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ThatDamnedPanda -> RE: Do I kill discussions? (5/30/2010 10:54:51 PM)
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Seriously, though, because it was a sincere question and deserves a sincere answer... I don't know. I don't post or lurk often enough anymore to have gotten a feel for you yet, so I have no idea what sort of effect you may be having on threads.
But one possibility is that because you're new, you'll draw fewer responses than someone who's better known. A lot of the replies are as much to the poster as to the post - people who know each other have history, and a deeper grasp of where the other is coming from, so they see more layers in each others' communications than they might perceive in the communications of a stranger. You might say, "Obama needs to deal with the illegal immigration problem," and people will read it and say, "Hm. Guess he thinks Obama needs to deal with the illegal immigration problem. OK." And move on.
Whereas Heretic will say, "Obama needs to deal with the illegal immigration problem," and half a dozen people will have something to say to that post, because when he says it it has more context. Someone might say, "Well, you didn't think it was a federal issue when Bush was in office," or "I know this is a pet peeve of yours, but this is the first time I've ever seen you suggest it has something to do with 'don't ask, don't tell'," or "I've agreed with you in the past about immigration issues, and I'd be curious to know how you think it ties in with this thread on unemployment, ya dummy." Or, people will make a quip as part of a running inside joke between Heretic and them, or whatever. And the discussion just keeps on a'rollin'.
I wouldn't worry about it. I've been posting here since approximately 1933, and I often notice that I seem to kill a lot of threads too. I'm probably not a very popular poster, so people don't go very far out of their way to engage me. It is what it is. I don't give it a lot of thought; I just say what pops into my head and move on. But you seem like a much nicer guy than I am, so if you stick around long enough I'm sure you'll get swept along into the mainstream and start inspiring more replies. Until then, fuck 'em! Their loss, damn it!
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