Start with: General Questions
Then move to: IMHO
If I’m bored and have the time: MPSIMS
If I’m super bored: The Pit
If I’m stuck at home with a broken leg: Great Debates
If I’m stuck at home with a broken leg because it’s trapped under a fallen I-beam and it’ll be three weeks before the rescue team can get me out: Any of the rest.
My usual order, depending on time:
ATMB–to see if the gnats are swarming, and to see if there’s anything I need to know.
BBQ Pit–to see if there’s anything that’ll piss me off.
MPSIMS–just because.
IMHO–also just because.
GD–to see if there’s anything I feel like getting involved in.
GQ–to see if I can actually learn something.
CCC & CMA (or whatever it’s called now)–if I have a comment on something.
I do 'em in order. That is,
ATMB
CCC
Mailbag one (can’t remember the acronym)
GQ
GD
Err… is IMHO next?
MPSIMS
PIT
I generally come in for the long haul… 2 hours or more sometimes. Generally on a friday night when I’m bored at can’t be bothered to do anything… 
GD!!
GQ
MPSIMS
IMHO
PIT
etc
I start out with ATMB, CCC, and CMASR, because there’s usually not much meat there. If I’ve made a comment in one of them during the past few days, I check to see whether anyone’s responded to me, called me a pathetic ass, whatever. If I go for several days without posting there, sometimes I skip them completely.
Then I drop down to the Pit. Again, I don’t usually spend too much time there; just check to see if there’s an interesting rant. I don’t think I’ve ever opened a Pit thread.
Up to MPSIMS to see if there’s anything fascinating going on.
On to IMHO, which I have begun to enjoy immensely; it’s MPSIMS without the guilt!
Peek into GD to see what’s up. Oh, gee, three Creationism arguments, four on abortion, six started by Libertarians who don’t want to pay thair taxes anymore. Bye-bye, GD!
NOW for DESSERT…mmmmmmm, GQ.
I always save the best for last.
I always check GQ first, that’s where most of the ignorance fighting is happening, and after all, isn’t that what brought us all here.
Then I go to IMHO, followed by MPSIMS. Occasionally I’ll look in on GD and the Pit.
- IMHO
- MPSIMS
- Pit
- General Questions
- Great Debates
I always start with ATMB. Usually, I peruse the fora in order, starting from the top, but depending on my mood, I may swoop directly into either the Pit or MPSIMS.
I read IMHO and GQ and thats mostly it. Occassional stray into the Pit or Debates. MPSIMS has nothing interesting anymore since they created IMHO, which is MHO.
taking down names, slythe?
my checking order is…
GQ
GD
MPSIMS/IMHO
I check the rest only on a particularly addicted day. And then it’s…
Pit
CCC
CMA
ATMB
- MPSIMS
- Pit
- GQ
- IMHO
- Comments on columns
- GD
- ATMB
- Comments on mailbag