A LJ-related poll....

[conuly]

[Poll #667042]

Comments

[ladyshrew.livejournal.com]

Other things--a lot of it depends on my mood and if it's actually on a subject about which I'm interested (or if it has a cool title). Also, whether or not I'll comment when there are lots of comments depends on both the post content and the comment content.

As for crossposting, sometimes an entry can be relevant to seemingly unrelated comms, which is why I said it's ok then. But for me, I usually rewrite the entry a bit for whichever audience. But then, most of the times when I crosspost, it's really just a link to an article. And I don't say much.

[conuly]

When I said "unrelated comms", I didn't mean unrelated to each other, but unrelated to the entry. It didn't come out as clearly as I'd wanted, though, especially with the "overlap" options.

[strangelette.livejournal.com]

In general, do you think that polls encourage or discourage discussion?

I think it depends on the subject matter. I think polls about any even remotely controversial subject tend to generate a lot of discussion because there is always disagreement as to how the subject was approached by the poll creator. Those comments lead to discussion within the comments and the whole things branches out more than, in my opinion, it would have without the poll. But polls such as "what movie should I watch tonight" generally just encourage clicking and no commenting.

You yourself use cut tags for which of the following?

My 'other' is anything that might be triggering or disturbing. Via my own flist this seems like it's become a relatively common practice. Even though it's technically my journal I think people deserve a choice as to what shows up on the flists. I think a well organized filtering system can remove the need to do this.

I've noticed that people are more likely to answer polls than comment on my entries is this because...

Now this is coming from someone with some pretty significant social anxiety that does (irrationally, I know) extend to the internets but I think a poll is the most explicit request for feedback available on LJ. If someone puts up a poll I can be absolutely certain that they expect or would like me to answer. It's also less interaction than commenting on an entry and is usually easier than parsing out an answer to an question or direct request for information (where 'easier' comes in).

You can't underestimate the amazing power of radio check buttons and ticky boxes ;)

[conuly]

ACK! I use cut tags in the same way, and I completely forgot to mention triggery posts. D'oh!

[leora.livejournal.com]

I didn't know you could submit a poll without clicking anything... nor had I ever thought about whether you could or couldn't.

I click on cut tags often if they are about something personal to a friend of mine. If they are more discussion-oriented, world news, or other non-personal things, it depends on my interest in the subject. I will sometimes bypass cut tags on personal things if I don't have much emotional energy to invest.

I cut tag things that I think may squick some of my readers. I cut tag spoilers with warnings. I cut tag anything I think might cause problems on someone's friends page (unchecked HTML, pictures, a burning desire to have a really long outburst of text that will view as all one word... that sort of thing).

Whether I view links depends on the subject and how much time I have. If I'm bored, I'm more likely to look at links. But I dislike links since I never know what sort of hideous formatting and design I'm going to encounter.


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[conuly]

Want me to delete, and you repost, or do you just want to finish in a different comment?

[azuresunglasses.livejournal.com]

Usually, I click on links and I click on cuts only if the subject matter interests me. For instance, if the cut promised, "omg! how to re-pipe ur house using gum and paper clips! omg!" I might click on it to laugh at the chatspeak, or because I'm repiping my house right now and it would be a lot easier with paper clips and gum.
However, if it said, "Mating habits of the artic nematode," I would be less inclined. Also, it depends on my mood.

[beetlebomb.livejournal.com]

It depends on what the poll is about whether or not I comment and also if the answer I would have wanted to give isn't an option on the poll. Sometimes i'll skip links and cuts if I'm behind and/or in a hurry.

[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

Are you more likely, or less likely, to comment on an entry that already has a lot of comments?

Depends on the entry, the comments, my mood and the amount of time I have available. Contrary to the way things work in the Poll Universe, my reactions don't tend to be either-or, is-it-this-or-is-it-that. Rather, they're based on the interaction of a number of variables, as well as a certain degree of chance.

"Now we come to ticks and tocks lj-cuts. Do you commonly click on lj-cuts?" "and links?"

Same as above; many factors interrelated. You could have made this explanation- process much easier if you'd put ticky-boxes instead of radio buttons on your poll; "click all that apply" rather than "choose just one".

"You yourself use cut tags for which of the following?"

How come you've got "never" listed as an option, but you don't have "always"? I always use lj-cuts on my own journal, and almost always on communities.

"What do you think about crossposting?"

Depends on the nature of the post, the nature of the communities, and the nature of the relationships between the members of the communities.

"Quack?"

Cthulhu ftaghn!

[conuly]

How come you've got "never" listed as an option, but you don't have "always"? I always use lj-cuts on my own journal, and almost always on communities.

Because that question had ticky boxes. THe never was to ensure that everyone picked at least one answer.

[ladytalon.livejournal.com]

I knew 1 and 2 because I'd previously been corrected on it in a couple other places.

It's funny that I often answer polls because it's less effort, but end up being more likely to comment anyway. Weird.

And for lj-cuts, I chose the "depends on the poster" answer, but it also sometimes depends on the content. I'll also click on cuts if the community is one I know (which is related to depending on the poster, I suppose) and the content seems to be interesting.

And I picked "other" for when I do lj-cuts because I'll also cut for TMI-ness/NWS-ness. Or is that the general interest option?

[ladytalon.livejournal.com]

Oh! And! Since it's related. I never, ever, ever click on links that pretend to be fake cuts, because I despise them. No good can come of deliberately misleading a group of people.

And if I see that the link (for a link within LJ) goes to the reply page, I'm much less likely to click it. That's just manipulation.

[thornleaf.livejournal.com]

People never fail to comment on a poll if they think a valid answer was omitted.

I'll comment on a poll if I think one of the questions merits a longer answer than given, or if it's particularly thought-provoking.

Or if I'm asked to. ;)

[eofs.livejournal.com]

They encourage discussion if you tell people they have to comment when choosing an option. And also because it provides several viewpoints people can argue for, against.

I'm more likely to comment, again, if it says I have to.

I click on links depending on what's said to be behind them. Which I'd think is fairly self-explanatory really.

[packbat.livejournal.com]

Links and LJ-cuts: Generally, I click them if they look to be something I want to read, and if they won't occupy too much of my time. If I'm rushed, or if I miss checking LJ for a few days, I'll tend to skip them more. Also, when I'm reading the LJ of a prolific poster, I'm more likely to skip.

Also, I'm more likely to read an LJ-cut than a link. I think this is because I already expect to like the writing of the LJ writer I know, and the link is an unknown quantity. ('ts'why I tend to reread books and rewatch movies, too.)

[pne.livejournal.com]

Polls sometimes make me more likely to comment if I'm going to complain about a missing choice or request clarification on an unclearly (to me) phrased question :)

[rho]

Links and lj-cuts both get read or not depending on a combination of poster, description, and how much tie I have/how bored I'm feeling. The second is probaby the most iportant for lj-cuts (I'll almost always folow the cut to anything that sounds at all interesting) whereas the third is the most important for links.

I use lj-cut for large images, many images, memes, anything NSFW, spoilers, possible triggers, possible TMI, very long entries, anything where I want people to read a disclaimer before reading the actual entry.

[wodhaund.livejournal.com]

I can edit poll answers? Cool. Not a feature I think I'd ever use, but neat anyway.

Anyhow, regarding polls encouraging or discouraging discussion, I think it depends very much on the content of the poll. A fairly simple poll (One question with 3 or 4 possible answers) I don't think is likely to encourage discussion of any kind. A longer one, especially one with a text box, is more likely, in my opinion, to get people wanting to explain their answers. (This poll is case in point.) I, myself, am neither more nor less likely to comment on an entry with a poll, considering I comment a rather ridiculous amount as is.

S for clicking on LJ cuts, it very much depends on the promised subject matter. In your journal, I click on most, because the promised articles catch my eye, or I want to read the latest "Ana is cute!" story. On other journals, I may avoid it because I know the only thing under that cut is 30 quiz results, and I really don't care to see those. Links are the same way. (Yep, I click on the majority of your posted links - you really do find the best articles!)

Crossposting can be annoying, but sometimes the only way to ensure a post that needs to be seen is seen. I'll tolerate it when it's to related communities with dissimilar readership. Por posting it in a wide range of communities (such as ones where there is great reader overlap and/or completely unrelated subject matter), that post had better have pretty high importance (warning of danger to come, things like that.).

And as a note, I always love seeing what you put as the last poll question. X3

That was long! :D;

[snale.livejournal.com]

If I feel like an interesting question has been posed in a poll, but the answer options don't really cover my opinion, or if I feel the need to clarify my opinion, I'll comment on a poll post.

As far as links, I click on them if the topic is something I want to know more about -- especially if I think I have time to read an article.

[raleighj.livejournal.com]

I'll click on links if they look interesting. Cuts I click almost all the time.

[ladyshrew.livejournal.com]

Other things--a lot of it depends on my mood and if it's actually on a subject about which I'm interested (or if it has a cool title). Also, whether or not I'll comment when there are lots of comments depends on both the post content and the comment content.

As for crossposting, sometimes an entry can be relevant to seemingly unrelated comms, which is why I said it's ok then. But for me, I usually rewrite the entry a bit for whichever audience. But then, most of the times when I crosspost, it's really just a link to an article. And I don't say much.

[conuly]

When I said "unrelated comms", I didn't mean unrelated to each other, but unrelated to the entry. It didn't come out as clearly as I'd wanted, though, especially with the "overlap" options.

[strangelette.livejournal.com]

In general, do you think that polls encourage or discourage discussion?

I think it depends on the subject matter. I think polls about any even remotely controversial subject tend to generate a lot of discussion because there is always disagreement as to how the subject was approached by the poll creator. Those comments lead to discussion within the comments and the whole things branches out more than, in my opinion, it would have without the poll. But polls such as "what movie should I watch tonight" generally just encourage clicking and no commenting.

You yourself use cut tags for which of the following?

My 'other' is anything that might be triggering or disturbing. Via my own flist this seems like it's become a relatively common practice. Even though it's technically my journal I think people deserve a choice as to what shows up on the flists. I think a well organized filtering system can remove the need to do this.

I've noticed that people are more likely to answer polls than comment on my entries is this because...

Now this is coming from someone with some pretty significant social anxiety that does (irrationally, I know) extend to the internets but I think a poll is the most explicit request for feedback available on LJ. If someone puts up a poll I can be absolutely certain that they expect or would like me to answer. It's also less interaction than commenting on an entry and is usually easier than parsing out an answer to an question or direct request for information (where 'easier' comes in).

You can't underestimate the amazing power of radio check buttons and ticky boxes ;)

[conuly]

ACK! I use cut tags in the same way, and I completely forgot to mention triggery posts. D'oh!

[leora.livejournal.com]

I didn't know you could submit a poll without clicking anything... nor had I ever thought about whether you could or couldn't.

I click on cut tags often if they are about something personal to a friend of mine. If they are more discussion-oriented, world news, or other non-personal things, it depends on my interest in the subject. I will sometimes bypass cut tags on personal things if I don't have much emotional energy to invest.

I cut tag things that I think may squick some of my readers. I cut tag spoilers with warnings. I cut tag anything I think might cause problems on someone's friends page (unchecked HTML, pictures, a burning desire to have a really long outburst of text that will view as all one word... that sort of thing).

Whether I view links depends on the subject and how much time I have. If I'm bored, I'm more likely to look at links. But I dislike links since I never know what sort of hideous formatting and design I'm going to encounter.


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[conuly]

Want me to delete, and you repost, or do you just want to finish in a different comment?

[azuresunglasses.livejournal.com]

Usually, I click on links and I click on cuts only if the subject matter interests me. For instance, if the cut promised, "omg! how to re-pipe ur house using gum and paper clips! omg!" I might click on it to laugh at the chatspeak, or because I'm repiping my house right now and it would be a lot easier with paper clips and gum.
However, if it said, "Mating habits of the artic nematode," I would be less inclined. Also, it depends on my mood.

[beetlebomb.livejournal.com]

It depends on what the poll is about whether or not I comment and also if the answer I would have wanted to give isn't an option on the poll. Sometimes i'll skip links and cuts if I'm behind and/or in a hurry.

[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

Are you more likely, or less likely, to comment on an entry that already has a lot of comments?

Depends on the entry, the comments, my mood and the amount of time I have available. Contrary to the way things work in the Poll Universe, my reactions don't tend to be either-or, is-it-this-or-is-it-that. Rather, they're based on the interaction of a number of variables, as well as a certain degree of chance.

"Now we come to ticks and tocks lj-cuts. Do you commonly click on lj-cuts?" "and links?"

Same as above; many factors interrelated. You could have made this explanation- process much easier if you'd put ticky-boxes instead of radio buttons on your poll; "click all that apply" rather than "choose just one".

"You yourself use cut tags for which of the following?"

How come you've got "never" listed as an option, but you don't have "always"? I always use lj-cuts on my own journal, and almost always on communities.

"What do you think about crossposting?"

Depends on the nature of the post, the nature of the communities, and the nature of the relationships between the members of the communities.

"Quack?"

Cthulhu ftaghn!

[conuly]

How come you've got "never" listed as an option, but you don't have "always"? I always use lj-cuts on my own journal, and almost always on communities.

Because that question had ticky boxes. THe never was to ensure that everyone picked at least one answer.

[ladytalon.livejournal.com]

I knew 1 and 2 because I'd previously been corrected on it in a couple other places.

It's funny that I often answer polls because it's less effort, but end up being more likely to comment anyway. Weird.

And for lj-cuts, I chose the "depends on the poster" answer, but it also sometimes depends on the content. I'll also click on cuts if the community is one I know (which is related to depending on the poster, I suppose) and the content seems to be interesting.

And I picked "other" for when I do lj-cuts because I'll also cut for TMI-ness/NWS-ness. Or is that the general interest option?

[ladytalon.livejournal.com]

Oh! And! Since it's related. I never, ever, ever click on links that pretend to be fake cuts, because I despise them. No good can come of deliberately misleading a group of people.

And if I see that the link (for a link within LJ) goes to the reply page, I'm much less likely to click it. That's just manipulation.

[thornleaf.livejournal.com]

People never fail to comment on a poll if they think a valid answer was omitted.

I'll comment on a poll if I think one of the questions merits a longer answer than given, or if it's particularly thought-provoking.

Or if I'm asked to. ;)

[eofs.livejournal.com]

They encourage discussion if you tell people they have to comment when choosing an option. And also because it provides several viewpoints people can argue for, against.

I'm more likely to comment, again, if it says I have to.

I click on links depending on what's said to be behind them. Which I'd think is fairly self-explanatory really.

[packbat.livejournal.com]

Links and LJ-cuts: Generally, I click them if they look to be something I want to read, and if they won't occupy too much of my time. If I'm rushed, or if I miss checking LJ for a few days, I'll tend to skip them more. Also, when I'm reading the LJ of a prolific poster, I'm more likely to skip.

Also, I'm more likely to read an LJ-cut than a link. I think this is because I already expect to like the writing of the LJ writer I know, and the link is an unknown quantity. ('ts'why I tend to reread books and rewatch movies, too.)