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steve2470

(37,457 posts) Sat Oct 14, 2017, 01:19 PM Oct 2017

How often do you read an entire article that's posted on DU ? [View all]

Read an entire article = you click the link, go to the original page, and read the article.

I have to admit, not that often. I have to really be interested to do so.

Yourself ?

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	Never
	1 (13%)
	Always
	1 (13%)
	50% of the time
	3 (38%)
	Other which includes anything you can think of
	3 (38%)
	Beer
	0 (0%)
	Kittens
	0 (0%)
	Puppies
	0 (0%)
	Chocolate
	0 (0%)
	Wine
	0 (0%)
	42
	0 (0%)
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How often do you read an entire article that's posted on DU ? [View all] steve2470 Oct 2017 OP

I appreciate all the DUers who take the time to suss out news and interesting articles. procon Oct 2017 #1

makes light ? steve2470 Oct 2017 #2

Still, I suspect that "not reading" isn't a widespread aspirational goal. 😕 nt procon Oct 2017 #4

Not very often. Maybe 1 in every 20, I actually go into. bearsfootball516 Oct 2017 #3

depends if the OP dweller Oct 2017 #5

Just a little homonym heads-up True Dough Oct 2017 #12

right dweller Oct 2017 #15

Same here. If there is some info, I will click Phentex Oct 2017 #14

I totally agree left-of-center2012 Oct 2017 #18

Probaly about 25% of the time if it's a subject that interest me.Hardly ever read Fla Dem Oct 2017 #6

I have often already read it Skittles Oct 2017 #7

and THEN KICK THE ARSE OF PEOPLE WHO ARGUE WITH YOU! steve2470 Oct 2017 #8

so many of them lately Skittles Oct 2017 #9

they usually deserve an ass kicking dweller Oct 2017 #10

+1 nt steve2470 Oct 2017 #11

Every day, several times a day. mahina Oct 2017 #13

Be careful commenting in a thread where you haven't read the full article JonLP24 Oct 2017 #16

TL; DR. NT mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 #17

I got about 10 words into your post. Does that count? Orrex Oct 2017 #19

it does count :) steve2470 Oct 2017 #21

You've stated my view pretty much exactly. Orrex Oct 2017 #22

Almost never. Iggo Oct 2017 #20