Do You Prefer New Topics or Responding to Old Ones?

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I've noticed a tendency for people to keep at current topics instead of starting new ones. For me it's disappointing to see mostly the same topics when I log on each day. To reduce this problem, I often start topics of my own. I guess this is perseveration at work on many aspies' part. In my opinion, simple agreement with the original post in a topic isn't interesting enough to read five pages of. Sometimes (actually, almost all of the time) the subject of the conversation shifts. I often don't catch the chit-chat that goes on in a topic because I've stopped checking that thread long ago.

Novelty seeking is apparently a neurochemically based personality trait. I suppose I'm higher on it than most of my fellow aspies posting here on WrongPlanet.net. Actually, I lose interest in news stories that appear in the media for more than a few days (this means all the stupid scandals that the media makes a huge deal about). Since the invasion and occupation of Iraq are such a big deal, I retained interest for a few weeks instead of a few days, though. I have not really followed the war in any depth for a long time now, though. Another bomb explodes. More insurgents. Blah. Hey, at least I know there's a referendum on an Iraqi constitution coming up.

Agreed. New topics are best.

I should start a topic about my opinion on this

I really don't care, as long as the topic I'm commenting on holds my interest.

I like new topics better.

If a topic has 50 replies I don't bother looking there very much.

^^Yeah, same here. In fact, if a topic has more than one page, I usually can't be bothered to read all the posts, and instead tend to make a general response to the initial post. Whereas, if the topic only has a few replies, I might refer more to the other posts.

Just my two circular pieces of copper with Abraham Lincoln's likeness imprinted on them.

Whatever I find interesting. Though it doesnt really matter because I usually start a reply and then dont send it in.

Certain topics I avoid once they've gotten so off track to where it's jsut a few people repeating the same things and trying to convince everyone else they're right. I think they're called debates, but they get real boring after a few pages. There are a few good ones though, the ones that keep my interest.

Some new topics, some old ones. If I'm feelng really ambitious I'll reply to five or more pages of a topic with one post and a crapload of quotes.