How to make a thread go on forever

[FPDocMatt]

Recently I've started 2 threads-- Should I buy a pony bottle? and Should I get nitrox certified? After about 20 replies I had my answers (No and Yes, respectively). But the threads keep going, and going, and going. It's really kind of funny the way you get your question answered but the thread takes on a life of its own. I wonder if there's some sort of mystical force at work here.

The challenge now is to come up with a thread which will push enough SB buttons that it carries on ad infinitum. How about this:

How dare those poorly trained newbies wear split fins while diving without adequate buoyancy control using pony bottles containing nitrox with poor buddy skills!

 

[fisheater]

Add SpareAir and you have a winner.


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[redacted]

It is not a Q&A board. It is a discussion board. MOF

 

[divad]

The challenge now is to come up with a thread which will push enough SB buttons that it carries on ad infinitum. How about this:

Become the thread Matt................ Matt......... be the thread.

 

[FuzzyNutz]

I can see this thread reaching a solid 12 or 13 pages, lol!

 

[FPDocMatt]

It is not a Q&A board. It is a discussion board. MOF

Oh yes, of course, you're right. In fact, I thought of making that point in my thread opener. In other words, I don't think it's a bad thing if a thread goes off on a tangent, that's just the way it should be.

It's just kind of funny. It's like, imagine there's a group of 6 DM's standing in a group, and you go up to them and ask a question. One by one, they give you an answer. Then they start arguing about their answers, it becomes more and more animated, they wander off down the beach bickering, having forgotten all about you. That's what it's like here.

But hey, I wouldn't have it any other way.

 

[dfx]

I thought you'd have to mention too at least.

 

[SC_Hoaty]

It is not a Q&A board. It is a discussion board. MOF

Matt is kinda new - he may not know about MOF. The great Mask-on-forehead/No-mask-on-forehead debate that is now on its 60th thread. Theads are capped around 15,000 posts. The very first one was not capped, thus leading to the existing cap on posts per thread.

All part of the lore of ScubaBoard.

 

[highdesert]

How dare those poorly trained newbies wear split fins while diving without adequate buoyancy control using pony bottles containing nitrox with poor buddy skills![/I]

There's Nitrox with poor buddy skills?

 

[Bob DBF]

The answer to any question is dependant upon a multitude of variables and each participant gives their opinion from what you have asked, and what information they deem pertinant that you may not have covered in your question. With the thread of answers you, or anyone else interested, can decide from the opinions whether it is a good idea to "buy the pony" dependant on your motivation.

As for threads taking on a life of their own, you have to realize there are thousands of members on ScubaBoard and it takes time for them to see a thread, read it, and decide to post, but whenever that happens it is new to them although it is old news to you.

I get a kick out of zombie threads where someone gets caught up in the thread and posts before they notice the last post was years ago.



Bob
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