I wonder why this poll was created

Like I said in the other thread that I just revived, I do think it's a good idea to read an entire thread before chiming in.

1. You may say something that someone has already said.
2. It's respectful to not only the thread starter but to everyone that has contributed to the thread.
3. Threads has a huge tendency to dramatically change as time goes on, and the thread may have started one topic, but have grown into an entirely different genre. If you only read the first post, your comment may have nothing to do with what the thread is about anymore.

My rule of thumb is to read the entire thread. If there are >100 posts in a thread I will at least read the first page and the last page to try and figure out if I am interested in the content of the thread and how things have progressed. Then I will go back and read the entire thing before chiming in.

Just my two cents.