# How do you read the Dope? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 2, 2007, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-the-dope/410250 "2007-07-02T17:31:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-the-dope/410250/1 "2007-07-02T17:31:36Z")
How do you go about reading the Dope? Do you go to certain forums first? Do you use the “New Posts” link? Do you look for the top title teaser thread for each forum? Personally, I go about it pretty randomly, maybe starting at Cafe Society or the Pit, then GQ or where ever the heck I feel like it. It just doesn’t feel very efficient though. ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-the-dope/410250/2 "2007-07-02T17:53:58Z")
I go in each of the forums that have new messages in order with the exception of Cafe Society (which I have no interest in) and check each thread with new responses that has an interesting title. Depending how interesting the title looks, “checking” may involve actually clicking on the thread title to open it, or just hovering over it to see the first little bit of the text. ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-the-dope/410250/3 "2007-07-02T18:01:06Z")
I’m about the same. Browse around untill I find something interesting and then click on it. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-the-dope/410250/4 "2007-07-02T18:16:44Z")
I check the [User Control Panel](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/usercp.php?) first, which displays all the threads I am subscribed to. Then I check GD, GD, and the Pit, in that order. Rarely go into IMHO, almost never into MPSIMS, unless I am really bored. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-the-dope/410250/5 "2007-07-02T18:17:48Z")
I always hit the “new posts” link and then go through them. I usually stay away from The Pit and GD, but sometimes I don’t realize that a post is in either one of those if I’m not paying attention. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-the-dope/410250/6 "2007-07-02T18:35:22Z")
[QUOTE=Khadaji] I always hit the “new posts” link and then go through them. I usually stay away from The Pit and GD, but sometimes I don’t realize that a post is in either one of those if I’m not paying attention. [/QUOTE] I had said essentially the same thing in way more words, so I just deleted it before posting. This works for me. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-the-dope/410250/7 "2007-07-02T18:36:50Z")
I just hit new posts over and over like a lab rat with a brain wire. Sometimes I’ll check out a forum directly, but it’s usually new posts. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-the-dope/410250/8 "2007-07-02T18:39:43Z")
New Posts almost exclusively, unless I want to start a thread. Then I have to go into the particular forum. ---
**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-the-dope/410250/9 "2007-07-02T18:54:26Z")
I check threads in which I’ve posted, then go on to GQ, CS, IMHO, then MSPIMS. I avoid the pit & GD. I open each forum, open the threads that look interesting in a new window, and repeat for page 2 of each forum. Read the threads, then move to the next forum. If I’ve been on the dope all day, I might hit new posts, but I really only view from work, so that doesn’t happen all that much. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-the-dope/410250/10 "2007-07-02T19:23:24Z")
I don’t subscribe to threads, and I’ve never used the New Posts feature once. I always cycle though the forums, usually CS, IMHO, MPSIMS, The Pit, GQ and then maybe GD, but unlikely. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-the-dope/410250/11 "2007-07-02T19:41:40Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] I don’t subscribe to threads… [/QUOTE] Yes, you do. You are automatically subscribed to a thread whenever you post to it. ---
**Author:** ![Dunawake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dunawake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunawake)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-the-dope/410250/12 "2007-07-02T19:44:09Z")
The order I go in is usually the UCP to check threads I’ve posted in, then IMHO, MPSIMS, The Pit, and last GD. I rarely read Cafe Society or GQ. ---
**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-the-dope/410250/13 "2007-07-02T19:54:02Z")
[QUOTE=Yllaria] I just hit new posts over and over like a lab rat with a brain wire. Sometimes I’ll check out a forum directly, but it’s usually new posts. [/QUOTE] 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-the-dope/410250/14 "2007-07-02T20:12:02Z")
[QUOTE=Khadaji] I always hit the “new posts” link and then go through them. I usually stay away from The Pit and GD, but sometimes I don’t realize that a post is in either one of those if I’m not paying attention. [/QUOTE] Me, too. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-the-dope/410250/15 "2007-07-02T21:06:43Z")
[QUOTE=Fear Itself] Yes, you do. You are automatically subscribed to a thread whenever you post to it. [/QUOTE] Not if you adjust your User CP to **not** subscribe to any threads. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-the-dope/410250/16 "2007-07-02T21:11:19Z")
I start at the Pit and work my way up. On the way up, I may or may not stop to see what’s in GD. I definitely will if I’m having a case of insomnia. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-the-dope/410250/17 "2007-07-02T21:14:23Z")
Random browsing. I usually stick to MPSIMS, IMHO, and CS. If I’m bored, the Pit. If I’m REALLY bored, GQ and GD. ---
**Author:** ![Ms.Pumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Ms.Pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Pumpkin)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-the-dope/410250/18 "2007-07-02T22:06:56Z")
Always, always like this: BBQ Pit MPSIMS IMHO Cafe Society (skip GD cuz I get too riled up- same reason I stopped reading letters to the editor) GQ And maybe once every few days I add in ATMB at the end. What OCD? ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-the-dope/410250/19 "2007-07-02T22:17:34Z")
No particular order, but I can say that I don’t move my lips while reading the Dope! ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-the-dope/410250/20 "2007-07-02T22:18:59Z")
New Posts is on my bookmarks toolbar. Go through and load everything I’m interested in as separate tabs. Read them, answer them. Repeat to catch anything I missed. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-the-dope/410250.md?page=2)