# Would dopers be pissed if I just started threads and rarely added posts? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 12, 2008, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-dopers-be-pissed-if-i-just-started-threads-and-rarely-added-posts/448997 "2008-05-12T04:37:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Plan\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-dopers-be-pissed-if-i-just-started-threads-and-rarely-added-posts/448997/1 "2008-05-12T04:37:26Z")
Lately I notice that I have nothing to add to threads I’m reading. OTOH I probably have about two or three questions a day that pop up that I might like to ask on SDMB, mostly GQ and IMHO. Of course I’d stick around to clarify my question if more info is needed or if it wasn’t clear what I was getting at. And I’d come back to say thanks. Would that annoy people? ---
**Author:** ![Rhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Rhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhubarb)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-dopers-be-pissed-if-i-just-started-threads-and-rarely-added-posts/448997/2 "2008-05-12T04:49:36Z")
[QUOTE=Plan B] Lately I notice that I have nothing to add to threads I’m reading. OTOH I probably have about two or three questions a day that pop up that I might like to ask on SDMB, mostly GQ and IMHO. Of course I’d stick around to clarify my question if more info is needed or if it wasn’t clear what I was getting at. And I’d come back to say thanks. Would that annoy people? [/QUOTE] Not too much in those forums, as long as you said thank you, but it would be seen as impolite in GD or the pit. all IMHO, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-dopers-be-pissed-if-i-just-started-threads-and-rarely-added-posts/448997/3 "2008-05-12T04:59:49Z")
[QUOTE=Plan B] Of course I’d stick around to clarify my question if more info is needed or if it wasn’t clear what I was getting at. And I’d come back to say thanks. [/QUOTE] This is pretty much Standard Operating Procedure in GQ. There’s really no need to respond to a GQ thread you’ve started for anything more than you’ve mentioned. It wouldn’t be a problem in IMHO either. As has been said, a certain degree of involvement is expected by the OP in GD and the Pit, but not so much in the other forums. ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-dopers-be-pissed-if-i-just-started-threads-and-rarely-added-posts/448997/4 "2008-05-12T04:59:58Z")
Not to worry. . . if Dopers are pissed, they’ll let you know. So if you don’t show up in a thread and someone is expecting you to, you’ll find out soon enough. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ace\_Face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Ace\_Face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace_Face)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-dopers-be-pissed-if-i-just-started-threads-and-rarely-added-posts/448997/5 "2008-05-12T06:30:21Z")
Test… after three years away from SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-dopers-be-pissed-if-i-just-started-threads-and-rarely-added-posts/448997/6 "2008-05-14T20:52:25Z")
[QUOTE=Colibri] This is pretty much Standard Operating Procedure in GQ. There’s really no need to respond to a GQ thread you’ve started for anything more than you’ve mentioned. It wouldn’t be a problem in IMHO either. As has been said, a certain degree of involvement is expected by the OP in GD and the Pit, but not so much in the other forums. [/QUOTE] I disagree. It’s considered impolite to have people answer questions in GQ, especially after doing considerable research, and not thank them for it. Making a habit of it would be noticeable. If you have time to read the responses, you have time to post a quick “thank you.” That’s all that’s necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-dopers-be-pissed-if-i-just-started-threads-and-rarely-added-posts/448997/7 "2008-05-14T21:37:10Z")
[QUOTE=Exapno Mapcase] I disagree. It’s considered impolite to have people answer questions in GQ, especially after doing considerable research, and not thank them for it. Making a habit of it would be noticeable. [/quote] **Plan B** said he would come back to say thanks. What I meant by “Standard Operating Procedure” is what _should_ be standard. I recognize that the SOP is not followed as often as it might be. ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-dopers-be-pissed-if-i-just-started-threads-and-rarely-added-posts/448997/8 "2008-05-15T12:22:22Z")
Hey, anyone know what happened to **Plan B**? He hasn’t posted to this thread since Sunday. Hope he’s okay.