I listen to almost every song or piece of music and 95% of the time I listen to the whole piece/song all the way through. My reasoning is they put forth an effort to create it and being part of a forum I feel almost obligated to give it my effort of listening, even if I know the person has never left a reply on my own music. Why, you may ask? Because I don't want to be like them. If I listen all the way through a song or piece of music then I get the full impact or point of what maybe they were trying to create, plus it gives me a better idea as to how I want to comment. Otherwise, I might as well not even bother being in a forum at all. Sometimes our responses are helpful to others and sometimes all a person needs to hear is nicely done and it helps to build their confidence in becoming better. I even have found myself being a bit crude at times and for that I am always sorry and have gone back and deleted statements, because I know better. We are all human and not perfect and we all certainly make mistakes, and I'll be the first here to admit to that. Some people are only hear for their on glory and so I hope that is working for them. I have learned a lot in this forum because of people taking the time to listen and commenting on my mistakes and then learned how to correct them. It is a long and slow venture, unless you go to sound engineering school, which is very expensive, more than I could ever afford. So, listen and learn, this is a good thing!!
Peace and Blessings, John