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I wonder if some of it might be time constraints. I mean, alot of us seem to post from work, or have families that require attention, or just plain busy lives. And to get into really in-depth topics often requires putting alot of time and thought into what you want to say. Being really serious can be time consuming, and I wonder if, perhaps, some of the posters just don't have that kind of time to spare. Instead they focus more on topics that, while maybe not requiring less thought, certainly often requires less time to post, since often time those topics consist of posts that are only one or two lines long.
Of course, there is the other possibility that it's often times just a lot more fun to be less serious, so it could be that those types of threads are just more entertaining
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It takes time to draw up a serious thread, if you're going to put some text into it. And it takes a while to respond - to think up the response, write it up, reread and edit it. Speaking for myself, maybe some people can just type away - I often have to make notes separately before I answer at length.
Answering the silly stuff is spontaneous - it's not always easy, and I have sometimes pondered and even researched the whimsy - but generally, it's a wham bam sort of thing.
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For me, it's both time and the fact that I go online to stop thinking about stuff and have fun. I enjoy a good laugh.
But, for the most part I enjoy reading well thoughtout discussions, I just can't find the time to respond properly. Usually, by the time I sit down and type stuff out reread and spell check , someone else has already posted my thoughts exactly. And, what I'd have to say is redundant.
From: San Diego, CA | Registered: Jul 2003
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I think one major reason that the latest issue doesn't garner as much discussion as one might like is simply the result of previews/spoilers. Most of the really interesting stuff in issues has generally been given away months in advance, and has already been hashed out by the time we actually read the issue. The latest Legion news has to do with all the goodies that are in store in Legion #25, not with what happened in #21.
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I think some of it is an inaccessibility issue. For example, while I do very much enjoy reading Reep's "what-if" thread, there is no way in the world I would ever post to it. Why? As far as the sheer volume and obscurity of information presented over there, I'm WAY out of my league talking about it, and frankly, I don't like to look stupid.
You don't run into that problem on the silly threads... you can just post away!!! I also think part of it are the personalities who are posting right now. That will change as the most prolific posters change over time, and as this message board continues to pick up mew members. I also think that once the current creative team gives us something new and controversial to sink our teeth into (and it seems like we're turning the corner into that area for the next storyline, after all,) there will be more discussion. It's been 4 months since Sensor's change, and nothing significant has happened to the Legion since then. Dream Crime has been entertaining thus far, but it hasn't moved anything forward. Once new developments begin occuring, there will be more for us to talk about.
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From: Birmingham, AL | Registered: Jul 2003
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I'll throw in my two cents and agree with what's been said above -- off the cuff responses are just easier to spout out and require less brain power and in some cases, research.
For my part, I try to take part in the more serious topics if I feel I have something to contribute, but I tend to hang out here while I'm watching tv or doing something else, so sometimes I can't read through a long thoughtout thread unless I'm totally devoted to it (I figure it's more respectful to the person who wrote it to wait until I can really digest their thoughts than skim it and respond with something less thought out).
Then I also think that in a lot of cases, the more serious threads don't require as many responses -- sometimes once you state your opinion, that's it. Any other response to another's thoughts would just be reiterating what you already wrote.
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quote:Originally posted by Kid Prime: I think some of it is an inaccessibility issue. For example, while I do very much enjoy reading Reep's "what-if" thread, there is no way in the world I would ever post to it. Why? As far as the sheer volume and obscurity of information presented over there, I'm WAY out of my league talking about it, and frankly, I don't like to look stupid.
That's my main problem, too. I mean, I've been reading the Legion for nearly 30 years, and I remember the basics of most of the stuff that I've read, but I am way out of my league when it comes to the finest details that some people seem to pull out of nowhere. Granted, if I am posting from home, I could go pouring through my collection to research my facts, or to find out what is being talked about. However, since the lion's share of my weekday posting happens at work, I can really only comment on the things that are fresh in my mind.
If nothing else, I am always in awe of the vast knowledge that some of my co-posters have of all things Legion
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The serious topics seem to be getting more responses here lately.
I view this board as a break from the work day. When I'm on break, I want something uplifting, so I usually go for the silly topics. Other people smoke cigarettes, I check the boards. I usually try to stay away from computers once I leave work.
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From: NOVA by way of NOIN | Registered: Jul 2003
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Indeed, they do seem to be getting more traffic, and I have to wonder about Dev's point (and HWW's, and -- more despairingly -- Reep's) making much sense.
Fat Cramer just got a lively thread going on "Vampires, werewolves, and magic." I had responses about Shikari, thoughtful ones, going on long after my (not wholly sound) outburst about a poll.
Many other examples exist. If you think back, they really always have been around, and those who want them find them easily. Few are entirely lost or ignored. Those usually get bumped, out of pride of authorship. Or mere obsessions.
Those above have quite sound reasons for why the "serious" topics don't get the heaviest traffic. It'll always be that way, though. I don't see it as a huge mystery. Sometimes you want rhetorical meat that needs slow cooking, sometimes you want Oreos that slide down the gullet soaked in -- horrors! {g} -- "trans fat." Neither one is a danger to your equilibrium or sanity, unless that's your whole Net diet.
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