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La Lioness Priyanka

(53,866 posts) Tue Mar 4, 2014, 07:52 PM Mar 2014

How many here feel forced to be part of topics they find boring?

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	Someone is holding a gun to my head
	0 (0%)
	I know how to trash a thread
	1 (33%)
	When I don't want to talk about something, I feel like others should also not be allowed to do so
	0 (0%)
	Hey, wasn't there the one time, that you wanted us to stop talking about the one thing?
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How many here feel forced to be part of topics they find boring? (Original Post) La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2014 OP

Not me, my dear Priyanka! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2014 #1

I don't have any problem at all not clicking on a thread if it looks uninteresting... Spider Jerusalem Mar 2014 #2

Like the SI threads and others, I think most people can trash things they don't like The Straight Story Mar 2014 #3

I got a mysterious e-mail 10 years ago from a dude named "Al Kydah" Blue_Tires Mar 2014 #4

Thank you for your service! bravenak Mar 2014 #5

Thank you for that nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #10

I only participate in popular threads, I don't care what they are about. Warren Stupidity Mar 2014 #6

lol cyberswede Mar 2014 #9

I only click on the OPs I want to read, LLP. pacalo Mar 2014 #7

I don't even feel a need to trash threads,I just ignore sufrommich Mar 2014 #8

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,642 posts)

1. Not me, my dear Priyanka!

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 07:56 PM

Mar 2014

I just skip over the topics I find boring or talked to death, or whatever.

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)

2. I don't have any problem at all not clicking on a thread if it looks uninteresting...

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 07:58 PM

Mar 2014

or with not replying if I have nothing to contribute and no actual interest in the topic.

The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)

3. Like the SI threads and others, I think most people can trash things they don't like

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 07:58 PM

Mar 2014

Or they can jump in and let people know they don't like them.

Either way, your keyboard, your choice

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

4. I got a mysterious e-mail 10 years ago from a dude named "Al Kydah"

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 07:59 PM

Mar 2014

it said in so many words: "Start posting on DU every day; even in the topics you don't like. Or else (censored) will (censored) the (censored) and there will not be any survivors"

So I've been keeping up my end of the bargain, citizens of the free world...You're welcome