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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by nekat_emanresu@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

How do you guys feel about accounts that post threads and then don't ever comment in them?

If a person makes a post and doesn't participate further, then there can be valid reasons, but over all it just feels rude, dishonorable or something to me.

I'm starting to wonder if when an OP doesn't reply that they are just bots fishing for common responses for some LLM training data or something.


Early answers seem to say that its common and not rude to not respond, for different reasons.

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[-] Candelestine@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Has never bothered me and I do it myself sometimes. I don't make generic "thank you" type comments usually, I just upvote people instead. So I won't reply unless I actually have something worth saying. Usually I will have something to say, but not always.

Also depends how many replies. If I ask a question and one person provides the answer, I'll say something. If I start a thread and it takes off though, I'll just observe. And I think most people are that way, just because a popular thread can be a little overwhelming.

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[-] nekat_emanresu@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Interesting to hear your side of it. I've just responded to a few posts in a row that responded zero times, but ran off to post elsewhere. People worked hard in them so its worth an opinion or two.

I know it can be a bit awkward too, to respond after so much is said from so many people.

[-] Candelestine@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I can get a little miffed if I don't get even 1 upvote, but so long as I get that I'm alright. Even if I had to write a lot.

[-] nekat_emanresu@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Getting zero upvotes after writing a ton of text is a bit... not fun.

I got invested in a thread from a guy being eaten alive by mosquitoes and posted a joke, but then realised i didn't read it well and he seemed serious, so i replied properly. He ended up with a ton of replies and didn't say a word lol. Not saying there can't be valid reasons like going to bed or ducking out to the shops in a fit of rage to get equipment for the mosquitocaplyse. Seeing it happen more than in one post is the part that's really getting me curious now.

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