As per the title really - is it that people only reply to certain people, do you look at all posts that certain popular people post, or do you get lured in by the subject title ???
Subject title in the first instance... but if I'm logging on for the first time in ages I usually have a look through and will open some threads before others
I think it is a bit of both. For me, i personally read and join in on a thread due to content not the person primarily.
More often though i believe it is who posts the thread. some people get a massive amount of replies, while some of us, like moi does not get that many, ho hum, i will get by
For me it is the subject title. However, if I see a post from a person who I think has been unjustifiably nasty or spiteful in their previous posts I don't comment and often don't look at their posts.
I look at the subject title. I couldnt give a monkeys who the poster is.
There are some members who are like the pied piper but personally i dont want to be a rat.
As a bit of a lurker who doesn't do a lot of posting, I'd say it was most definitely the name of the poster. Lots of responses to certain people and very few to others, and not always reflective of how interesting the post is imo - still that's the way of the world!
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'More often though i believe it is who posts the thread. some people get a massive amount of replies, while some of us, like moi does not get that many, ho hum, i will get by'
Me too, i've had a few really helpful replies but mostly hardly any, maybe my posts are just not interesting lol! I also find often that if i respond to someone elses post i dont always get a response back. To answer the question, its the subject title for me.
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I'd hope it's the subject title! I never look at who's posted it originally. If it's an interesting topic, it's an interesting topic!
I only re0ply if the post content is interesting, and I feel I have something to add. Badly worded posts tend to annoy me and I do tend to expect some posters to post more interesting stuff than others. I also expect better quality information from some posters than others.
Usually the post title, but there are some HHOers who I know better than others (either in RL or through chatting on here) so I will always look at their posts
Similarly when I post I can pretty much guarantee who will reply to it, depending on which section of the forum it is in