually scan the thread titles and open those threads that have the potential to be of interest to me. I think most forumites do the same since very few here have the time to open and read every thread.
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When I was a kid I heard a different version of that saying. It was during a different era and is thankfully long past.
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"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
I just scan the threads for topics that seem like they may be interesting. I probably open about 25%. And maybe 1/2 of them prove to be interesting to me.
I usually skip threads that are not useful or applicable to me or the coins I'm interested in , but will make an exception here, to further boost my post count.
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I only open posts where the avatar is different from mine 👌
I browse from an RSS feed reader. All I see is a list to titles in the order they were created, with "visited" topics grayed out. If a new topic seems interesting, I click to see a preview. Then if I want to read more, I click to open a new tab on that topic's page.
An RSS reader allows me to track all the sites I want to follow from one screen (news, forums, blogs) - showing me real-time updates as new posts are added.
My strategy is about collecting what I intend to keep, not investing in what I plan to sell.
I start at the top each morning and open those threads that interest me.... It may be about a coin type that I collect, a topic I need information about, something new and interesting... I really do not scan the poster icons...I look for those that have the 'new' tag....Cheers, RickO
I "try" to read them all. The reality is, there are some that are of no interest, but I try to learn something new about numismatics everyday!
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I also start from the top and see what looks interesting to me. Sometimes I'll open a thread even if the topic doesn't interest me if the member is one I like/respect.
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Whereas often the interesting parts of a thread are the replies, scanning by avatar of the OP doesn't do a lot of good.
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