# In what order do you browse the Boards? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 2, 2006, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-do-you-browse-the-boards/367033 "2006-08-02T16:53:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-do-you-browse-the-boards/367033/21 "2006-08-02T19:37:28Z")
I check the User Control Panel first, then browse the forums in order of least favorite to most, like so: 1. GD 2. CS 3. GQ 4. The BBQ Pit 5)MPSIMS 5. IMHO Then I check ATMB every couple of days. I only check the “Comments” forums if what shows there as most recent looks interesting. ---
**Author:** ![MostlyClueless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-do-you-browse-the-boards/367033/22 "2006-08-02T19:57:09Z")
[ol] [li]MPSIMS[/li][li]IMHO[/li][li]CS[/li][li]Pit[/li][li]GQ[/li][/ol] First three can be in any order. Pit and GQ are for when I’m bored. As soon as I’m done I start ack at square one. ---
**Author:** ![Merhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Merhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merhouse)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-do-you-browse-the-boards/367033/23 "2006-08-02T20:01:42Z")
Sadly, it’s become apparent that I was beaten into submission as a child, and it’s a permanent personality trait. How can you people **NOT** read the boards in the order on the pull down menu??? 😕😕😕 OK, I generally start at GQ, but if the last post in ATMB looks interesting, I might head in there. But I have to do this **FIRST**! Then, in order, down to The Pit, even though GD mostly scares the crap out of me. Before anyone presumes I must be the most organized person in the world, let me assure you that the rest of my life is what I think of as “Chaos Theory”. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-do-you-browse-the-boards/367033/24 "2006-08-02T21:16:38Z")
I hit the “New Posts” button and just browse the results. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-do-you-browse-the-boards/367033/25 "2006-08-02T21:50:05Z")
It’s always first User CP (to see if I have any active threads), then usually CS to IMHO to MPSIMS. I go to GQ only if I have a need to ask a general question. I rarely start GD threads on purpose, and I try to stay out of the PIt, thogh sometimes sheer masochism brings me there. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-do-you-browse-the-boards/367033/26 "2006-08-02T21:53:20Z")
[QUOTE=Uncommon Sense] I just hit “New Posts” and look for interesting topics, no matter the forumn. This, for me, is the most exciting way to browse the SD. [/QUOTE] Likewise. The ‘new posts’ link is on my bookmarks toolbar. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-do-you-browse-the-boards/367033/27 "2006-08-02T21:56:19Z")
New Posts: The Dope As It Happens…LIVE!!1! ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-do-you-browse-the-boards/367033/28 "2006-08-02T21:59:14Z")
Cafe Society first. Always. Then usually the Pit (mostly to lurk), and then IMHO, MPSIMS. Don’t always visit GQ & GD, but when I do, it’s usually after making a second pass at Cafe. ---
**Author:** ![Rebecca\_DiMwitter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@Rebecca\_DiMwitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebecca_DiMwitter)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-do-you-browse-the-boards/367033/29 "2006-08-02T21:59:20Z")
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE GD, but like **Merhouse** , am terrified of it. Still, some of the most fascinating reading evah! My order would go: 1. CS 2. GD 3. IMHO 4. GQ 5. MPSIMS 6. the Pit Always on the lookout first thing in the day for books, music, movies & opinions on television watched the night before. Then looking for current events and commentary. The Pit is fun but I save it up fior the afternoons when I am losing energy and need to be re-charged. I live vicariously thru others’ ranting without posting my own, is that pathetic or what? –Beck ---
**Author:** ![Julius\_Henry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@Julius\_Henry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julius_Henry)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-do-you-browse-the-boards/367033/30 "2006-08-02T22:20:06Z")
Usually in order. GQ, GD, CS, IMHO, then MPSIMS. Occassionally I’ll look at ATMB or the Comments of Cecil’s column, or even of the Staff Reports. I’ve only gone into the pit when I was led there by a link. And I’ve usually regretted it. If I want mindless debate laced with profanity and no wit whatsoever, I’ll listen to the people I work with. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-do-you-browse-the-boards/367033/31 "2006-08-02T22:39:16Z")
Left to right, and back again. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-do-you-browse-the-boards/367033/32 "2006-08-02T22:54:20Z")
Almost always GQ, CS, IMHO, MPSIMS, BBQ, and maybe GD if I feel like it. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-do-you-browse-the-boards/367033/33 "2006-08-03T00:06:22Z")
Lately? What ever I can get to load. 1. General 2. Mundane 3. Humble ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-do-you-browse-the-boards/367033/34 "2006-08-03T00:36:31Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] I don’t browse the forums as such. I bring up New Posts [/QUOTE] I also do this. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-do-you-browse-the-boards/367033/35 "2006-08-03T00:51:18Z")
[QUOTE=bouv] Almost always GQ, CS, IMHO, MPSIMS, BBQ, and maybe GD if I feel like it. [/QUOTE] Take out the “almost” and you have my order. ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-do-you-browse-the-boards/367033/36 "2006-08-03T01:22:02Z")
1. GQ . There are almost always 5-10 threads I find interesting there 2. GD though the more time pass, the less I post there, since it’s mostly always the same recurring topics 3. The Pit, hoping to find some great rant, or something that will irritate me enough to prompt me to post 4. IMHO and MPSIMS I rarely look at the other forums. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-do-you-browse-the-boards/367033/37 "2006-08-03T01:24:27Z")
UCP, then New Posts for items of intrest. ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-do-you-browse-the-boards/367033/38 "2006-08-03T01:37:28Z")
1. BBQ Pit 2. MPSIMS 3. IMHO 4. Cafe Society 5. GQ Sometimes if there’s a topic that catches my eye I’ll pop into GD, and then from time to time ATMB. But mostly the first five. The Pit and CS are the two I spend the most time in, with IMHO and MPSIMS coming a close third and GQ bringing up the rear. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-do-you-browse-the-boards/367033/39 "2006-08-03T01:50:18Z")
New Posts, for sure, opening every thread that looks interesting in a tab. Close each tab as I’ve read it. If I don’t finish all the tabs, I bookmark 'em so I always have something to read later. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-do-you-browse-the-boards/367033/40 "2006-08-03T14:33:39Z")
[QUOTE=Sierra Indigo] 1. BBQ Pit 2. MPSIMS 3. IMHO 4. Cafe Society 5. GQ Sometimes if there’s a topic that catches my eye I’ll pop into GD, and then from time to time ATMB. But mostly the first five. The Pit and CS are the two I spend the most time in, with IMHO and MPSIMS coming a close third and GQ bringing up the rear. [/QUOTE] Ditto. Exactly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-do-you-browse-the-boards/367033.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-do-you-browse-the-boards/367033.md?page=3)