I’m basically a pretty casual, spur-of-the-moment poster. I usually peruse through the New Posts list and check out the threads and only click into ones that either intrigue me or have been started by someone I know or like.
Sometimes I go quite a while before I see something that moves me to post.
Sometimes, I’ll have an urge to share my POV if I feel it’ll contribute, sometimes I’ll just insert a quip or a joke (cuz that’s my personality anyway – an irreverent smartass) and sometimes a thread is just good ol’ fashioned fun and a lot of people jump in. Those are my favorite.
Certain type threads I don’t go into or won’t ever post in. But there are a couple of habit-threads that I like cuz they require a little creativity but not enough to make it seem like work.
I try to be even-tempered and fair when I post but even if I think my view might not be popular or welcome, it still won't deter me if it’s something I feel I have to say.
I’m a big supporter of the underdog and can’t stand groupthink. So I usually have my say when I see a victim of it.
Sometimes my thoughts will involve serious thoughts and emotions from deep within me and sometimes they’ll be crass jokes and innuendoes. I can’t resist cracking a joke if I see it or if someone sets it up. And I can’t resist inserting my opinion if I feel it isn’t being represented or if I feel it’s being overlooked.
With serious issues and posts, I’ll usually type them up in Word first so I can compose my thoughts into a coherent order and limit any typos. But otherwise, I’ll just click on reply and shoot straight from the hip.
Also some threads bore me fairly quickly, no matter how serious the topic or discussion. If I see the same views being repeated ad nauseum or if things aren’t progressing and have basically stagnated into a stalemate or if they’ve digressed into something that no longer interest me than I usually won’t enter them again.
Same thing if a poster’s being dense or difficult. I’m not terribly invested in any thread – definitely not enough to get worked up over anyone’s difference in opinion or personality quirks or cries for attention etc.
So, to be honest, I don’t know exactly what type of poster I am. I just is.
