Why are people such dicks about repeat threads?
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It depends on the occurrence.
If you're posting something that's been discussed a few times before but those are fairly old, you shouldn't receive too much hate.
If you're posting another Mass Effect 3 or Skyrim thread then Gods help you cause you are fucked my friend.
If you're posting something that's been discussed a few times before but those are fairly old, you shouldn't receive too much hate.
If you're posting another Mass Effect 3 or Skyrim thread then Gods help you cause you are fucked my friend.
To be fair, some of those things get revived. I was over the whole "games as art" argument for months, then suddenly Johnathan Blow decided to publicly be a douche again and now it's all I want to talk about.Hazy992 said:
People generally are not "dicks" about just any old repeat thread.Ando85 said:
But when a topic has been discussed ad nauseum, and there are 8 different threads on the topic on the first page, and you choose to start your own thread because "you didn't think anyone would listen/respond if you posted in one of the existing threads", then you deserve every ounce of abuse you get.
Because this is the internet, and a lot of people are dicks. Most repeated threads that happen regularly will disappear before long anyway, with only the odd one or two comments to point out the creator's error, but some people like to comment with abuse just for the sake of it, to get their post count up or to inflate their egos. Just don't pay it any heed, and just check next time, and if you find something that is relevant, you could resurrect it, but people will be dicks about that too.
So you can't win.
So you can't win.
I don't mind. These days I ignore most MLP threads.
What I find more annoying is when there is several threads on the front page that are more or less about the same topic.
Francly a repeat thread can be nice, I hate trying to get into a 10+ page long thread, would be nicer with a fresh start on the same topic imo
What I find more annoying is when there is several threads on the front page that are more or less about the same topic.
Francly a repeat thread can be nice, I hate trying to get into a 10+ page long thread, would be nicer with a fresh start on the same topic imo
It's the subject and the rate of occurrence.
If it's the fifty-second Mass Effect 3 thread, that's an occurrence peeve. You see that thread A LOT, and it isn't solving popshit.
If it's the fifty-second 'what's your favorite gun from a game thread', that's a subject peeve. You see the thread all the time, everyone just walks in and drops off their answer without adding to the discussion much, and you generally just get sick of having the same answer for a thread that no one is going to read about.
If it's the fifty-second Mass Effect 3 thread about what your favorite weapon is then
If it's the fifty-second Mass Effect 3 thread, that's an occurrence peeve. You see that thread A LOT, and it isn't solving popshit.
If it's the fifty-second 'what's your favorite gun from a game thread', that's a subject peeve. You see the thread all the time, everyone just walks in and drops off their answer without adding to the discussion much, and you generally just get sick of having the same answer for a thread that no one is going to read about.
If it's the fifty-second Mass Effect 3 thread about what your favorite weapon is then
Because they don't like the possibility of the post receiving a lot of attention and replies for what they see as plagiarism.
Jealousy, really.
Jealousy, really.
I don't get the responses here. You probably know a person who tells the same stories repeatedly. That person is rubbish.
If that person is you then what you're made of is not win.
If that person is you then what you're made of is not win.
Because it's better to have one 20 page ME3 thread than 20 ME3 threads. I know ME3 is popular but this isn't a "Game of the Now" board.
Each game should have precisely one thread. Possibly two if it's so popular. That way trying to talk about anything else doesn't just get overshadowed immediately with only two replies.
Each game should have precisely one thread. Possibly two if it's so popular. That way trying to talk about anything else doesn't just get overshadowed immediately with only two replies.
I'm pretty sure i've seen this thread before, reported. (just joshing 
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I think its just annoying when there's already a big thread and somebody makes a thread about the same thing when they could have just replied to said big thread.
)I think its just annoying when there's already a big thread and somebody makes a thread about the same thing when they could have just replied to said big thread.
