My personal favorite permutation of this phenomenon is the (usually seen in Cafe Society) "I can’t believe no one’s mentioned ______ " which 99 times out of 100 follows within five posts someone’s having mentioned it.
Me too!
I often read threads that are 5 or 6 pages long (yes I read all of the pages) by then the arguement has gone up, down, left, right then backwards and forwards. I would love to say something but usualy my point has been made or I would be re-opening an arguement.
I am reading OPs and posts in a different time zone to most. I sometimes make posts then can not return to re-post because of time differences. I mostly post late in my evening. Often when responses are made I have gone off to bed, then off to work, then doing the family thing, then too bloody tired to get online.
When I can get online (it is almost 3am Sunday morning now) I really enjoy reading full discussions, even if they started days ago. It is really annoying to read comments from people who obviously haven’t bothered to read those comments that came before them EG: clairobscur “I’m certainly often guilty of this. I generally post first and then only read the whole thread.” Surely this is like coming into a room and rudely interupting the conversation? If you are late to the conversation isn’t it more polite to listen first? (I didn’t mean you clairobscur, just that point of argument).
Sometimes I add a comment and instantly regret it because I know it will be hours or even days before I can return. In future I shall bite my tongue.
I love reading those arguements that go on for days. Those arguements are diminished by those who butt in half way through.
Well, andrewdt85, you have a point in that it is annoying to have people obviously not read the OP or the preceeding posts, especially in a short thread such as yours.
Unfortunately, IMO the thread you chose to illustrate your point is a poor example. Others had obviously read your OP and replies, however you do not seem to be understanding what the other posters are trying to tell you–thus the repeated information until it sinks into your head. Especially post 22, which specifically asks you not to get mad because it obvious at that point that you have a bug up your ass. In short, if you want people to stop repeating something, act as if you understand what has been said up to that point and do a better job of refuting peoples responses if you think they are inaccurate, or do a better job of fleshing out your questions if you aren’t getting answers that you find usable.
What was the OP’s point again?
Exactly.
Oh you already said that. Shoulda read this before posting.
I decided not to post in this thread, because my point had already been made.
What I quickly learned about the SDMB is that the people here are, by far, funnier, smarter, faster and more knowledgable than me. Mostly I keep my mouth shut lest I offer proof.
This is actually my answer to the “Why would you put someone on your ignore list” question.
I have left forums due to this. I become a fan of a show and go looking for conversation only to find that at least half the comments are the same damn thing. And that there’s no ignore list function, so you’re left making a huge mental “Idiot without an original idea in his head” list. Also why I prefer LJ for fannish things. You’re not interesting, I don’t friend you, we’re all happy.
The worst of these forums just crashed its server yesterday, or I’d offer it as an example.
So, what the hell do you want out of a reply, andrewdt85? People gave you the same, right answers, and you flip out. The entire reason that political candidates put up signs, give out bumper stickers, pins, hats, and whathaveyou is for one reason alone: name recognition. That’s it. Multiple signs are posted because 20 signs with a guy’s name on it is more attention grabbing than one sign with a guy’s name on it.
What is the problem? Are you expecting some bizarro answer to come along and enlighten you? Are you expecting to hear that the DNC and the RNC are actually beholden to the printers unions and the sanitary engineers, so they post all these signs as a way to funnel political money to the printers and garbagemen of the world?
You can always ask the Mods to close the thread after you have received an answer to your question. If you’re not closing the thread or posting a clarification to your question, and people keep on posting the same correct answer to your question, you have nobody to blame but yourself for getting your panties all up in a wad.
And you wrote a very shitty OP for GQ. I had to read it three times to figure out what the hell you were asking: Coke, Pepsi, political candidates, qualifications, nonsense (“I say we petition those damn signs”)… You could have easily boiled all that crap down to one easily comprehendable sentence.
I can’t believe no-one’s yet mentioned the inevitable “I can’t believe X hasn’t been mentioned”, typically (more than 98% of the time) four to six posts after X has, in fact, been mentioned.
This happen in Café Society a lot, I’ve noticed.
I can’t believe no-one’s yet mentioned the inevitable “I can’t believe X hasn’t been mentioned”.
What did someone mention this already? 
The election is over.
Please take down your signs.
And the sign said, “Long hair freaky people need not apply.”
Or 10 posts after, in your case.
Or am I being whooshed?
Seriously? You just posted a comment about how people always say something that’s already been said above in a thread, when 10 posts above you in the thread that very thing was said, in a thread about how people don’t read or even skim posts in a thread before posting?
I agree about my OP- the lesson I’ve learned is, that my GQ OPs are elaborately worded, with an urgency to add every detail about it I’ve thought up since coming up with the idea that day before coming home and every simple answer anyone could give to the question (so that the only answer you could give is the more complex one that I want), and in the future my OPs will be succint, thus eliminating misunderstanding leading to arguments over whether I agreed or disagreed with things that I never disagreed with in the first place, or criticisms over the details in my OP that didn’t need to be there in my OP, etc.
Phew! 
Glad that’s settled then.
I’m sorry, I was just skimming through that but did you say you might be more succinct?
Jim
Yes, I realize the irony of that last part.
But most of my posts won’t be an explanation like that.
What do you mean?
I saw the humor in your post and it looked like you recognized the humor {or irony} so I was just teasing a little. This is a fairly fluffy Pit thread, so I think some razzing and teasing is at least in order.
Sooner or later, someone will somehow take offense to something, somebody said and start a deranged harangue with cursing for no apparent reason. Until then, there is at least some teasing to be done.
Quite refreshing.
Jim
That long explanation I had there was necessary, but in the future I won’t have long, elaborately-worded OPs b/c that’s unnecessary and problem-causing (obviosuly).