# Is it considered bad form to post an opinion without reading all replies? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 3, 2004, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-considered-bad-form-to-post-an-opinion-without-reading-all-replies/277818 "2004-12-03T01:05:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-considered-bad-form-to-post-an-opinion-without-reading-all-replies/277818/1 "2004-12-03T01:05:23Z")
If I see a title or OP in, say, the Pit which I immediately form an opinion about - Is it bad form if I post my opinion without first reading every reply to the OP? Considering that a person’s opinion is unlikely to change, and that even if the many replies have shared the opinion, the point is that the opinion _belongs_ (also) to me, so my posting it is like saying “me too”. For example - I saw the OP for “Michael Moore cleans up his act” in the pit which said he was formerly “A disgusting slob”. My immediate reaction was that this was a grossly inappropriate term and that MM was merely a casually dressed bearded American, and that there was nothing ‘disgusting’ about his appearance (or his opinions IMO). But I refrained from posting this because I didn’t have the time/will/obligation to read all the many replies ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-considered-bad-form-to-post-an-opinion-without-reading-all-replies/277818/2 "2004-12-03T01:41:45Z")
It’s probably not always the wise thing to do, but hey, you the judge, you live by what you do. It’s also not wise to hit the button twice. Just saying. 🙂 your humble TubaDiva Administrator