Originally posted by Grampy Bobby (OP)Originally posted by Grampy Bobby (OP)
"... topics that tons of people will like."
Originally posted by Sahuaro Thread 153985 "Why is this forum dying?" (Page 16) "There is sustained conversation when someone stumbles upon a conversation worth sustaining. I haven't seen many that have struck my fancy, nor do I randomly think up topics that tons of peo ...[text shortened]... to this centerpiece forum"
contributions from pages one and two. Thank you. (to be continued)[/b]
"... topics that tons of people will like."
Originally posted by Sahuaro Thread 153985 "Why is this forum dying?" (Page 16) "There is sustained conversation when someone stumbles upon a conversation worth sustaining. I haven't seen many that have struck my fancy, nor do I randomly think up topics that tons of people will like."
Let's brainstorm a few dozen topics that might add life and interest to this centerpiece forum. Thank you, Sahuaro.
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26. Favourite and least favourite manufactured celebrities of the reality TV era.
27. Spanking your children as a viable alternative for real parenting.
28. The death penalty
29. Rape culture in India
30. Gaming consoles, ranked.
31. Post-punk American underground rock from 1981-1991
32. Military uniforms of despotic nations past and present, ranked.
33. Bestiality as a way of life in gay-positive America
34. Hutchence v. Carradine: Whose legacy remains intact?
35. Being elderly
36. Japanese atrocities
37. Human rights violations and Walmart
38. AIDS propaganda in the 80s
39. Vintage marital aids
40. Vintage marital AIDS
41. Embarrassing mispronunciations when speaking a second language (Americans need not participate)
42. Canadians - Just who in the eff do they think they are?
43. Does God love Somalia?
44. The co-opting of the punk aesthetic as a means to turn profit and exploit the ignorant.
45. Jazz music - When has it ever been good?
46. Knockout game
47. Manufacturing news: the Polar Vortex analyzed.
48. Criminal behaviour within the NFL and other racist diatribes
49. Sports as a means of distracting and deceiving the American proletariat
50. Botched suicides, ranked
51. The social stigma of being a Holocaust denier.
52. Geopolitical boardgames and the thin thread that keeps your friendships together
53. DIY Ponzi schemes
54. Pinterest as a masturbatory aid.
55. Dog-breeding: An ungodly act or the ungodliest of acts?
Note: Here are the "brainstorm a few dozen topics that might add life and interest to this centerpiece forum"
contributions from pages three and four. Thank you. (to be continued)
Originally posted by Grampy Bobby (OP)
"... topics that tons of people will like."
Originally posted by Sahuaro Thread 153985 "Why is this forum dying?" (Page 16) "There is sustained conversation when someone stumbles upon a conversation worth sustaining. I haven't seen many that have struck my fancy, nor do I randomly think up topics that tons of people will like."
Let's brainstorm a few dozen topics that might add life and interest to this centerpiece forum. Thank you, Sahuaro.
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56. An oral history of the Altavista search engine
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58. How about extreme fisting? Everyone loves a good fisting.
59. Cities that you wouldn't be upset about if they were nuked.
60. Why are guns good but birth control is bad?
61. Why does the right to life end at birth?
62. Where is Atlantis?
63. Why is paying for your own insurance Socialist, but collecting Social Security isn't? (American-centric)
64. How much wood could a wood-chuck chuck and why did anyone think it was worth discussing in the first place?
65. What is your favorite/least favorite nursery tale or nursery rhyme?
66. What book/movie/etc did you adore in the past that now you think is crap?
67. A vindication of patria potestas: why fathers should be able to legally disown their disobedient wives and children, sell them into slavery or kill them
68. Do manners matter?
69. Memorable vacations you've taken.
70.
Note: Here are the "brainstorm a few dozen topics that might add life and interest to this centerpiece forum"
contributions from pages five and six. Thank you. (to be continued)
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyThese recap posts have so much negativity condensed into one place that it makes me a sad panda.
Originally posted by Grampy Bobby (OP)
[b]"... topics that tons of people will like."
Originally posted by Sahuaro Thread 153985 "Why is this forum dying?" (Page 16) "There is sustained conversation when someone stumbles upon a conversation worth sustaining. I haven't seen many that have struck my fancy, nor d ...[text shortened]... this centerpiece forum"
contributions from pages three and four. Thank you. (to be continued)[/b]
Originally posted by SuzianneSuzi, you may have finally identified the cause of this forum's gradual demise: "negativity" as the pervasive attitude.
These recap posts have so much negativity condensed into one place that it makes me a sad panda.
All online forums have a mix of positive and negative attitudes resident within mature and immature contributors. It's highly unlikely that any online forum has remained viable for long with an imbalance skewed by negative/immature contributors.
"Note: Once posted these topic ideas become common property.
Please feel free to use them to create popular threads." (pg 1)
Even this non-controversial reminder received an indicative [0] [1] Thumbs Down within an hour or two of its posting.
This post of yours has already received [1] [1] one Thumbs Up and one Thumbs Down. Why? What's not to love about an objective Suzianne making an honest observation and/or a "sad panda". Negativity is like a permanent crease on human being's forehead; its owner no longer recognizes it for what it is and the permanent crease goes wherever the person goes.