Grey Acumen said:
Actually, it serves a very specific purpose. If you want a bad thread to go away, the best way to do that is to not comment in it, but invariably you have someone who feels the need to bump a thread to say how a thread shouldn't be on the front page. Now threads that deserve to be buried can be buried, at least for those that feel it needs to be buried, and they can do so while still allowing those that want to see the thread to see it. and yes, I think it's great to let mods do their jobs, etc, but there's no harm in trying to find ways to ease their burden. It's not like they're getting paid for this crap. |
I think it's a good thing for people to face those threads. If nothing else, people should be constantly reminded that there are others who think and believe differently than they do.
At any rate, I think if people just completely avoided the threads that bothered them that we would have a much less active forum. 
