What sorts of posts would you not read?
By Joanie
@Freelanzer (10745)
Canada
August 13, 2017 3:10pm CST
Is there a certain type of post you would not read, or would stop reading once you started? I know we all say we read interesting posts but the title may be interesting but once you start reading it you abandon the post. What would cause you to abandon a post?
For me it would be reading and not understanding what I am reading. Another one would be posts having to do with someone going to the toilet - don't care to read about that. Also one liner posts. Even when asking a question I feel it could be done in more than one line.
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
14 Aug 17
I thought it was against the rules to write about how much money you make here but guess I was wrong.
@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
15 Aug 17
@poehere I know what you mean. It is bragging plain and simple. Who cares.
@poehere (15126)
• French Polynesia
15 Aug 17
@Freelanzer They just brag about making tons of money here and laughing all the way to the bank. They never say how much they make. Or some of them brag about making a ton in one day or the most they have ever made on teh site. Sick of seeing these and weeding through them.
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@celticeagle (158739)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Aug 17
If it were too lengthy and someone that I wasn't really close with on here. If the subject matter was something I was not interested in. What I am reading needs to be understood as well. I think if people have some imagination they can make a post of two or three paragraphs. Doesn't have to be a epic.
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@celticeagle (158739)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Aug 17
@Freelanzer .......Same here. If it is going to be a long story they need to break it up into several posts.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
17 Sep 17
@Freelanzer Same here: these days my attention span is short.
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
13 Aug 17
My attention span is too short for too long posts
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@allen0187 (58438)
• Philippines
14 Aug 17
I won't read post about things that I do not understand or does note help me in understanding a certain topic. Also, posts that are clearly biased to push forth a personal agenda.
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@allen0187 (58438)
• Philippines
14 Aug 17
@Freelanzer true.
If you understand what you just read, you come up with a better reply.
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
14 Aug 17
It sure helps if you understand what you are reading which is not always the case.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
13 Aug 17
I'm curious and so I will read anything if it has an interesting title but may not continue if it doesn't make sense to me or if it is insulting to any group of people.
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
13 Aug 17
Sometimes the title does draw you in until you realize it is not your thing
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@sabtraversa (12855)
• Italy
13 Aug 17
If I don't understand, yes, that's a huge turn off.
Then if it's about a niche I'm not interested in, pretty obvious.
I usually avoid politics and religion as well. They're topics I might like, but most of the time I'm not prepared enough to enjoy and respond to such discussions.
I had a stomach flu but didn't post about my toilet business. 
I'm too good. 
I'm too good. 2 people like this
@sabtraversa (12855)
• Italy
13 Aug 17
@Freelanzer They're targeted to specific groups, religion to their own people and politics to people from specific countries. Then inside these groups not everyone is always in the mood to discuss.
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
13 Aug 17
Seems the consensus is no religion or politics here. I noticed those posts don't do very well.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
13 Aug 17
Basically just religious and politic ones for me.
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
13 Aug 17
Seems like those posts are generally avoided here.
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
19 Aug 17
@MALUSE I did read and comment on one of your book review about the Witch ...
@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
15 Aug 17
Not a fan of any of those but I think the racists ones are against the rules so I would flag those.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
14 Aug 17
politics, religion, kids, frugal anything, extremely long posts, the same old topics over and over and over, posts written by people I don't like LOL
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@MALUSE (69416)
• Germany
14 Aug 17
@Freelanzer There should be a site only for religious zealots. Yet, if they all went there and wrote their sermons, they couldn't do their missionary work.
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@moffittjc (118368)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Aug 17
Today, I refuse to read any posts about it being National Dog Day! My cat is very angry at me and refuses to come out because of what day it is. I keep telling him that it will all be over in a couple more hours. I also told him to quit being a big baby, and that I'm sure there will be a National Cat Day sometime over the course of the year that he'll get to celebrate.
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
27 Aug 17
So funny! I have a dog and he must be mad at me as I had no idea it was a dog day. Oh well. What's a cat to do on National Dog Day? Poor thing.
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@moffittjc (118368)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Aug 17
@Freelanzer Of course I just made up the part about my cat. I don't really have a cat, but I just needed an excuse to ignore all those National Dog Day posts all over social media! Even my daughter was posting pictures of her and her dog all day long on Instagram!
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@paigea (35637)
• Canada
18 Aug 17
Discussions about how much people have made on myLot, I avoid. Most one liners I avoid. Sometimes I will try to get the person to discuss their topic a bit. I avoid the political and religious but get drawn in sometimes. I avoid all the music and sports posts.
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
19 Aug 17
I am quite irritated by the "look how much money I made" posts
@paigea (35637)
• Canada
19 Aug 17
@Freelanzer Me too. I take the day off whenever it is the myLot payday
@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
17 Sep 17
Stories that tell about how others live are always interesting
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
14 Aug 17
It is important not to encourage bad behavior by reading those posts.
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@Letranknight2015 (51498)
• Philippines
13 Aug 17
Post that has almost the same topic but different body and post that involves challenges, like that similar to bucket challange.
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@FourWalls (61967)
• United States
17 Sep 17
Ones with pictures of cute frogs on toilet paper. 
(That picture is terrific!!!)
The ones I tend to skip are the "I'm new here, how do I make money" posts and "my religion is right, yours is wrong, so convert now" posts.
Ones I never skip: music.
(That picture is terrific!!!)
The ones I tend to skip are the "I'm new here, how do I make money" posts and "my religion is right, yours is wrong, so convert now" posts.
Ones I never skip: music.1 person likes this
@1creekgirl (40425)
• United States
13 Aug 17
If a post goes on and on with no paragrsph breaks, my eyes glaze over. I don't read posts that take my Lord's name in vain or have vulgar language.
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
13 Aug 17
I don't want to read posts about people's bowel movements. I also try to steer clear of political posts or people spewing hate.
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
13 Aug 17
I avoid writing political posts and would only comment on the occasional one here because I know they are not popular on this site. However I write mainly political posts in a different forum which are well received
