What makes you answer a post.

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I was just wondering what makes you reply to some one's questions, sometimes I see that a particular post has sooo many viewings with very little answers on it- sometimes on a very easy question.

Is it because the question has been asked so many times before, or DOES it matter who originally posted it, or is it simply you have nothing valuable to say.

I'm just being noisy and wonndering what makes you reply.
 
A lot depends on the time I have available. Sometimes I will answer loads of posts, but on other days I just have time to flick through the posts and not respond. Also, sometimes the title of a post can be misleading, so you open it thinking it is a subject you can help with, and find out it is about something totally different!
 
Agree with TGM - it depends how much time I've got. Especially if it is an easy question, if someone has already given the answer - why put it again? On more difficult questions there is more likely to be more than one solution or more than one thing to try. Also, peoples opinions differ.
 
I answer if I have experience of what is being asked, whether good or bad, I try not to put anything that is more opinion than experience as I am quite aware that what is said may be followed (and may be completely incorrect or dangerous if asked by a novice). If someone else had already answered with what I would have said I would probably post to agree as it confirms options. For questions that need more opinion than fact, such as regarding yard problems or issues that have wound someone up I may post to support them depending on time.
 
Agree, with me a matter of time, but I know what you mean. I think that some posts stir a bit of a hornets nest and a good debate then runs for a bit. I find those fascinating and I also think it is interesting as you begin to see what makes different people tick.
 
it also depends on time with me, I will look for posts by certain people and I tend to answer things that I have some interest / experience in. I always try to answer the 'newbie' ones when I spot them and ones where people have done something new or done well at something.
 
I must agree with you all on the time factor, certainly in the day time I'm on it in works time- oops! My boss will pop his head in the office and sees me staring at my PC screen and say on Horse & hound are we!.

gg- I think that is really nice to answer the newbie ones and perhaps I should try and do them more often just to make people feel welcome.

I enjoy reading other people's comments and know that I am not alone in my problems and the majority of the time will have my concern or worries answered by people on here.

I do find it very enjoyable .
 
With me its mostly time. Sometimes I dont answer because its something that has been answered already. Sometimes if its something I feel stongly about I simply have to answer. Some posts are a bit silly and you cant realy answer. I agree with pinkweasel that some debates are great. I dont like it when people start getting personal or nasty though, esp when it is clear that the poster is asking for help/advice, or having a bad time. No one needs kicking when they are already down.
 
If something I want to say has already been said, I won't reply. If it's something that I have particular knowledge on (which isn't a lot lol) then I will reply.
 
Titles are the first thing which open the door to whether I will answer a post, as it is the title which intrigues me into reading the post in the first place.

I often don't reply to posts where what I would have said has already been said. I may reply to agree with something someone else has said but only if I have something else to add to their comments.

Sometimes I have no time and I may come on here to have a quick flick-through. Other times I just do not have any time to even come on here.

I will look at posts which have no replies in the hope that I can respond. Often though there is either nothing to say to the poster because the thread has no questions needing answering, or because the answer to their question is simple and easy to find out.

I'm not one for replying "nice horse" or "well done" - if I have nothing decent to say then I don't reply with 2 word responses.

I love to look at peoples photos but I often don't respond to them for the reason stated above.
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Time, time, time and...interest in the subject - mostly. Today, for example, I seem to be replying loads
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I do also like to follow the stories of other people's competition pursuits, recoveries etc
And I agree that titles often draw my attention.
 
i tend not to answer newbie posts introducing themselves as i get board and dont even open them plus i also dont open posts where people are reporting about how their day has been and if they have had a break through as i dont feel i can contribute to that.

I love looking at posts that have got into a debate and tend to pear at posts that have had alot of responses maybe over two pages as i know there is obviously alot going on and alot of opinions and experiences are being put forward
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Same as above realy, I don't answer if the answers seem to be going on for pages and pages as anything I say will have been said already and who can be bothered to read pages of the same sort of stuff. I do try to answer if there aren't many answers as you feel realy unloved when no one answers your posts ! Also I don't answer if my opinion is just going to wind the poster up, I use this board for fun not to start arguments.
 
I answer a questioning post if I think I can genuinely contribute something, or if I also have an interest in the question. I don't answer if I think the poster is merely being a bit lazy - the answer to their question would be easy to find or they haven't bothered to have a quick look even at very recent threads on the same theme.

I don't get involved in personal/bitchy threads, or if I think the poster is simply looking for a fight.

I don't even read posts in text speak!
 
> if i have shared the poster's experience/problem and think I could offer advice that is helpful at best and at very least, understanding of the problem (this happens rarely
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> if the post asks me about the way I keep my horse and I get the chance to talk about my no1 favourite thing - me and my horse! (how often do you groom/how much do you pay for livery/what kind of joint supplement do you use etc)

> if I disagree violently with either the OP or someone else who has posted!

I tend to read a lot more than I contribute though, I like getting different ideas and perspectives on things. And I am terrible for reading and enjoying people's 'indulgent' posts or looking at pics and then not bothering to comment which is awful cos I hate it when it happens to me (128 views, 2 replies type thing).
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