Poll: Do you click on the links provided in response to others in threads?

Mr Quatro · 05-09-16, 07:07 PM

Just wondering how this poll will turn out ... sometimes I do if it's directed in the objection to one of my post, but normally I don't. I don't trust some of the links unless it's facebook or youtube or a major news outlet.

How about you?

Sailor Steve · 05-09-16, 07:40 PM

For the most part, yes, if they are provided by forum regulars.

d@rk51d3 · 05-09-16, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

Just wondering how this poll will turn out ... sometimes I do if it's directed in the objection to one of my post, but normally I don't. I don't trust some of the links unless it's facebook or youtube or a major news outlet.

How about you?

You might trust the link, but I wouldn't trust the content.

Dowly · 05-10-16, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

You might trust the link, but I wouldn't trust the content.

How do you know you can't trust the content without looking?

And yes, I always check the links.

Jimbuna · 05-10-16, 05:03 AM

Yes, I check the links but that is part of my remit here.

Pisces · 05-10-16, 05:29 AM

Not always. Most of the time though. If it is some kind of silly news link referenced here in the general section, then mehh.. If it is a reference to what someone wrote here on the forum (especially if it is an exploding topic) I'd like to make up my own mind of what happened.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

... I don't trust some of the links unless it's facebook or youtube or a major news outlet.

As if Facebook or Youtube are the harbingers of truth and reliability of content. I know of no other places to get hoaxes more often than daily.

Or did you perhaps mean that you only trust those as sources not offering or potentially infecting you with malware attacks?

STEED · 05-10-16, 05:34 AM

Not always and if I do some which I don't know I check the link first.

Rockin Robbins · 05-10-16, 08:33 AM

Sure! How else can I find the spam around here!

Mr Quatro · 05-10-16, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Pisces

Or did you perhaps mean that you only trust those as sources not offering or potentially infecting you with malware attacks?

Yes, that's what I mean ... sometimes I get pinged on by funny url's. Makes for a healthy computer.
I just compared google with Bing too and found google to be more to my information gathering delights.

Bilge_Rat · 05-10-16, 02:55 PM

yes, if it is a topic I find interesting.

Platapus · 05-10-16, 05:28 PM

What I don't like is when someone (here or on another site) just posts a link without any commentary or reason. Those I never click.

fireftr18 · 05-10-16, 06:54 PM

If it's something that interests me, I'll click.

Jimbuna · 05-11-16, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

What I don't like is when someone (here or on another site) just posts a link without any commentary or reason. Those I never click.

Good practice and the sort of links I will continue to try and detect.

View Poll Results: Do you click on the provided links in the threads you read?
Yes always	5	17.86%
No not always	12	42.86%
Sometimes if it is in my best interest	11	39.29%
Never I am too busy	0	0%
Voters: 28. You may not vote on this poll

05-09-16, 07:07 PM	#1
Mr Quatro Navy Seal Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 6,772 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Poll: Do you click on the links provided in response to others in threads? Just wondering how this poll will turn out ... sometimes I do if it's directed in the objection to one of my post, but normally I don't. I don't trust some of the links unless it's facebook or youtube or a major news outlet. How about you? __________________ pla•teau noun a relatively stable level, period, or condition a level of attainment or achievement Lord help me get to the next plateau ..

05-09-16, 07:40 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	For the most part, yes, if they are provided by forum regulars. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-10-16, 05:03 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Yes, I check the links but that is part of my remit here. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-10-16, 05:34 AM	#7
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Not always and if I do some which I don't know I check the link first. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

05-10-16, 08:33 AM	#8
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Sure! How else can I find the spam around here! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

05-10-16, 02:55 PM	#10
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,855 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	yes, if it is a topic I find interesting. __________________

05-10-16, 05:28 PM	#11
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	What I don't like is when someone (here or on another site) just posts a link without any commentary or reason. Those I never click. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-10-16, 06:54 PM	#12
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	If it's something that interests me, I'll click. __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!