Read and digest

[Patrick]

errr maybe we dont all have time to read ever last word. especially when its in 1 huge block.

does it really matter :?:

No, it doesn't matter that you don't read it all if you don't intend to respond, but if you want to add something then yes, of course it's important to read and understand what's being discussed. (That answer isn't specifically directed at you b.t.w, it's just your question provided a neat entry point). The fact is, as Crime has pointed out, that if people had bothered to read and understand what was being said before jumping in to respond, then those threads wouldn't have got to 5 or 7 or whatever pages long.

And as I'm feeling lazy and can't be arsed typing anymore, I'm just going to cut and paste a part of a discussion we've already had about this in the Experimental forum (so apologies to those of you who have already seen it)

I think a lot of Death on a Stick's comments just need to be taken with your tounge in your cheek, as some of his points are quite valid, even if the delivery can seem quite offensive.. It amazes me that people can get so uptight about a few words on a msg board, I used to fall foul of this kind of thing, best to just not rise to the bait...

Amen to that.
And I'd also add that it's probably worth reading posts properly. And then reading them again. And then take a deep breath before you react, count to ten, listen to a tune, make a coffee and then, and only then, if you really think what you've got to say is actually worth posting, then start typing. Seems to me a lot of the reactions to d.o.a.s were from people making assumptions and inserting extra bits to his posts that just aren't there. It's like people automatically add an invisible "you cunt" to everything he types, when they should probably add an "imho".