Does the Kudzu thread really deserve credit for its high post count?

[Radical Activist]

There have been bigger threads that grew much more quickly because people were genuinely interested in posting on the thread. The Kudzu thread, by contrast, only grew so large because a few people kept kicking it, artificially boosting its post count, even after real discussion had died.

I think an asterisk should be put next to the Kudzu thread's post count, like Roger Marris.

[swag]

1. An important question for a meritocracy such as ours to consider.

[reyd reid reed]

2. What kudzu thread?

:shrug:

[texanwitch]

3. The Kudzu thread was slow to grow, but it is also interesting.

There are many interesting facts about Kudzu in the thread, kudzu is an herb.

Many things can be made from kudzu, I didn't know this until the kudzu thread came along.

Many new people posted on the Kudzu thread, and it has been a lot of fun.

[Radical Activist]

15. As interesting as the

"Replace one word in a movie title with the word XXX" threads that got so big? hehe

[ghostsofgiants]

4. Such insolence will not be tolerated!

[Jara sang]

5. "dupe-delete"

had the all time highest post count. Yo Rev_acts!

[texanwitch]

6. What is the post count.

:eyes:

[Jara sang]

7. 1111, but it is the grand champion of forever

because it was locked and it didn't die on it's own.

[swag]

8. Let us now sing its praise.

[texanwitch]

9. I like that number 1111, thats so cool.

:headbang: :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

[swag]

19. Yes, for one thing 1111 reminds us of

corduroy.

[flvegan]

10. The Kudzu thread is/was on steroids, and deserves an asterisk.

That's all I'm saying, dammit.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

11. It deserves it.

This is America. Tons of things get recognition even if they don't deserve it. It's the American way. Kudzu is about America. Therefore it deserves recognition.

[swag]

12. The Unknown Ideal!

[Radical Activist]

13. So its like American Idol

Good comparison.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

14. Yes, but don't say American Idol anywhere around me again.

It makes me want to stab out my eye ball with a rusty little scapel.

[Radical Activist]

16. Understandable. n/t

[swag]

18. Oh, don't do that.

[DS1]

17. I don't think DU has ever had a 1000+ thread without any Deleted Messages

So, yes.

[KittyWampus]

20. that could change at any moment though.

[Radical Activist]

21. all the best threads

have deleted messages.

[billyskank]

28. That sounds like a Call To Arms

;)

[Mutley]

29. I'll get a message deleted in there.

I don't care. :D

[leftofthedial]

22. it is the most abidingly important topic at DU

[Radical Activist]

23. Yes, certainly.

in the lounge anyway.

[datasuspect]

24. It is HUGH!!!!111

it makes up for the incalculable loss of knowledge due to the burning of the library at alexandria.

[Radical Activist]

25. burning?

I thought it just became overtaken by kudzu.

[datasuspect]

26. kudzu is the new black

10-4

[texanwitch]

27. This kudzu thread is like a ugly baby, you have to love it.

B-)