"... topics that tons of people will like."

Originally posted by redbarons
tried that but you kept getting in the way.

sorry I meant your head kept getting in the way.

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby (OP)
"... topics that tons of people will like."

Originally posted by Sahuaro Thread 153985 "Why is this forum dying?" (Page 16) "There is sustained conversation when someone stumbles upon a conversation worth sustaining. I haven't seen many that have struck my fancy, nor do I randomly think up topics that tons of people will like."

Let's brainstorm a few dozen topics that might add life and interest to this centerpiece forum. Thank you, Sahuaro.

1) ?

Food; Books perhaps; First part or full time job; grey hair; Some Things I'd Like to Know Before I Die; C.S. Lewis quotes; romance; List of all the USAs problems starting with A; (Page 1)

Syria; Religion; Wagering on celebrity deaths; Favourite films; Least favourite films; Black History Month; 9/11; Ranking daytime television game shows; Euthanasia; Helicopter parenting; Online entitlement; Mocktail recipes; Bathroom reading; The State of Arizona as a wasteland of social regression and ignorance fully absent of any meaningful culture or endearing qualities; Reverse racism; Stream of consciousness dirty talk; (Page 2)

Favourite and least favourite manufactured celebrities of the reality TV era; Spanking your children as a viable alternative for real parenting; The death penalty; Rape culture in India; Gaming consoles, ranked; Post-punk American underground rock from 1981-1991; Military uniforms of despotic nations past and present, ranked; ]Bestiality as a way of life in gay-positive America; Hutchence v. Carradine: Whose legacy remains intact?; Being elderly; Japanese atrocities; Human rights violations and Walmart; AIDS propaganda in the 80s; Vintage marital aids; Vintage marital AIDS; (Page 3 of 10)

"... topics that tons of people will like."

Embarrassing mispronunciations when speaking a second language (Americans need not participate); Canadians - Just who in the eff do they think they are?; Does God love Somalia?; The co-opting of the punk aesthetic as a means to turn profit and exploit the ignorant; Jazz music - When has it ever been good?; Knockout game; Manufacturing news: the Polar Vortex analyzed; Criminal behaviour within the NFL and other racist diatribes; Sports as a means of distracting and deceiving the American proletariat; Botched suicides, ranked; The social stigma of being a Holocaust denier; Geopolitical boardgames and the thin thread that keeps your friendships together; DIY Ponzi schemes; Pinterest as a masturbatory aid; Dog-breeding: An ungodly act or the ungodliest of acts?; (Page 4)

An oral history of the Altavista search engine; YouTube; Cities that you wouldn't be upset about if they were nuked; Why are guns good but birth control is bad?; Why does the right to life end at birth?; Where is Atlantis?; Why is paying for your own insurance Socialist, but collecting Social Security isn't? (American-centric); How much wood could a wood-chuck chuck and why did anyone think it was worth discussing in the first place?; What is your favorite/least favorite nursery tale or nursery rhyme?; What book/movie/etc did you adore in the past that now you think is crap?; (Page 5)

A vindication of patria potestas: why fathers should be able to legally disown their disobedient wives and children, sell them into slavery or kill them; Do manners matter?; Memorable vacations you've taken; My own personal collection of bottle tops; (Page 6 of 10)

Originally posted by Suzianne (Page 6)
These recap posts have so much negativity condensed into one place that it makes me a sad panda.

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Suzi, you may have finally identified the cause of this forum's gradual demise: "negativity" as the pervasive attitude.

All online forums have a mix of positive and negative attitudes resident within mature and immature contributors. It's highly unlikely that any online forum has remained viable for long with an imbalance skewed by negative/immature contributors...

Negativity is like a permanent crease on human being's forehead; its owner no longer recognizes it for what it is and the permanent crease goes wherever the person goes.

"... topics that tons of people will like."

How many people in a ton?; How many tons in a person?; Don't tell mom; Things you can't believe you survived; Really stupid or really brilliant decisions you've made; Things (ideas, events, gender, nationality, people, books you've read, etc.) that have shaped who you are; The positive benefits of negativity; Mediocre decisions you've made...; What I Want to Be When I Grow Up; (Page 7)

The Last Thing Many People Want to SeeReveal Hidden Content; "The Thing People Fear Most: Being Found Out". (coquette, 2012); Why people with children should live on the bottom floor. Seriously; Three Best Things About RHP; standard internet fonts and the resurgence of comic sans...; how to make a cat sweater from dryer lint...; one weird trick to easily sharpen yer teeth...; lost socks and the israeli dilemma...; how to drill a hole into yer skull without anesthesia...; braille speed reading...; the pain of unrequited love, and other bedtime stories...; today's journal entry, first the doctor's office, then the dairy queen, and then off to see the wizard...; (Page 8)

confessions of an adhd schoolyard transsexual...; Combining random words is now a topic of interest. How deep the mighty have fallen; . "At the end of the day, it's a good kind of tired." -CP; Moments of unexpected truth (like the candid asides to the viewers in House of Cards); A-z in any combination?; (Page 9)

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
[b]"... topics that tons of people will like."

How many people in a ton?; How many tons in a person?; Don't tell mom; Things you can't believe you survived; Really stupid or really brilliant decisions you've made; Things (ideas, events, gender, nationality, people, books you've read, etc.) that have shaped who you are; The positive benefits of n ...[text shortened]... uth (like the candid asides to the viewers in House of Cards); A-z in any combination?; (Page 9)[/b]

Why don't we get away from this idea that the topic makes the thread and just welcome any and all opinions on whatever the topic is?

It's the content that makes a good thread, not necessarily the topic.

Originally posted by Suzianne
Why don't we get away from this idea that the topic makes the thread and just welcome any and all opinions on whatever the topic is?

It's the content that makes a good thread, not necessarily the topic.

From the book of right on

Originally posted by Suzianne
Why don't we get away from this idea that the topic makes the thread and just welcome any and all opinions on whatever the topic is?

It's the content that makes a good thread, not necessarily the topic.

Originally posted by Sahuaro (OP)
There is sustained conversation when someone stumbles upon a conversation worth sustaining. I haven't seen many that have struck my fancy, nor do I randomly think up topics that tons of people will like.

Sahuaro made an interesting observation; I provide a venue for ideas. You disagree with him. Tomorrow's Monday, April 28.

Originally posted by darvlay
The State of Arizona as a wasteland of social regression and ignorance fully absent of any meaningful culture or endearing qualities.

I MUST step in and disavow you of this belief. Arizona has many good qualities. First of which is the sheer beauty of the desert landscape. The Grand Canyon. Low humidity. Very little snow, except in the higher elevations. Some of the best camping spots on this green earth. Ponderosa pines up near Payson. Awesome creek fishing out away from civilization. The Mogollon Rim country. An average of 300 sunny days a year (my estimate).

I'm fully on board with your estimate of the social regression and ignorance, though. Politically, this IS a wasteland. Our state legislature spends more time thinking up how to make us look like fools than actually running the state well.

Originally posted by Suzianne
I MUST step in and disavow you of this belief. Arizona has many good qualities. First of which is the sheer beauty of the desert landscape. The Grand Canyon. Low humidity. Very little snow, except in the higher elevations. Some of the best camping spots on this green earth. Ponderosa pines up near Payson. Awesome creek fishing out away from civiliza ...[text shortened]... pends more time thinking up how to make us look like fools than actually running the state well.

it wouldn't matter what state you were in you would always be feisty supergirl.(I mean that in a nice way)

Originally posted by lolof
Books perhaps

books for sure, there are whole sites to books.

But will chessplayers necesarily be readers?

Originally posted by Ponderable
books for sure, there are whole sites to books.

But will chessplayers necesarily be readers?

if the books have pictures in them I am sure most chess players would manage except for Darvlay because he is to busy looking in the mirror..

Originally posted by Suzianne
I MUST step in and disavow you of this belief. Arizona has many good qualities. First of which is the sheer beauty of the desert landscape. The Grand Canyon. Low humidity. Very little snow, except in the higher elevations. Some of the best camping spots on this green earth. Ponderosa pines up near Payson. Awesome creek fishing out away from civiliza ...[text shortened]... pends more time thinking up how to make us look like fools than actually running the state well.

I think Arizona as nice as it is, would be much better if it invaded Nevada and possibly Colorado. John McCain might be up for it. You could always ask.

Originally posted by Ponderable
books for sure, there are whole sites to books.

But will chessplayers necesarily be readers?

I know some chessplayers read a lot but it may not necessarily be a topic many would appreciate.

Originally posted by cashthetrash
I think Arizona as nice as it is, would be much better if it invaded Nevada and possibly Colorado. John McCain might be up for it. You could always ask.

nah he is to busy with his Die Hard franchise.