# Select the first two forums you visit whenever you come back to the SDMB. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 3, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613 "2011-05-03T20:02:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613/1 "2011-05-03T20:02:02Z")
Poll a-coming. I’m talking about: You go to sleep, you wake up, you come on the SDMB for the first time in a day…what’s the first and second forums you visit (on here)? For me it’s ATMB, followed by the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613/2 "2011-05-03T20:11:03Z")
Great Debates, then usually IMHO. After that MPSIMS, then I flip through the others. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613/3 "2011-05-03T20:11:42Z")
Whatever shows up on “New Posts” that interests me. I don’t visit forums as such. No vote in the poll. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613/4 "2011-05-03T20:21:47Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Whatever shows up on “New Posts” that interests me. I don’t visit forums as such. > > No vote in the poll. Same here. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613/5 "2011-05-03T20:21:58Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Whatever shows up on “New Posts” that interests me. I don’t visit forums as such. > > No vote in the poll. Exact same response. ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613/6 "2011-05-03T20:36:27Z")
When I’m on the desktop, it’s new posts. These days, I’m usually surfing the SDMB on Tapatalk on my phone, so I check participated topics, then new posts. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613/7 "2011-05-03T20:41:29Z")
I usually check my subscribed posts under **User CP**. Then **New Posts**. No vote in poll. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613/8 "2011-05-03T20:43:47Z")
First thing I do is check my subscribed posts. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613/9 "2011-05-03T20:47:51Z")
Other, I just tap on new posts. At the end of the night when I log, I mark everything read all so I can start more or less fresh every morning. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613/10 "2011-05-03T20:54:35Z")
The order is usually CS, IMHO, MPSIMS, Pit, GQ, Games. GD gets hit when I get bored. I don’t subscribe to any threads, and “new posts” means nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613/11 "2011-05-03T20:57:42Z")
First is ATMB to see if anyone has been banned or someone has their panties in a twist over some mod action. Then Cafe to see if anyone is talking about any tv shows I like and then I just randomely bounce around. ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613/12 "2011-05-03T21:50:55Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Whatever shows up on “New Posts” that interests me. I don’t visit forums as such. > > No vote in the poll. +1 ---
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613/13 "2011-05-03T22:06:04Z")
I have a bookmark that takes me to New Posts. No poll answer. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613/14 "2011-05-03T22:25:13Z")
GQ then either IMHO or CS (I voted CS). I don’t use new posts because there are a few forums I never or hardly ever visit. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613/15 "2011-05-03T22:27:46Z")
I use the \*\*New Posts \*\*button, so I can’t vote in the poll. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613/16 "2011-05-03T22:44:24Z")
Huh, I never knew that that button did that. I mean I knew on some level, but it never occured to me to click on it, or that a lot of people used it. In any event I usually start at GQ and work my way down the line (I prefer to do it forum by forum, so that the “mood” is consistent-I’d dislike jumping from a politics thread to a baseball thread back to a GQ as it would be a bit disconcerting. But to each his own. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613/17 "2011-05-03T23:26:49Z")
General Questions, then Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613/18 "2011-05-03T23:28:03Z")
New Posts is the only way I read the boards unless I am searching for something specific. ---
**Author:** ![Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nefarious_chipmunk/32/1045_2.png) [@Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nefarious_Chipmunk)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613/19 "2011-05-04T00:54:15Z")
I generally use new posts, but before I discovered that, and even occasionally now, I will check out GQ then MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613/20 "2011-05-04T01:04:56Z")
I go to the Pit first, but that’s really mostly out of habit; back when I first started posting, nearly 10 years ago, I posted mainly in the Pit. Nowadays, even though I mostly stay out of it (both because I’ve become less confrontational on the internet, and because the Pit isn’t nearly as much _fun_ as it used to be), it’s still the first place I usually check. After that, it’s usually IMHO, though sometimes I’ll go to the Game Room first, if I’ve recently posted in the WoW thread. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613.md?page=2)