# Do You Think of the SD Fondly?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-of-the-sd-fondly/205317>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 3, 2003, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-of-the-sd-fondly/205317 "2003-10-03T12:22:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Drastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Drastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drastic)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-of-the-sd-fondly/205317/21 "2003-10-05T07:24:51Z")

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It’s an online forum where you don’t have to fail a spelling and grammar test in order to feel as if you’re allowed to post. That’s rare enough that I’d think fondly of the place even if for no other reason.

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**Author:** ![Sat\_on\_Cookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@Sat\_on\_Cookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sat_on_Cookie)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-of-the-sd-fondly/205317/22 "2003-10-06T00:14:17Z")

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re: Post Counts

I’m totally bumbling all over my opinion on this. I think my point is simply that _for me_ my SD reading experience goes pretty much as follows:

1. Scan the titles…click on what seems interesting - I hardly ever look at a thread because a certain poster started it (unless it is in the pit and a continuation of something and I recognize that).

2. Read the thread. Laugh accordingly. Smile accordingly. Nod in agreement accordingly. For the majority of my reading experience, I do not look at the poster’s name but just read the post.

3. If it’s an off-the-wall OP or post, I definitely will glance over at the poster name. By off-the-wall, I mean something even a little controversial (but not over the top and coming from an obvious troll). I think I do this more to gauge whether or not the poster is genuine if it’s kind of a wacky question/post or even oh…that’s NOT so strange because it’s coming from so-and-so, who asks a lot of these types of questions…etc. I suppose I mean just to be able to put it in context.

4. If someone writes a particularly funny response, I’ll glance at the poster name. For instance, **Mhendo** has a funny sig line about crashing in the Andes and having to eat his co-pilot, God. I can never remember that it’s Mhendo that has that sig line (except now I will because I just cited it), so I always look at his/her name because I want to know who _is_ that poster with the funny sig line!

Anyway, sorry if I’m just butchering my point even more but I tried!

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**Author:** ![Sat\_on\_Cookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@Sat\_on\_Cookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sat_on_Cookie)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-of-the-sd-fondly/205317/23 "2003-10-06T00:20:58Z")

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P.S.

I just want to add that I _know_ earlier in the thread I said I _always_ look at the poster and post count. I actually thought about it to a greater extent and the above is more accurate.

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