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NFT: BBI football thread structure

RobCarpenter : 9/20/2019 7:22 am
I realized today that football threads have a pattern.

The first 20 or so threads comment on the OP.
The next set of threads respond to comments made in
the first set.
The next set include an original new comment
The next set include some posters going back and forth with each other arguing the same points, with some name calling and bringing up comments made elsewhere
The final set is two posters name calling each other

I’m sure someone with a psychology background can say what this all means.

You also forgot the late/final commenter  
Diver_Down : 9/20/2019 7:34 am : link
who will respond to the OP, but the thread's interest has waned from all the other bitching.
RE: You also forgot the late/final commenter  
RobCarpenter : 9/20/2019 7:42 am : link
In comment 14589111 Diver_Down said:
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who will respond to the OP, but the thread's interest has waned from all the other bitching.


Yes - and I also forgot about when the thread becomes about an entirely different topic. For example, OP is about Daniel Jones and then discussion is about Giants D in the 90s.
Diver_Down  
ColHowPepper : 9/20/2019 8:42 am : link
I plead guilty (:
Pretty accurate  
ron mexico : 9/20/2019 8:56 am : link
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RE: Diver_Down  
Diver_Down : 9/20/2019 8:57 am : link
In comment 14589171 ColHowPepper said:
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I plead guilty (:


I was thinking of Short Lease. Feel bad for him, but he has a tendency to show up late and the thread is alreday dead.
RE: You also forgot the late/final commenter  
RDJR : 9/20/2019 9:15 am : link
In comment 14589111 Diver_Down said:
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who will respond to the OP, but the thread's interest has waned from all the other bitching.


This occurs because the poster fails to read the entire thread. Much like a witness testifying about something in a document they admit they have not read, but should have.....
Good observation  
WideRight : 9/20/2019 9:17 am : link
Its an inherent limitation to the medium.

Maybe cap a thread after 25 posts? Keeps it focused. If someone wants to take it off the rails, they would have to start a new thread, and everyone else can avoid that tangent
nested comments would probably change this dynamic  
markky : 9/20/2019 9:40 am : link
but one of the things I like about BBI is that the comments are strictly serial.

i find myself mostly reading the first dozen comments of a thread.
RE: Good observation  
markky : 9/20/2019 9:41 am : link
In comment 14589214 WideRight said:
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Its an inherent limitation to the medium.

Maybe cap a thread after 25 posts? Keeps it focused. If someone wants to take it off the rails, they would have to start a new thread, and everyone else can avoid that tangent


this is a stupid idea. you're stupid.

(sorry, just testing what happens if someone jumps right to the name calling).
Capability to "lock" a thread would be nice  
ij_reilly : 9/20/2019 10:03 am : link
Reddit includes the ability for a mod to lock a thread, so that no further comments can be made.

The thread remains in read-only mode.

This might be a nice feature for BBI.
I’m just struck by the need to insult each other  
RobCarpenter : 9/20/2019 11:36 am : link
And it never fails. I know it’s not unique to BBI but people get really upset when disagreeing.
RE: Capability to  
Giantology : 9/20/2019 11:37 am : link
In comment 14589311 ij_reilly said:
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Reddit includes the ability for a mod to lock a thread, so that no further comments can be made.

The thread remains in read-only mode.

This might be a nice feature for BBI.


BBI already has this feature, only mods can use it.
I can't recall seeing a locked thread on BBI  
ij_reilly : 9/20/2019 12:01 pm : link
If there's a feature to lock a thread and make it read-only, I don't think it's getting much use!
One thing is for certain  
figgy2989 : 9/20/2019 12:19 pm : link
When there is some bickering on a thread...expect to see walls and walls and walls of replied text. Really ruins threads.
RE: One thing is for certain  
ron mexico : 9/20/2019 12:22 pm : link
In comment 14589610 figgy2989 said:
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When there is some bickering on a thread...expect to see walls and walls and walls of replied text. Really ruins threads.


I wonder if they could make the reply function ONLY include the last post
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