Sorry for being slow. No excuse -- yours was the first reply.

where if dupe threads on the same topic are posted, they get merged. One of the odd things I've noticed about this place is the lack of any such thing. Makes going through the threads here extremely annoying.

At least at DU there's a chance someone might respond intelligently (bear with me here) while on the TV you already know how every little titter is going to come out, the political shows being the most highly scripted of all.

flow like a river of shit must be good for business?

Julie

Is it too late?

EDIT. Not too late. It's not a voting option.

angered about something petty. Some do variations on a theme all day, everyday, with links.
You should ask those who do this why they do this rather than affect the notion that a collective 'we' does this.

I think you are splitting hairs.

I think. In this case, what you speak of is as I say, a habit held by a few here. To ascribe that to the community is not accurate, Buzz. But doing so does serve that few. But I tire of individuals speaking in the plural as easily as I do of being painted with broad brushes.
I think people should speak for themselves and about specifics.

My main goal is making sure the voice of my arguments pleases you.

meets pool.

*splash*

somewhere along the line DU stopped being a site for discussion, debate and information-sharing, and morphed into an echo chamber used to a) reinforce personal beliefs/biases/agendas, and b) reassure the holder of those beliefs that they're "right" as indicated by the vocal support of like-minded individuals.

in somebody's take on an issue.

to drill through thick skulls

Some of us get it the very first time.

DU must seem like a quiet place to them.

meh

And are otherwise occupied, precluding them from reading and being fully aware of every post on this or any other board.

But, the phenomenon of "chat board bosses" and self appointed discussion moderators complaining about it goes back a long way to usenet, IRC and BBS's.

Some of the best flame wars resulted from arguments over "dups", they could go on for pages.

I find that quite forgivable. My poll was referring more to a) the same poster putting up slightly different versions of the same opinion over and over and b) multiple people posting the same thing in the period of a couple hours or less; and not just once or twice, but again and again.

$$$ By the post....

Why on DU do we often see the same things posted over and over again?


(Ba DUM bum)

however, I am sure not one real vote has changed hands in all that time and the 80-20 meme is so spot-on that
it is now or never?