Strawman thread.

It's like they are saying that if someone is japanese then they are racist against blacks or antiblack by default. All I can tell from your avatar and name is that you're a sony fan. 

The thread's name is "Ways Nintendo can boost WiiU sales", not "Ways Nintendo can boost WiiU sales to beat PS4 this year". It's entirely possible the WiiU can sell better in 2015 than in 2014. That doesn't mean it is doing great or is competitive in console-race. I cannot see anyone in this thread is believing the WiiU could be beating the competition, but I admit I did not read every post.

Anyways, if this thread is the base to your claim, then you ask the question: "Why do people still have faith in the possibility that WiiU sales could slightly improve?" The answer to that is naturally: Common sense, why would anyone believe otherwise?

What does that mean?

Skimmed the first page, there's optimistic people but expecting a rise in sales over 2014 and believing the Wii U will make a comeback is not the same thing.

So, what you take from these quotes? Is it at all implausible to believe WiiU sales could get better in 2015?

This could happen:

step 1: People discussing the possibility of improved sales in a "what if"-thread.

step 2: Mr. Playstation ask why people still trust in sales.

As you can see, that is something different. Improved sales are entirely possible. Many expect WiiU to peak in 2015, even non-Nintendo-fans. Trusting in sales and the wording of the OP suggests, that Nintendo-fans believe in much higher sales. But there is no indication that this is the case. Even if people speak about comeback, it probably means a baseline of > 50K. So the strawmen Mr. Playstation constructs is, that an significant amount of people exist, that believe in WiiU sales on the level of at least X1.

At least he was clever enough to avoid clear statements, he speaks from comeback and faith in sales without defining what that means. And the thread he posts as proof says to me, that the only answer to his question is: Naturally everyone has faith in WiiU sales having the possibility to be better in 2015 compared to 2014. Who thinks otherwise?

why is it still open? i think this same user has made about three different threads of precisely the same sort... which seems excessive and unnecessary.

There is no reasoon for this thread to be closed, that's why it's still open.

P.S: Here is the link to my threads: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/profile/114022/mrplaystation/posts/threads/1/#content  I ain't anything to hide.