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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
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 Posted - 11/30/2004 : 12:10:48
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I think a large percentage of us know the feeling of finding something really interesting, posting about it here somewhere, and then finding that no or few other members seemed to feel the same way, leaving your OP stillborn.
So, what threads have you started that didn't take off like you thought they would, leaving your OP unanswered, or garnering just a couple of "that's nifty" replies? What threads have you seen that you thought would have started up a large discussion, but flopped instead?
I ask - and put this in the General Skepticism folder - because I'm interested in discussing the possible reasons why a thread failed to fly. I'm wondering if there's a general "forum psychology" which can predict which threads will do well, and which will do poorly (perhaps I should move this to "Social Issues").
(Oh, and I am specifically not asking about threads with tons of posts which probably should have died a much earlier death. There are lots of those, and most of them include discussion of why they should have ended on page one.  )
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BigPapaSmurf
SFN Die Hard
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 Posted - 11/30/2004 : 14:08:59 [Permalink]
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Well I for one find the dynamics of the global warming trend ominous and disturbing to say the least, personally I find this the most important topic for the world today as the potential consequences are so enormous. The numerous fields of study it crosses and seemingly endless supply of new reports confirming the subject, should draw more interest IMO. Edit: the pentgon seems to think so too.. story
Adobe- global warming faq
Followed closely by the thwarting of religion and spiritual rutualistic behavior, particularly American Christianity -because it is the greatest threat to global stability IMO. Edit: Muslim extremists are a great threat too no doubt, but I feel they are antagonized by the Christians. |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26022 Posts |
Posted - 11/30/2004 : 14:15:38 [Permalink]
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BigPapaSmurf, did you have a particular thread in mind, or are you discouraged by the lack of global-warming content in the forums (and on the site) overall?
(Whew. I was sure that everyone was going to see the obvious "let's get Dave" joke, and not post to this thread ever.) |
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BigPapaSmurf
SFN Die Hard
3192 Posts |
Posted - 11/30/2004 : 14:21:25 [Permalink]
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Oh I made a 'lets make a permanent global warming file thread', but interest wasnt there.
Really I dont know if one belongs because the only fools who dont believe it are Bush Admin and the US energy companies. Plus some influential witch doctors in Africa... |
"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History
"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini |
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Valiant Dancer
Forum Goalie
USA
4826 Posts |
Posted - 11/30/2004 : 14:57:51 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by BigPapaSmurf
Oh I made a 'lets make a permanent global warming file thread', but interest wasnt there.
Really I dont know if one belongs because the only fools who dont believe it are Bush Admin and the US energy companies. Plus some influential witch doctors in Africa...
I don't think the fact of global warming is disputed here. The cause is under discussion, but not its existance. The threads that produce the most traffic tend to be those which are disputed by members, not ones which forward a concept which is agreed upon. Posting to those threads seems to be a bit like pontificating rather than actually contributing to the life of a thread.
verlch's posts (shudder) are prime examples. So was the PIPS discussion.
Posts that hit a consensus tend to die rather quickly. It's happened to a bunch of my posts and I didn't take it personally. It's just the nature of this particular online community.
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 11/30/2004 : 15:16:59 [Permalink]
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Val's right. Contention makes for the longest discussions.
I've put up a fair amount of topics that got little or no response. Mostly they were sort of a news posting and I wasn't expecting much; just passing along some info.
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Siberia
SFN Addict
Brazil
2322 Posts |
Posted - 11/30/2004 : 15:43:01 [Permalink]
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Or sheer insanity. Like Verlch.
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Starman
SFN Regular
Sweden
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Posted - 12/01/2004 : 02:33:29 [Permalink]
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Memo to self:
Post... ...more... ...like... ...Verlch. |
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Valiant Dancer
Forum Goalie
USA
4826 Posts |
Posted - 12/01/2004 : 09:11:13 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Starman
Memo to self:
Post... ...more... ...like... ...Verlch.
To do list for Starman to attain this goal.
Have.. ...amateur... ...labotomy....
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Cthulhu/Asmodeus when you're tired of voting for the lesser of two evils
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Siberia
SFN Addict
Brazil
2322 Posts |
Posted - 12/01/2004 : 11:46:09 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Ricky
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I've put up a fair amount of topics that got little or no response. Mostly they were sort of a news posting and I wasn't expecting much; just passing along some info.
Just to let you know, I really enjoy your posts on news topics. I don't scroll through the news too much, so having someone pick out to stories for me is a real help  Keep up the good work!
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"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs."
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BigPapaSmurf
SFN Die Hard
3192 Posts |
Posted - 12/01/2004 : 14:19:13 [Permalink]
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4059497.stm
Global warming news, emmissions double Euro heatwave risk... |
"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History
"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini |
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
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Posted - 12/01/2004 : 17:03:39 [Permalink]
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The SFN Calendar thread lived far to short.
Edit: And how about a link to it? |
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