Wow! Slow down! - Page 2

thrawn_aj · 10-29-2010, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mldavis2

I've been registered for the MR forums for a week now and I don't know how on earth all you guys have the time to read your eBooks and keep up with all the posts on these threads!

I got up this morning and there were 7 or 8 'pages' full of new posts to read through, many with multiple entries on each thread.

You think that's overwhelming? Try this page - gives you a god's-eye view of MR in (nearly?) real time. A nice, heady sense of vertigo

is the best way to describe it. The posts never stop flowing

. So, of course, I do the only thing I can think of to stay sane - not try to keep up with everything. Pick a few threads a day and go from there

SameOldStory · 10-29-2010, 10:11 PM

Some of us find that ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) to be an asset here.

Give it time. You'll find those areas that attract you the most.

If you click on "User CP" you can keep track of the threads that you are involved with/subscribed to.

dreams · 10-29-2010, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mldavis2

I've been registered for the MR forums for a week now and I don't know how on earth all you guys have the time to read your eBooks and keep up with all the posts on these threads!

I got up this morning and there were 7 or 8 'pages' full of new posts to read through, many with multiple entries on each thread. I'm trying to learn all about these toys (sorry, tools

) but I can't keep up with posts and have time to do any eBook reading, too! I'm beginning to become very selective with what I follow here but I'm also afraid I'll miss something. How do you do it??

Or have you given up reading eBooks?

I know exactly what you mean. MR never sleeps.

When you go exploring, it's like a treasure hunt. You never know what "gems" you will discover.

That's one of the things I think makes it so exciting and never boring.

Everyone has given some great suggestions for keeping up.

You just have to find what works for you. Have fun exploring.

doreenjoy · 10-30-2010, 10:12 PM

You can limit the threads that show up in the New Posts list. Go to User CP, then Options.

Welcome to MR!

brecklundin · 10-30-2010, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mldavis2

I've been registered for the MR forums for a week now and I don't know how on earth all you guys have the time to read your eBooks and keep up with all the posts on these threads!

I got up this morning and there were 7 or 8 'pages' full of new posts to read through, many with multiple entries on each thread. I'm trying to learn all about these toys (sorry, tools

) but I can't keep up with posts and have time to do any eBook reading, too! I'm beginning to become very selective with what I follow here but I'm also afraid I'll miss something. How do you do it??

Or have you given up reading eBooks?

hey....suck it up and cope fer goodness sakes!! hahahaha...

Some of us use the boards as a distraction from thing. So there can be a lot of posts, most of which are really not more than "me too" stuff...so don't feel like there is pressure and just follow your interests.

It helps to set your account to automagically subscribe to threads where you post that means you don't have to intentionally subscribe to the thread. The once the thread wanders off into redundancy just kill the subscription.

And of course there is the ability to subscribe to a thread you only want to follow as well. I often use this feature to keep track of threads which have something I am specifically interested in...and don't try and learn everything at once...and oh yeah, beware eBAS (eBook Acquisition Syndrome) as that will be your undoing. I now have a library enough to last me a half dozen lifetimes or longer. Almost all of which were free plus there is the evil place called http://www.webscriptions.net if you enjoy SF...they not only have an excellent selection of ebooks, granted it's somewhat tilted toward MilSF (no, not MILF's but Military Science Fiction so type that acronym with caution,

) but even if that is not your preference, they also have a lot of other options. PLUS they have a HUGE free library as well, with some excellent titles.

Otherwise, hang in there and don't try to do it all...the info is always going to be there to read if the need arises.

thrawn_aj · 10-31-2010, 01:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brecklundin

...and oh yeah, beware eBAS (eBook Acquisition Syndrome) as that will be your undoing.

So, that's what I've got!

No wonder my luddite doctor couldn't diagnose it

. You should add that this affliction is contagious and spreads like wildfire over the internet

.

I think us ebookers are far more acquisitive (and far more numerous) than their pbook counterparts. The money, space and transportation barriers are awfully low and the internet is one vast collection of obscure and rare book collections for us to get our greedy hands on

.

Blue Tyson · 10-31-2010, 04:06 AM

Getting rid of them is also much easier than the dead tree variety!

GeoffC · 10-31-2010, 05:22 AM

you are here, now, try escaping (if you can!)

Steven Lake · 10-31-2010, 08:21 AM

I'm with kindlekitten and joycedb. Pick your interests and limit yourself to those forums. I myself only regularly browse 3 forums in here, and randomly peruse about 4 others about once a month or so. Even with my ability to glance read as fast as I do, I still like to keep my areas of reading to a minimum since there's so much reading I have to do in each day as it is.

mldavis2 · 10-31-2010, 08:35 AM

Aarrgghhh! You guys are really encouraging ... but when you're a newbie, you learn things from everywhere. It takes me about 2 hours to surf the posts every morning, check for new book deals, and catch up. But I'm becoming more discriminatory. The real problem is that, if one acquires the dread disease of EBA (eBook acquisition) how can one avoid the side effect of EFTA (eForum thread acquisition)?

lene1949 · 10-31-2010, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thrawn_aj

You think that's overwhelming? Try this page - gives you a god's-eye view of MR in (nearly?) real time. A nice, heady sense of vertigo

is the best way to describe it. The posts never stop flowing

. So, of course, I do the only thing I can think of to stay sane - not try to keep up with everything. Pick a few threads a day and go from there

Wow! I didn't even know that existed..

GeoffC · 10-31-2010, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by lene1949

Wow! I didn't even know that existed..

beware, though, it doesn't keep spoiler posts hidden; nor does it seem to include newly edited text in a post. otherwise it's another space upon which to waste whatever time you have.

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10-29-2010, 10:11 PM	#17
SameOldStory My True Self Posts: 3,126 Karma: 66242098 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trantor, Galactic Center Device: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0	Some of us find that ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) to be an asset here. Give it time. You'll find those areas that attract you the most. If you click on "User CP" you can keep track of the threads that you are involved with/subscribed to.

10-30-2010, 10:12 PM	#19
doreenjoy 01000100 01001010 Posts: 1,889 Karma: 2400000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Polyamorous	You can limit the threads that show up in the New Posts list. Go to User CP, then Options. Welcome to MR!

10-31-2010, 04:06 AM	#22
Blue Tyson Blue Captain Posts: 1,595 Karma: 5000236 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G,Huawei Ideos X3,Kobo Mini	Getting rid of them is also much easier than the dead tree variety!

10-31-2010, 05:22 AM	#23
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	you are here, now, try escaping (if you can!)

10-31-2010, 08:21 AM	#24
Steven Lake Sci-Fi Author Posts: 1,158 Karma: 14743509 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Michigan Device: PC (Calibre)	I'm with kindlekitten and joycedb. Pick your interests and limit yourself to those forums. I myself only regularly browse 3 forums in here, and randomly peruse about 4 others about once a month or so. Even with my ability to glance read as fast as I do, I still like to keep my areas of reading to a minimum since there's so much reading I have to do in each day as it is.

10-31-2010, 08:35 AM	#25
mldavis2 Coffee Nut Posts: 410 Karma: 298350 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Missouri Device: Kindle 3; K4PC; Calibre	Aarrgghhh! You guys are really encouraging ... but when you're a newbie, you learn things from everywhere. It takes me about 2 hours to surf the posts every morning, check for new book deals, and catch up. But I'm becoming more discriminatory. The real problem is that, if one acquires the dread disease of EBA (eBook acquisition) how can one avoid the side effect of EFTA (eForum thread acquisition)?

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