The repetitive, populist, polarising threads are essential

[canetoad]

Twining through them is always a discussion elementally related to basic human rights and attitudes. That's what makes them irresistable.

[baby_mouse]

1. I agree.

GD has fashions and trends and weather and traditions, this is the normal, healthy functioning of any community.

[hang a left]

2. I guess redundancy and beating a dead horse does as well.

That is why Skinner has so much bandwidth. Have at it.

[canetoad]

4. They gotta beat it

until they're SURE it's dead.

Bandwidth yep. It's a real luxury to have lots of it.

[treestar]

6. I think anyone who complains about content or the number of threads

on a subject is just tired of arguing about something and feels everyone should just cave in to their opinion.

If other people want to talk about something, why whine about it? Leave the room.

That's what I do when my relatives go on and on about their diets for the millionth time.

If people are interested in something, they'll talk about it, whether you think it's important or not. The very claim that there is a "should" about what people should be interested in is authoritarian in itself.

[canetoad]

8. The boards are full of people complaining

that topic x is more important than topic y. Someone must be wrong.

[hang a left]

10. I guess I will just have to deal with you first....

First of all:

I never join in on all the flame-fests that garner over a hundred posts.

Why? Because ignorant obsessive rantings over stupid shit just doesn't make me left click.

Have you ever ONCE heard me whine. Nah, I didn't think so.

So now I am an "authoritarian" because I said a "word" that now qualifies me as one?????

Do I need a lawyer.

You are so scary.

[baby_mouse]

9. You could always start your own thread on the subjects YOU wish to discuss, you know.

There's always a party of some kind going on, but you don't have to join in. The party threads never take up more than about 10%-20% of the front page.

[hang a left]

11. Are you trying to tell me where I should...

and shouldn't post???

Hmmmmmm

Ya sure you want to do that??

[baby_mouse]

12. No, indeed. As far as I'm concerned, you may post wherever you wish...

Post away! Post and be damned! Post like the wind!

[canetoad]

3. Almost took pen to paper

to translate Godwin's Law to GD. Couldn't be bothered.

It will be something else tomorrow, with same replies/different topic. People don't change.

[Kiouni]

5. that and I'm bored out of my mind here at work!

n/t

[Perry Logan]

7. Besides, it feels so good to avoid them.