hmpf

But that kind of thing happens on lists as well. And I have a hard time to imagine a setting where it wouldn't happen, because for example as soon as there is a really high volume thread on any forum and I happen to not have time to read everything (and I guess that's a pretty common situation anybody in fandom finds themselves in on a regular basis, whether BNF, or friend of BNFs or not), I prioritize my reading not randomly, but first check what my friends said on that topic, then check the posts of people whom I already know who usually post insightful stuff, etc. and that will have an effect on to whom I'm likely to reply too.