# What order do you view the forums? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 22, 2003, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-order-do-you-view-the-forums/150292 "2003-01-22T21:35:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LifeIllustrator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/958977/32.png) [@LifeIllustrator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeIllustrator)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-order-do-you-view-the-forums/150292/1 "2003-01-22T21:35:50Z")
I usually start with MPSIMS, then jump over to the Cafe. After that it is a toss up between IMHO and the Pit. If I have time, I then go over to General Questions, and finally Great Debates. The other forums, I only go to every once in a great while. ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-order-do-you-view-the-forums/150292/2 "2003-01-22T21:37:39Z")
I read pretty much MPSIMS exclusively any more. Once in awhile, I’ll hop over to the Pit or IMHO or Cafe. Only rarely will I hit GQ, GD, or anything else. I just don’t feel qualified for anything other than the mundane. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-order-do-you-view-the-forums/150292/3 "2003-01-22T21:44:11Z")
Start at ATMB, skip to GQ, skip to CS (usually; sometimes I’ll check out what is brewing in GD), then on through. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-order-do-you-view-the-forums/150292/4 "2003-01-22T21:45:41Z")
MPSIMS Pit Cafe ATMB IMHO GQ Only rarely do I venture into GD. It’s always the same ol’-same ol’ in there. “I’m right.” “No, I’m right.” “No, you’re wrong. I’m right.” Blah. Blah. Blah. 🙂 Happy ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-order-do-you-view-the-forums/150292/5 "2003-01-22T21:58:56Z")
**IMHO** is usually first. This is where I usually find the most interesting threads and the ones to which I feel I am qualified to respond. **MPSIMS** comes next, pretty much for the same reasons as listed in IMHO. **The Pit** comes after MPSIMS. I’m more selective about the threads I view and post to, especially if I am at work, given the nature of such threads. **General Questions** comes fourth. I find a lot of interesting topics and responses, but I don’t usually know enough about the questions asked to offer a knowledgeable reply other than one that is anecdotal to the OP. **Cafe Society** comes fifth (sometimes it precedes GQ). I don’t watch a lot of TV and I have only seen about half as many movies as most other people (but would like to see more if I had the time). I tend to watch for the music-related threads the most. **ATMB** and **Comments on Cecil’s Columns** I only visit occasionally, if the other forums are tapped out for me. **Great Debates** I never visit this forum. I’m just not the debating kind of person. ---
**Author:** ![Zazie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Zazie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zazie)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-order-do-you-view-the-forums/150292/6 "2003-01-22T22:31:37Z")
General Questions Cafe In my humble opinion MPSIMS Pit Always. I am so boring, routine routine… I never dare go to GD! ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-order-do-you-view-the-forums/150292/7 "2003-01-22T22:35:29Z")
I usually have two browser windows open when I look at the SDMB, so my order is: MPSIMS and Pit IMHO and GQ MPSIMS and Pit again in case someone posted since I last checked repeat If I’m really bored, I’ll look at GD and Cafe Society, but I rarely find threads that interest me. ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-order-do-you-view-the-forums/150292/8 "2003-01-22T22:35:55Z")
Historically, it’s been Great Debates, Cafe Society, In my Humble Opinion, MPSIMS. Lately, however, I’ve been going to Cafe Society first to read the latest posts in the “If LotR had been written by someone else” thread. ---
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-order-do-you-view-the-forums/150292/9 "2003-01-22T22:48:16Z")
I start a the top and look at them all (but I generally only post in CS, IMHO and the PIT). ---
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-order-do-you-view-the-forums/150292/10 "2003-01-22T22:49:34Z")
And here, jeez what the hell was I thinking? unclviny ---
**Author:** ![tisiphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tisiphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tisiphone)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-order-do-you-view-the-forums/150292/11 "2003-01-22T22:51:33Z")
:o Pit MPSIMS IMHO Great Debates General Questions, then I’ll poke 'round Staff Reports, Comments, Cafe, and ATMB now and again. Just to see if there’s anything new or interesting or both. Some days I don’t manage to ever climb out of the Pit. 🙂 What d’ya expect, given my username? ---
**Author:** ![Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Daniel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-order-do-you-view-the-forums/150292/12 "2003-01-22T23:15:39Z")
Cafe Society (even without a TV, I find I can absorb most of the threads) IMHO Pit GQ MPSIMS GD ATMB and oh yeah, the Cecil stuff 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-order-do-you-view-the-forums/150292/13 "2003-01-22T23:24:12Z")
Pit MPSIMS IMHO GQ GD A couple of times a week I’ll check ATMB after reading GQ and occasionally I’ll read CS. ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-order-do-you-view-the-forums/150292/14 "2003-01-22T23:36:01Z")
I do it in order, from most favorite to least: General Questions, About This Message Board, Comments on Cecil’s Columns and Comments on Staff Reports (sometimes), Cafe Society, In My Humble Opinion, and at last, the lowly MPSIMS. Half the time, by the time I get to Cafe Society, I’m only reading threads that are grey (as in, ones I’ve read before). If I accidentally click on Great Debates, I’ll read a thread. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-order-do-you-view-the-forums/150292/15 "2003-01-23T00:15:17Z")
Cafe always first. Then either IMHO-MPSIMS-BBQ-GQ or GQ-IMHO-MPSIMS-BBQ Only drop in on GD every so often. ---
**Author:** ![Jabba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@Jabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jabba)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-order-do-you-view-the-forums/150292/16 "2003-01-23T00:19:17Z")
I start with GQ, then CS. For the rest, I click on View New Posts and see if any thread titles look interesting. ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-order-do-you-view-the-forums/150292/17 "2003-01-23T00:20:34Z")
IMHO MPSIMS GD GQ BBQ CS ---
**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-order-do-you-view-the-forums/150292/18 "2003-01-23T00:22:08Z")
I work my way up the order listed, starting at the Pit and moving steadily upward to ATMB. Then, if I’m just passing the time at work, I go to ‘Show New Threads’ and just keep reading and refreshing. ---
**Author:** ![Oblong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c0e974/32.png) [@Oblong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oblong)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-order-do-you-view-the-forums/150292/19 "2003-01-23T01:02:05Z")
For the most part I start with Cafe, head to the Pit,then just work my way to IMHO and MPSIMS. Rarely do I go into GQ or GD, almost never GD. The posts there are too involved for me to get into, I wouldn’t contribute anything. I don’t know anything so GQ is for my information only. ---
**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-order-do-you-view-the-forums/150292/20 "2003-01-23T01:55:45Z")
I usually start at the Pit and just work my way up the forums in order. Most of the time, however, I click on the “view new posts” thing and view the threads like that. I’d say I post in MPSIMS the most, but I really don’t post that often. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-order-do-you-view-the-forums/150292.md?page=2)