This.

[nskjerven]

IKR = I know, right?

Mom: the sky is blue
DD: IKR

 

[NHdisneylover]

What does ITA stand for?

As for folks the just put "This".

Lazy.

But ITA, that, exactly or is somehow not LAZY??!!??!!

I think it is often done to show that there are others out there who agree with that poster (especially when the debate is tending to be rather one sided) without waisting everyone's time and board space typing out pretty much the same response over again. Essentially you are saying "I acknowledge that what I have to say has already been said, probably better than I could say it myself, but still want to at least chime in to say which side I am on in the debate."

 

[dawnandnala]

But ITA, that, exactly or is somehow not LAZY??!!??!!

I think it is often done to show that there are others out there who agree with that poster (especially when the debate is tending to be rather one sided) without waisting everyone's time and board space typing out pretty much the same response over again. Essentially you are saying "I acknowledge that what I have to say has already been said, probably better than I could say it myself, but still want to at least chime in to say which side I am on in the debate."

This

 

[BCDisneyFanatic]

What does ITA stand for?

As for folks the just put "This".

Lazy.

Not this.

 

[Handbag Lady]

What does ITA stand for?

As for folks the just put "This".

Lazy.

Not lazy. Concise.

There's no point wasting other people's time if you are just going to write EXACTLY what someone else said. Especially if they say it better than I could state my thoughts on the given subject.





OR- I could have just quoted the posters above me and say "This."

 

[disneychic2]

What does ITA stand for?

As for folks the just put "This".

Lazy.

Not lazy...in a hurry!

 

[John VN]

^
x2

 

[Topper]

^
1x2-1=+1

 

[bunkkinsmom]

True.

uh-huh

 

[Genie 410]

This, That, or the other?

 

[FlightlessDuck]

I like "this" 10x better than "ITA", because every time I see that I have to stop and think in order to translate.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Although, actually, if your entire post in a thread is to quote someone else's entire post and then say "this", I wonder why you bothered even posting to begin with.

I don't need to read the other person's entire post again. I did that once already.

If you don't have anything new to add, don't waste the site's disk space and bandwidth or our time.

 

[mill4023]

Although, actually, if your entire post in a thread is to quote someone else's entire post and then say "this", I wonder why you bothered even posting to begin with.

I don't need to read the other person's entire post again. I did that once already.

If you don't have anything new to add, don't waste the site's disk space and bandwidth or our time.

A lot of posts are just a statement on whether you agree or disagree with something that was already said. I don't see that as a waste.

 

[KadysMom]

True dat.... Double true!

 

[redlight]

not lazy...in a hurry!

ita

 

[Magpie]

Although, actually, if your entire post in a thread is to quote someone else's entire post and then say "this", I wonder why you bothered even posting to begin with.

I don't need to read the other person's entire post again. I did that once already.

If you don't have anything new to add, don't waste the site's disk space and bandwidth or our time.

Sometimes great posts get buried very quickly. Quoting the post and giving it a "this", "that", , , ITA, mte, or some other quick little expression of approval, can be a way of bringing it to the notice of other people and making sure it gets the attention it deserves.

Heck, as a poster, when people are responding to something you wrote negatively (ie "That's not funny!" ), it can be quite heartening to know you're not alone. A simple "this" is all it takes to know that someone out there agrees with you.

And sometimes it's like a tiny reward for a well-written post.

 

[scubamouse]

Not lazy...in a hurry!

This!

GMTA