Most users just state their opinion on a topic rather than discuss it

[Obari]

In the few period of time I've spent on the forum, I've noticed that most times, people just come to a topic and state their opinions without coming back to add more contributions on such topics, hence discussion seems difficult especially for people in some signature campaigns.
Now my question is,
~Why does it seem difficult to continue a discussion on a topic.
~Why do people just state their opinions rather than continue a discussion?
Let's discuss please

[jackg]

It probably depends on the board. If you're asking for opinions and want to know what people do, are you going to be after a majority or do you just want individual opinions (I've seen topics where I think it's worth mentioning something I've done similar to what's already been said as it gives it a vote in favour of it).

I've done the opposite in a lot of threads and quoted 5+ posts and wondered whether it's going to be too much to read.

Some people in a rush to make posts - particularly those in the gambling campaigns that pay for a certain number of posts in the gambling section - often do just post in response to the OP and sometimes it's fine and other times you can watch a thread grow to be 5 pages in the first day - a lot of the times the OP is asking a question that's been asked before. I'd say from my time as a newbie, I liked it when my threads grew and people mentioned things and discussed what others had said. You don't need everyone to discuss the same things either, for example, you don't normally go 8 posts without someone discussing what's been mentioned previously/in them.

[Upgrade00]

Any sort of reply in a thread is stating your opinion on the matter. I'm doing that now with this reply and others who comment would be doing the same. This is also a form of discussion as in replying to you thread and discussing the matter.
I do reply to some threads after commenting on it, and many members here d the same; when it's necessary.

~Why does it seem difficult to continue a discussion on a topic.
~Why do people just state their opinions rather than continue a discussion?

• Nothing else really to add, or they do not have a notifier bot activated, so they are informed when they are quoted,
• For the above stated reasons, with the addition that they might just be spamming with no intention of joining a conversation.

[rat03gopoh]

Some users have represented answering follow-up questions, so it's better to avoid replying with repetitive core posts.
If people have to follow a topic they've already commented on and just wait to see when someone else's new response will be thrown in, isn't that a waste of time? Every minute there is some new topic that you can possibly respond to perfectly.

[Accardo]

~Why does it seem difficult to continue a discussion on a topic.
~Why do people just state their opinions rather than continue a discussion?

Its not difficult to respond, but when a person doesn't have  anything necessary to say it's better not to respond. Same way with continuity on the forum, if a person researched thoroughly before making a thread they'll definitely stick around to discuss with people on that topic. That's how I know if a person did research their post before sharing. That doesn't mean the OP don't come to check the responses on his post, Its clear that they don't have other things to add, which is not wrong.

[skarais]

~Why does it seem difficult to continue a discussion on a topic.
~Why do people just state their opinions rather than continue a discussion?

I think it really depends on the topic. If the OP asks a question then of course he will get a lot of user responses and opinions. For example, your thread. You have two questions, and of course people will give their opinion. Maybe you need to look at a particular subject of thread to determine if it's a topic of discussion or one expecting a lot of user opinion. The two topic categories are distinguishable, so of course you will get differences.

On the topic of discussion, you have to present the data for discussion and usually the OP doesn't ask questions for readers. And one more thing, you may need to specify your thread title like so:

[Discussion] Most users just state their opinion on a topic rather than discuss it

[Poker Player]

This is not exclusive to this forum, what happens is that signature campaigns exacerbate it. But I see it every day in other forums, even things that here are against the rules like one liners or off topic replies.

When you go beyond page 5 in other forums, either people say what they think without arguing, or those who argue get involved in an argument that no one pays attention to, often going off topic.

Call me conspiranoid if you want but I would say that this thread has more to do with trying to get the minimum weekly merit requirement to not receive half the payout (relaxed requirement on the original) than with a real concern about the issue.

[lovesmayfamilis]

OP, because a lot of people just don't read the entire discussion but only reply to the first post. You have been on the forum for a long time, and you know that, basically, many are interested in the number of their posts, so you will see repeated answers from time to time, only in different wording. To be honest, it's quite difficult to keep the discussion going when the answers go to page two, as basically the whole topic is already exhausted after a few replies.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

Call me conspiranoid if you want but I would say that this thread has more to do with trying to get the minimum weekly merit requirement to not receive half the payout (relaxed requirement on the original) than with a real concern about the issue.

Let me guess. He is in one of Yahoo's campaign and that needs minimum 1 merit to get paid. Fuck I don't have any left 😂

You have 0 sendable merit (sMerit) which you can send to other people. There is no point in hoarding sMerit; keeping it yourself does not benefit you, and we reserve the right to decay unused sMerit in the future.

Let's discuss please

I honestly ran out of sMerit or I would help you to get that. Tell me what else you want to discuss 😉

Full disclosure: I spend my time on the forum for fun. I like poking people, pissing them off, sometimes being gentle and sometimes being rude. But no, I am not here for serious discussion or showing how intellectual I am. Yes there are some situations when you see something worth having serious points to take and discuss but not all the time.

[Obari]

The thread now got an engagement that is nice and most people couldn't write on it because most people got guilty or so but most times the truth are bitter.
@poker player, @BitcoinGirl.club, I wouldn't mind having the merits and no one wouldn't be happy getting merited on a post no matter your rank because the merit(s) shows that you're doing a nice job and your work was nice.
@lovesmayfamilis, you said it all and I had to go check out some topics and it's true that the topic switches even after  just about 5 replies and people just want to write.

There is a special feeling that I always get when I see my topics getting some nice page count which shows people were interested in what I said and I feel so happy when I see my post getting merited which shows that I tried writing something presentable.
One thing I've learnt from the forum is tolerance and accepting my mistakes and also to be able to write more because I was a very poor writer and lately I have the zeal to write more because of this forum.

@skariah, thank you for the suggestion and I think your suggestions did made sense and I I'm accepting your suggestion. Thanks.
I still hope to see more people air out their minds

[Apocollapse]

It's not bad to express their own opinion if there's no one have express it before and discussion doesn't mean the user is not a shitposter because most people only repeat what the above have pointed before. I don't mind if it's expressing opinion or continue the discussion, as long as the post is add new idea or insight, it's completely fine.

Actually both combination is much better, usually the user who express their own opinion are only read the thread while the one who continue the discussion is just read the last post of the thread.

[YOSHIE]

~Why does it seem difficult to continue a discussion on a topic.

We here have many places for users who can discuss complaints, cases, discussions, sales, reputation, meta etc., different levels, not all topics can be used as material for long discussions, there are certain limits, already understand the core points of the topic is enough, no need for a longer discussion, the problem has been solved.

~Why do people just state their opinions rather than continue a discussion?

It depends, the contents of the topic that you make, if the point is you ask about opinions, of course members who enter your topic will give opinions, if you open a topic of long term discussion, of course users will discuss it for a long time.

[Erumo]

most people dont even read posts above or even first post. they only read topic subject and already generate a 150 character post for signature campaign 

[Findingnemo]

Possible reasons are

They don't really care about discussing or giving opinion, they simply want to fulfill post quota.

Not much of discussion is going on, so they just leave it once giving a opinion.

Every thread doesn't need to be considered as discussion, some only created for a solution so once OP got the answer he will left it without locking.

[drwhobox]

I will give you my opinion here to the OP. When the purpose of the topic is already served, there is no point in discussing it. In this forum or any other forum, you will get multiple answers or replies from members, but when the topic is over, it is better to leave rather than carry out the discussion.

Hence, if the topic is suitable for a long discussion, we are here to spend our time on the topic.

[Hispo]

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~Why does it seem difficult to continue a discussion on a topic.
~Why do people just state their opinions rather than continue a discussion?
Let's discuss please

I share my opinion according to what OP said in their initial post and if someone replies to my answer later, I usually engage in discussion.
Also, when I have some spare time and the thread as a whole has caught my attention when I proceed to read most of the replies and I also try to reply some other users (besides the OP), engaging in further discussion.

As others have already explained, people sometimes simply do not wish to read the whole thread.

[krishnaverma]

In the few period of time I've spent on the forum, I've noticed that most times, people just come to a topic and state their opinions without coming back to add more contributions on such topics, hence discussion seems difficult especially for people in some signature campaigns.
Now my question is,
~Why does it seem difficult to continue a discussion on a topic.
~Why do people just state their opinions rather than continue a discussion?
Let's discuss please

You are right. I have also observed that some members starting the threads do not reply to further comments. It can happen sometimes due to busy schedule but if it is being repeated multiple times, it is obvious that purpose of opening threads is to get merits.

[ShowOff]

Discussions and express opinions must be interrelated because in the end discussions and express opinions aim to solve problems.

For many discussion thread I think a few posts on the first and second pages have solved the problem, and if the user responds further on page three and beyond then there's probably a lot of repetition in that. Several reasons have already been mentioned and you probably already know them, one of which is that the user is not interested in joining discussion and is not interested in reading all the posts.

One thing I've learnt from the forum is tolerance and accepting my mistakes and also to be able to write more because I was a very poor writer and lately I have the zeal to write more because of this forum.

Just do whatever you want as long as you don't break the rules. You can discuss anything, respond anything, ask questions, answer questions or even guide other users and it's all free for you to do in this forum.

[Sandra_hakeem]

In the few period of time I've spent on the forum, I've noticed that most times, people just come to a topic and state their opinions without coming back to add more contributions on such topics, hence discussion seems difficult especially for people in some signature campaigns.
Now my question is,
~Why does it seem difficult to continue a discussion on a topic.
~Why do people just state their opinions rather than continue a discussion?
Let's discuss please

It depends on the board in question just as JACK said ...
I use to see a thing like that severally in boards like gambling -- where everyone goes in there to dumb whatsoever shit they've got in their minds, so for the same reason that anything they would say is sometimes just according to the topic sentence, they'll not have to bother reading anyone's opinion -- maybe if someone had said the same thing already? Or if they're really making a point that could revive a discussion? Or if they're making any points at all? ... These questions Don't seem to bother them; all they need is their Post-count, simple.
Yunno we have alot of less oriented peeps in here, that operates in a very lowwww perception based on their inexperience ... you'll be surprised to quote someone on a very important question, on their Post, based on their statement earlier but they'll not a make any reply to that ever again!!

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

[Obari]

Just do whatever you want as long as you don't break the rules. You can discuss anything, respond anything, ask questions, answer questions or even guide other users and it's all free for you to do in this forum.

This is one nice one that has touched my heart and there is one thing that keeps ringing In my head which is plagiarism and I wasn't too conversant with the word not until I got onboard here.
I personally have learnt alot of things and one thing I always try to do in most of my topics is to follow up discussions and thread and there is always a special joy in my heart the moment my thread starts getting more views and engagements and there is always a greater joy seeing my post getting merited.