dead thread

[Eonwe]

is there a point where in the interests of sanity, a thread should be declared dead?

For instance finding god in the LOTR? Seems like when Leon Spinks (or leonard I can't remember) fought Cooney and Cooney wouldn't go down, but they thought he would be brain damaged so they stopped the fight. Sorta like that (ok so you had to see the fight to know what I mean).

I don't really care too much about it, just wondered.:)

[Eonwe]

btw I am kinda worried about the answers I will get for this. So just answer yes/no with a one sentence explanation, leaving out any references to the battle of the bulge or Taoism.

[Ciryaher]

Discussions remain open unless they stray incerdibly far from the topic or get very offensive (i.e.: people begin insults/profanity)

Brain damage has not been proven to be a side effect of short term participation at the Tolkien Forum...but who knows about long term? I've been here more than 2 years, and I haven't changed any.

*scratches his nose with one of the extra arms he mutated*

:D

[Tar-Steve]

Maybe you should go into the thread and suggest that the arguments have plateaued, new points aren't being made, and that it's time to quit. The worst thing that happens is they ignore you, right? (I think you're right by the way. That thread was a good read but lately it seems to have turned into "The Argument Sketch". )

[Walter]

Yes, the thread has gotten a somewhat hostile flair of late. Nonetheless I find it very interesting for it reveals a lot about human psyche...

[fantasydude]

we all go off on tangents and thats the fun of it but only by not posting at all will a thread die. either that or just propose a time limit or something.

[Hirila]

In my opinion a thread in most cases is nothing more (and less) than a good talk.

What do we come here for? Because we want to talk about our interest in JRRT and his books. This is what we do here.

And why shan`t a talk take an end? Or does one of you talk without coming to an end? I think sometime sooner or later everything about a certain topic is said and what will come is only repetitions and silly comments. So I think threads should be watched what they are about and when they are too old they should be ended. That way someone can start a new talk about the same topic/question later without being told that "there is already a thread about this - I will look it up there". Because it is really annoying, being told that what you are told has already been told here or there or wherever.

[Grond]

I've been in entirely too many fights lately, so I probably would be a good candidate for a head injury test. I think a thread should remain open as long as there are more aspects of the topic to be discussed. You know, the way it used to be around here!;)

[ReadWryt]

As I've stated elsewhere I would really love to eventually take some of the truely insightfull and well researched threads from this board and try to build a F.A.Q. or some sort of Database of discussions, because some of the best threads are ones where an answer is actually found, so people stop posting to it.

Otherwise, why would the existence of a thread that would appear to be dead actually BOTHER a member? It's not like anyone is FORCED to read anything in here...*Shrug*