Too much of a good thing

Cloud · 05-22-2008, 10:32 AM

I have to admit the cloned threads are getting annoying. And yes, I know I've made them myself. But every thread doesn't have to be cloned, people! Save it for when the cloned title is worth it.

Shawnee123 · 05-22-2008, 10:33 AM

Oh for god's sake people...lighten up.

btw, every complaint doesn't need a new thread.

HungLikeJesus · 05-22-2008, 10:36 AM

How long before this thread gets cloned?

SteveDallas · 05-22-2008, 10:56 AM

I find it moderately amusing that my clone thread set this off, since I myself was kind of annoyed by them at first. I guess the habit grew on me. (Yes, I know at least some of the people who've commented were not aiming specifically at me but at the practice as a whole.) I would summarize my thinking as follows:

Here on The Cellar there are an infinite number of ways for us to annoy each other. If it's not the clone threads, it would be something else. Furthermore, topic drift and threadjacking are usually the order of the day.

I expect Flint to step in and remind us that the traditional clone thread was not intended to receive any replies. But of course here people will comment on anything. Hell, we've commented on obvious spam postings before they can be removed by the moderators. For my money, a large number of these postings are crap, but that number isn't anywhere near 90% (see Sturgeon's Law), so I feel we're ahead of the game.

In any event, I've grown to appreciate the wittiness of many of the clone thread titles, and sometimes one will spawn an interesting or amusing discussion. However, I'd have no problem at all if it were determined by common consensus that clone thread titles ought to just be posted in a single thread.

But I would also suggest that Nothingland is, by its nature, well, nothing. There's only so much we can do by way of organizing or proceduralizing it before it became Somethingland.

Cloud · 05-22-2008, 10:56 AM

Hey, I'm light! I enjoy the cloned threads. I just think there are too many of them. It's a one-point joke that's been hit too many times.

And -- there's a complaint thread?

(grumble) okay, okay, fine. (grumble)

I'll fade away.

lumberjim · 05-22-2008, 11:01 AM

Sundae · 05-22-2008, 11:20 AM

Well I've taken a number...
How long do I have to wait?

Bloody hell - I give it five more seconds before I really blow my top...

Shawnee123 · 05-22-2008, 11:22 AM

I'd only take a number and get in line for one thing: Sundae Girl!

lookout123 · 05-22-2008, 11:25 AM

It's that fucking AG invasion I tell ya.

Flint · 05-22-2008, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

It's that fucking AG invasion I tell ya.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveBsjb

Clone threads win.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveDallas

...I'd have no problem at all if it were determined by common consensus that clone thread titles ought to just be posted in a single thread.

I already had that idea, and already made that thread. Notice how it isn't around anymore?

Quote:

Originally Posted by LJ

its just not as much fun this way

SteveDallas · 05-22-2008, 11:47 AM

I didn't say I thought it was a good idea, I said I wouldn't have a problem with it.

Flint · 05-22-2008, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveDallas

I didn't say I thought it was a good idea, I said I wouldn't have a problem with it.

When the revolution comes, people like you will be shot first, as an example to the others.

SteveDallas · 05-22-2008, 11:56 AM

"Like me" in what way? Overeducated? Pretentious? Pedantic? Smartasses?

Flint · 05-22-2008, 11:58 AM

Don't have a problem with things you think aren't a good idea.

glatt · 05-22-2008, 12:43 PM

I'm just going to take moment to remind you all of the awesome "Huckabee Quilts!!" clone thread, complete with Photoshop.

05-22-2008, 10:32 AM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Too much of a good thing I have to admit the cloned threads are getting annoying. And yes, I know I've made them myself. But every thread doesn't have to be cloned, people! Save it for when the cloned title is worth it. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-22-2008, 10:33 AM	#2
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Oh for god's sake people...lighten up. btw, every complaint doesn't need a new thread. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-22-2008, 10:36 AM	#3
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	How long before this thread gets cloned? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

05-22-2008, 10:56 AM	#5
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Hey, I'm light! I enjoy the cloned threads. I just think there are too many of them. It's a one-point joke that's been hit too many times. And -- there's a complaint thread? (grumble) okay, okay, fine. (grumble) I'll fade away. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-22-2008, 11:01 AM	#6
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	__________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-22-2008, 10:56 AM	#4
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I find it moderately amusing that my clone thread set this off, since I myself was kind of annoyed by them at first. I guess the habit grew on me. (Yes, I know at least some of the people who've commented were not aiming specifically at me but at the practice as a whole.) I would summarize my thinking as follows: Here on The Cellar there are an infinite number of ways for us to annoy each other. If it's not the clone threads, it would be something else. Furthermore, topic drift and threadjacking are usually the order of the day. I expect Flint to step in and remind us that the traditional clone thread was not intended to receive any replies. But of course here people will comment on anything. Hell, we've commented on obvious spam postings before they can be removed by the moderators. For my money, a large number of these postings are crap, but that number isn't anywhere near 90% (see Sturgeon's Law), so I feel we're ahead of the game. In any event, I've grown to appreciate the wittiness of many of the clone thread titles, and sometimes one will spawn an interesting or amusing discussion. However, I'd have no problem at all if it were determined by common consensus that clone thread titles ought to just be posted in a single thread. But I would also suggest that Nothingland is, by its nature, well, nothing. There's only so much we can do by way of organizing or proceduralizing it before it became Somethingland.

05-22-2008, 11:20 AM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Well I've taken a number... How long do I have to wait? Bloody hell - I give it five more seconds before I really blow my top... __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-22-2008, 11:22 AM	#8
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I'd only take a number and get in line for one thing: Sundae Girl! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-22-2008, 11:25 AM	#9
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	It's that fucking AG invasion I tell ya. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

05-22-2008, 11:47 AM	#11
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I didn't say I thought it was a good idea, I said I wouldn't have a problem with it.

05-22-2008, 11:56 AM	#13
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	"Like me" in what way? Overeducated? Pretentious? Pedantic? Smartasses?

05-22-2008, 11:58 AM	#14
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Don't have a problem with things you think aren't a good idea. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

05-22-2008, 12:43 PM	#15
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I'm just going to take moment to remind you all of the awesome "Huckabee Quilts!!" clone thread, complete with Photoshop.

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