Blindspot149
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04 Mar 2010, 3:30 am
If you've ever started a thread that got little or no response, this thread's for you.
I'm also running this as an experiment to see how long this thread takes to drop down to page 2 and thence............outer space.....in flames 
To enable people to have a say WITHOUT stopping this thread from going down in flames I've included a simple poll.
04 Mar 2010, 3:50 am
For a $2 fee, I'll keep it going for an extra 24 hours.
LOL, seriously though, I think we've all had that happen. It's usually due to posting about a topic that isn't very universal, rather than boring. If you look around at some of the threads that did well, and those that didn't, you'll see what i mean. After awhile, you develop an intuition, as to whether a topic will be popular or not, then can tweak your own a little, if you want to get more action. 
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04 Mar 2010, 3:54 am
Indeed.
This is probably a heads I win tails I win thread.
It will either go down VERY visibly in flames or it will be kept afloat by 'spoilers' who want to stop it 'going down in flames'
This will be fun
04 Mar 2010, 3:59 am
Well, I'm an obsessive poster, so the chances are pretty good that I'll hit it a few times, free of charge.LOL
For $3, I keep it in the top half of the page.
04 Mar 2010, 4:16 am
Damn, I killed it already. 
Sorry about that.LOL
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04 Mar 2010, 4:44 am
Sorry about that.LOLHeads I win, tails I win.
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04 Mar 2010, 5:49 am
gee, i took ya literally- silly me 
i thought you meant a thread which made people angry enough to throw flames back at the original poster. i certainly have done that. also have done the opposite thing, total irrelevance and empty page of no responses. story of my life.
04 Mar 2010, 6:00 am
04 Mar 2010, 6:04 am
i thought you meant a thread which made people angry enough to throw flames back at the original poster. i certainly have done that. also have done the opposite thing, total irrelevance and empty page of no responses. story of my life.
What was the topic? Post a link if you prefer. Maybe I will revive it. I have been known to bring back dead threads, despite the fact that some people hate that.
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04 Mar 2010, 6:23 am
i thought you meant a thread which made people angry enough to throw flames back at the original poster. i certainly have done that. also have done the opposite thing, total irrelevance and empty page of no responses. story of my life.
What was the topic? Post a link if you prefer. Maybe I will revive it. I have been known to bring back dead threads, despite the fact that some people hate that.
I think it is acceptable etiquette for someone other than the thread author to revive a thread.
Bumping one's own thread (to douse the flames)..........after a few weeks or months in outer space is generally frowned upon
04 Mar 2010, 6:25 am
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04 Mar 2010, 8:31 am
it floated away with no hands on the ropes.
Glorious.
Thanks
04 Mar 2010, 10:53 am
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