What's your AW process?

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Hmm. That's a great question. I have three or four boards I troll, and since I'm here almost every day, I usually just look for the notes that say they changed today:
Blogging
Life Writing
Nonfiction Books

Occasionally I scan the list of boards and if the title of the most recently changed one grabs my eye, I'll dip into it. And that's exactly what happened to me just now when I saw the subject "What's your AW process."

Jerry Waxler

I first click onto Subscribed threads, to see if I want to read the updates of threads I've already participated in. From there I click onto New Posts to see if there's something I want to contribute to; I do read a lot of them, even if I don't reply.


Elodie

I check rep points for messages. I tend to visit writing novels and the roundtable first. After that, I wander around. I don't post that much compared to what I read.

Polenth said:

I check rep points for messages. I tend to visit writing novels and the roundtable first. After that, I wander around. I don't post that much compared to what I read.

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I do exactly the same lol. If anyone wants to give me a freebie rep so I have something to read when I first sign in I'd be very appreciative!

I start at the top and work my way down. If the latest topic shown on the front summary screen intrigues me, I go into that forum. Some forums I go in regardless.

Always click New Posts, and continue with that throughout the day. A few places have their own tabs so I can keep track. If someone makes a reference to something that sounds, um, interesting then I'll go through the main page and find it.

Yeah I start with New Posts also, and keep checking on and off throughout the day. Or if I've got extra time, I drop into specific areas that interest me, like Playwriting and a few others.

I hit the Mod Squad room first, if I don't have any PMs. Then I go to Office Party... then 'New Posts'.

Oh. Wait. FIRST it's Rep Points...

find the latest poster in the newbie forum.

click to PM them.

tell them their puppy is dead if they don't paypal me ten dollars.

go out to lunch.

Polenth said:

I check rep points for messages. I tend to visit writing novels and the roundtable first. After that, I wander around. I don't post that much compared to what I read.

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Now people are checking up on me by sending rep points, but I'm on to you! I saw them!

Wow thanks for all the reps guys! I'm finally off that extinguished - oops I mean distinguished road. I got me some respect now!

Enjoy it. Won't last long.

Check reps.
Check PMs.
Check Mod Room
Check Subscribed threads.
Check Roundtable.
Surf around.

Not always in that order. Sometimes I check here first to make sure no one set the table on fire while I was gone.

PMs? None, go to...somewhere, nose around a bit; then get a notion and check the point zone, see a strange comment and wonder wtf I said that was so good... wander around some more, greet some newbz, play some games

PMs, reps, novels, roundtable, story research, maybe sandbox or SFF, then I end up roaming aimlessly.

I Click on "Subscribed Threads"
Then I click on "Todays Posts"
If I don't see anything I like, I sometimes jump into the research threads.
Then I jump into the Movies and TV thread.

So, yea, that's where you can find me.

I don't normally have PM's *Sniff*, so I check my reps, reply (rep in return), then it's New Posts and surfing from there, depending on what grabs me.

Well, I'll be. I never noticed the new post button until this thread. Thank you.

Week days especially, if you go through New Posts make sure when you get to the last page you click it again. Always some more new ones. After that I always move over to Quick Links and click Mark as Read. Pages will pile up if you don't.

Novels
Roundtable
Fantasy/Sci-fi
Writing prompts/exercises or SYW if I have time.

I have my User CP bookmarked, so that's my first stop, which includes PMs, RPs and New Subscribed Threads. Then I'm off to Today's Posts (which can be up to 18 or so pages, so I'll only probably check the first few on and off throughout the day). Sometimes I'll surf individual rooms because I miss a lot of posts due to being on Aussie time. People post a lot while I'm asleep. Pfft!