My thought on how to have better understanding

[bayu7adi]

You will be out of topic if you just read the title without reading the whole content of the thread and the responses generated by the topic, what you are about to provide could have been provided by other members many times and that will make your response redundant and repetitive, you don't have to read all the replies just to some, or its better to avoid mega threads or just response on comments that needs correction.

From what I see, there are still many posts that are off topic because they may not have read the initial topic... those who only reply to the last post without looking at the initial topic will usually move on to other related topics, even though it is far from the topic discussed at the beginning...

For me, in order for the discussion to be more focused and useful, we need to read the initial topic first and use it as a reference so that it does not go off topic... then we can read the posts below to get information from other people's perspectives and get materials from several people... and if we want to add input, we can reply to the existing material but still refer to the initial topic so that it does not go too far from the discussion...

[Asiska02]

I was a lazy type in reading when I first joined this forum, whenever I saw a post, I would just read the post itself without reading the comments. I don't always take the comments seriously because I always assume that I will understand everything about cryptocurrencies from the post itself. But I've realised that reading through the comments here is the best way to learn because they represent a variety of viewpoints, and I learned that being serious in this forum won't only benefit you inside it, but it will also benefit you outside of it.

Reading through the comments of a post is very important because it gives you a good chance to also get what the reply of the post is saying in contrary to what the user has addressed the initial question for. I have learnt more from replies than going to reply the original poster directly. Most times, posts that I don’t have idea about, I quickly go through the reply of others in order to have an understanding of what the OP is actually referring to.

But in some other cases, I just go ahead and reply the original poster if I really understood what they’re getting at and make a contribution of my own quota to the topic of discussion. A lot of learning happens here especially in between the comments to of the original post, so to enhance your knowledge here, you should emphasise more on reading through the comments.

[Z-tight]

From what I see, there are still many posts that are off topic because they may not have read the initial topic... those who only reply to the last post without looking at the initial topic will usually move on to other related topics, even though it is far from the topic discussed at the beginning...

Sometimes this has nothing to do with not reading the op, sometimes one can start a new thread, but within that thread there would be a new insight or discussion which emanated from the op, there is nothing wrong in discussing about it, and most times it remains on-topic, so it is fine in my honest opinion. However, if it is completely off-topic, then a new topic should be created for it.

[Nheer]

From what I see, there are still many posts that are off topic because they may not have read the initial topic... those who only reply to the last post without looking at the initial topic will usually move on to other related topics, even though it is far from the topic discussed at the beginning...

Sometimes this has nothing to do with not reading the op, sometimes one can start a new thread, but within that thread there would be a new insight or discussion which emanated from the op, there is nothing wrong in discussing about it, and most times it remains on-topic, so it is fine in my honest opinion. However, if it is completely off-topic, then a new topic should be created for it.

Yeah that happens a lot, some discussions arise from people bringing up different ideas and points so that is likely to deviate from the original discussion but that doesn’t mean it an off topic discussion. Sometimes if you don’t read through the thread you may think people are making off topic posts but that’s why it is important to always quote the posts you are replying to so your post doesn’t seem like an off topic post.

That being said, it doesn’t mean that people don’t act carelessly and make replies without reading the OP, in fact a lot of people does that.

[Kemarit]

From what I see, there are still many posts that are off topic because they may not have read the initial topic... those who only reply to the last post without looking at the initial topic will usually move on to other related topics, even though it is far from the topic discussed at the beginning...

Sometimes this has nothing to do with not reading the op, sometimes one can start a new thread, but within that thread there would be a new insight or discussion which emanated from the op, there is nothing wrong in discussing about it, and most times it remains on-topic, so it is fine in my honest opinion. However, if it is completely off-topic, then a new topic should be created for it.

I wouldn't call it a off-topic though, I mean that's how conversation developed, from one topic to another within the same thread. And then there is the essence of the discussions so still good to reply and talk about it.

There are even old thread that still emanates as of this time, just like when we talk about the price and what not. Some times we go back and see the predictions and look if it is a miss or hit. So I do not understand why some will deem some topic or some reply off topic, IMHO.

[Jating]

You will be out of topic if you just read the title without reading the whole content of the thread and the responses generated by the topic, what you are about to provide could have been provided by other members many times and that will make your response redundant and repetitive, you don't have to read all the replies just to some, or its better to avoid mega threads or just response on comments that needs correction.

From what I see, there are still many posts that are off topic because they may not have read the initial topic... those who only reply to the last post without looking at the initial topic will usually move on to other related topics, even though it is far from the topic discussed at the beginning...

For me, in order for the discussion to be more focused and useful, we need to read the initial topic first and use it as a reference so that it does not go off topic... then we can read the posts below to get information from other people's perspectives and get materials from several people... and if we want to add input, we can reply to the existing material but still refer to the initial topic so that it does not go too far from the discussion...

You have a valid point, however, if we deem it off topic or the OP itself sees it that way then he should lock the topic as well so that no one can add their perspective. But as long as the topic is open, someone can still barge and give his opinion on the said topic, and that's the sign of a good community. And there is also this unwritten law for us, if we see the topic has not been discussed for at least a week then we shouldn't add our input, unless it's a recurring theme that the topic is going to be updated every week or two by the OP or someone who knows about the topic.

[bitterguy28]

Sometimes this has nothing to do with not reading the op, sometimes one can start a new thread, but within that thread there would be a new insight or discussion which emanated from the op, there is nothing wrong in discussing about it, and most times it remains on-topic, so it is fine in my honest opinion. However, if it is completely off-topic, then a new topic should be created for it.

honestly i do not see much issue with this especially if the thread is really long already you can’t expect everyone to still be on op’s topic and i think being able to talk about what the last person has said on the thread creates more activity no one will be talking if we just stayed on one topic and it already got answered by the first ones

[MrSpasybo]

I was a lazy type in reading when I first joined this forum, whenever I saw a post, I would just read the post itself without reading the comments. I don't always take the comments seriously because I always assume that I will understand everything about cryptocurrencies from the post itself. But I've realised that reading through the comments here is the best way to learn because they represent a variety of viewpoints, and I learned that being serious in this forum won't only benefit you inside it, but it will also benefit you outside of it.

Our forum is a place for discussion, and it's great that AltcoinsTalks forum members enjoy discussing with friendliness, focusing on content rather than personal attacks. We have topics with hundreds of comments, and it's clear that hundreds of comments will provide more value than the content provided by the topic creator.

I always encourage members to create topics. The crypto market is developing, and we need newer topics to discuss and share our views with each other. I know that we have many experts in trading, macroeconomic analysis, or community building. AltcoinsTalks is the place where those who want to seek knowledge and experience in this market will definitely achieve that goal and turn it into profits in their investment journey.

[bayu7adi]

And there is also this unwritten law for us, if we see the topic has not been discussed for at least a week then we shouldn't add our input, unless it's a recurring theme that the topic is going to be updated every week or two by the OP or someone who knows about the topic.

I don't really understand this unwritten rule..

So, when there is a topic that has been inactive for a week, it means we are not allowed to post anything in that topic?? Is that right?

If there is a thought about a related topic, should we create a new topic or bump the dead topic? I need some enlightenment on this, because maybe one day this will be useful for me too in the future.

[Lucius]

And there is also this unwritten law for us, if we see the topic has not been discussed for at least a week then we shouldn't add our input, unless it's a recurring theme that the topic is going to be updated every week or two by the OP or someone who knows about the topic.

I don't really understand this unwritten rule..

So, when there is a topic that has been inactive for a week, it means we are not allowed to post anything in that topic?? Is that right?

If there is a thought about a related topic, should we create a new topic or bump the dead topic? I need some enlightenment on this, because maybe one day this will be useful for me too in the future.

I don't know if there is any rule about what constitutes a necro posting on this forum - but I personally wouldn't bring this topic to the surface if it had already been inactive since January of this year - and I'm really interested in how someone finds a 7-month-old topic and re-opens it

[Jokers]

I don't know if there is any rule about what constitutes a necro posting on this forum - but I personally wouldn't bring this topic to the surface if it had already been inactive since January of this year - and I'm really interested in how someone finds a 7-month-old topic and re-opens it

If a necro posting is reasonable, I don't see a big problem in that. Sometimes I see some important thing for the topic that wasn't active for months and I do post there. Like there can be some important news for a topic of some project: no need in opening a new topic just for that. But if someone wants to answer something like how he liked the idea of a topic and do it in many old topics... well, we have a badge for those.

[SamReomo]

Newbies and professionals all learn by reading threads and comments of in it. I believe reading of comments is quite essential after reading the main thread to know the opinions of all knowledgeable members.

I personally read the main thread at first and then I try to read as many comments/posts in that thread as possible and when I believe I can share my insights about the issue then I post on that thread.

[bitterguy28]

Newbies and professionals all learn by reading threads and comments of in it. I believe reading of comments is quite essential after reading the main thread to know the opinions of all knowledgeable members.

the main post might not always be correct or reliable so it’s important to check whether the replies or comments can help make the post clearer and more helpful it also allows for different perspectives and gives way to discussions

if we all just read the main post then we are no longer a community we need to interact and share insights and learn from each other

[Nheer]

I don't know if there is any rule about what constitutes a necro posting on this forum - but I personally wouldn't bring this topic to the surface if it had already been inactive since January of this year - and I'm really interested in how someone finds a 7-month-old topic and re-opens it

I don’t think there is such rule but a person’s common sense should tell him it’s not proper to post bump a post that has been inactive for a while and if a post has been inactive for long it means everything that can be discussed about that topic must’ve already been discussed and any additional posting is likely to be a spam and might be saying what others have said in the past. Although i think if the posting can be useful then i don’t think there is anything wrong in doing so, that will be better than starting a new topic of similar content.

[Jating]

Newbies and professionals all learn by reading threads and comments of in it. I believe reading of comments is quite essential after reading the main thread to know the opinions of all knowledgeable members.

I personally read the main thread at first and then I try to read as many comments/posts in that thread as possible and when I believe I can share my insights about the issue then I post on that thread.

And for sure majority of us really knows that "unwritten rule", and we think that something is lacking and we can move forward and contribute then maybe we can update the thread as we go a long.

So I say update because maybe the OP is no longer that active and somewhat will have to make a new post and refresh the topic. However, there are necro-posters maybe a AI bot or newbie who don't have something new to the conversation.