# Do you read very long threads in their entirety before posting?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 19, 2005, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-very-long-threads-in-their-entirety-before-posting/331814 "2005-11-19T17:24:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ragiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6de8d8/32.png) [@Ragiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ragiel)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-very-long-threads-in-their-entirety-before-posting/331814/21 "2005-11-20T07:52:34Z")

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Yes. If I’m enjoying the thread, I don’t want to miss anything! If I lose interest or find the thread’s taken a path I don’t care for, I’m unlikely to have a worthwhile contribution to it.  
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