05-01-2002, 06:47 PM
most of the points i'm gonna say have been said, but i'll repeat them anyway...
most threads come with a topic, like why this is bad, why that is good, or something else to discuss.so people post what they feel for awhile, but then somebody says one thing that can be taken a bit gay, or a glaring typo, or something else that makes one of the many smartasses(which just about all of us try to be) make a little joke.sometimes, people will continue making jokes, and away goes the thread into the bowels of uselessness, or others the joke is seen, laughed at, and people go back on topic.the occaisonal joke is good, and should show up in every thread.i dont have anything against derailments, in moderation(2 or 3 major derailments a day is good, not counting game threads) but when every thread is derailed to "you're gay" "you're stupid" "(insert random thing from hybrid)", it just makes stuff less interesting
most threads come with a topic, like why this is bad, why that is good, or something else to discuss.so people post what they feel for awhile, but then somebody says one thing that can be taken a bit gay, or a glaring typo, or something else that makes one of the many smartasses(which just about all of us try to be) make a little joke.sometimes, people will continue making jokes, and away goes the thread into the bowels of uselessness, or others the joke is seen, laughed at, and people go back on topic.the occaisonal joke is good, and should show up in every thread.i dont have anything against derailments, in moderation(2 or 3 major derailments a day is good, not counting game threads) but when every thread is derailed to "you're gay" "you're stupid" "(insert random thing from hybrid)", it just makes stuff less interesting