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Copycat nature of these boards

Proletariat Comrades
10-09-2004, 07:24
Has anyone else here noticed that, when someone makes a thread, another person makes another thread either agreeing with it, repeating its premise, or in direct contradiction to it?

I mean, it gets pretty blatant sometimes, like the current "Why Kerry?" and "Why Not Kerry?" threads.

I understand it's a basic way of showing agreement/disagreement, and that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, but it goes over the top sometimes.
Willamena
10-09-2004, 12:03
Has anyone else here noticed that, when someone makes a thread, another person makes another thread either agreeing with it, repeating its premise, or in direct contradiction to it?

I mean, it gets pretty blatant sometimes, like the current "Why Kerry?" and "Why Not Kerry?" threads.

I understand it's a basic way of showing agreement/disagreement, and that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, but it goes over the top sometimes.
I was tempted to copycat the "Athietst Dieing" thread and call it "Athiests Dieting", but I figured it wouldn't go over well.
Ankher
10-09-2004, 12:09
Has anyone else here noticed that, when someone makes a thread, another person makes another thread either agreeing with it, repeating its premise, or in direct contradiction to it?

I mean, it gets pretty blatant sometimes, like the current "Why Kerry?" and "Why Not Kerry?" threads.

I understand it's a basic way of showing agreement/disagreement, and that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, but it goes over the top sometimes.Maybe that's because at some point folks start writing plain rubbish into the threads, so someone who wants a real discussion, starts a new thread. After all there is a huge number of folks here who just have no knowledge at all of the world or anything within it. E.g. I would love to start a thread about ancient history but there are just too many Christian retards in this forum who confuse their own half-witted faith with real cognition.
Legless Pirates
10-09-2004, 12:13
I agree, stuff tends to get WAY off topic (unless you already start about Bush sucking big time). It'd be better to just create new topics after a certain number (I think 10 in a row would do) of off topic posts.

And BTW: Forums are for fun too
New Fuglies
10-09-2004, 12:18
Nobody liked my "does Satan have a penis?" poll thread? :(
Legless Pirates
10-09-2004, 12:21
Nobody liked my "does Satan have a penis?" poll thread? :(
WHAHAHAAAHAHAA

but seriously: I don't think he did.
1) Angels don't have genitalia
2) Women were the baddies in the Bible, so if Satan would have anything, it would be a vagina (Read-> The Da Vinci Code, it's fiction but it's based on the truth about the Bible)
Daroth
10-09-2004, 12:34
Has anyone else here noticed that, when someone makes a thread, another person makes another thread either agreeing with it, repeating its premise, or in direct contradiction to it?

I mean, it gets pretty blatant sometimes, like the current "Why Kerry?" and "Why Not Kerry?" threads.

I understand it's a basic way of showing agreement/disagreement, and that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, but it goes over the top sometimes.

hahaha
Do you know this thread already been copycated twice so far???