Optimize the CD experience

[ATannahill]

I will view most of the threads when they first appear, after some things get too long for the subject (IMO) or there are too many posts repeating the same thing I will stop reading them.

I try to read all posts in some of the better threads. IMO a lot of the people on CD could learn to be more concise in their posts.

I only have two people on my ignore list. It's not that they are bad people or have rubbed me the wrong way. They just have avatars that flash rapidly and get distracting. I wasn't able to read other posts because of them.

[Jon Stratis]

Two methods: First, browse thread titles on the right of the portal page. It gives a nice summary of what the community is currently discussing across the entire site, and allows me to dive in deep on topics that interest me (note: you can hold your mouse over the topics and the text of the first post will pop up). Second, dive into specific forums that could contain useful information for my role on the team as the electrical/programming mentor and browse recently updated post titles there. For these forums, I utilize the "Mark these forums as read" button to help indicate posts/threads i've already considered and either read or dismissed.

[EricH]

I look at the thread title and forum. Fantasy FIRST gets a lot of attention, as does Rules/Strategy. General Forum depends on the thread title; a lot of stuff goes in there that should be elsewhere.

If someone else has already answered a question and I don't think I have anything else to add, I go on to another thread.

I'll follow threads that are interesting until either there is too much stuff or until they die. Game hint threads get sporadic attention at best.