reply to post by jhill76
I see your point man but this is an open forum where people post responses to subject matter they are excited and/or interested in. Geopolitically
and economically speaking, some threads are much more important than others. But we shouldn't stop posting in certain threads and start posting in
others because that is counter-intuitive to what ATS is all about. People read the threads, people post responses because they want to follow the
thread and contribute their 2 cents.
Noone I know searches through ATS every day looking for those few threads that are so important to real-world events. You see an interesting thread,
you read it, you post a response, and you go from there.. That's the way it should be IMO.. Discussion on ATS involves almost every alternative
topic known to man. It is up to personal opinion which topics are more interesting or deserve more attention than others..
That being said, I do agree about threads getting all kinds of stars without evidence. It's like this thread that was just started where the guy
claims to have photos of a crashed UFO and it's occupants. 12 pages later and 20 some odd stars later the guy has not returned and there are no
photos in sight, so the mods closed the thread until further notice.
I don't understand it either, but the star system is structured to be used when someone makes a valid argument/post. Even though the photos were
still gone, some people apparently believed that people's posts deserved those stars. I think the system is still pretty solid even though topics
that deserve such stars may not get the attention they deserve...
One of my threads is a prime example. About 2 months ago I started a thread, and the following day someone else started a thread with the exact same
name and content. Ever since noone had noticed the mixup until I figured out what had happened a few days ago, alterted a mod, and the other thread
was shut down since mine was started previous to the newer one. But the other thread got ALOT more attention than mine did I do believe and I'm not
trying to sit here and cry or whine about this but it just goes to show that you never really know what response you will get from ATS users
regardless of the thread subject matter and content.
From my experience, ATS user's responses have nothing to do with overall importance, validity, or subject matter of the thread. It has to do with
how people discuss the topic, where the discussion goes, and why. And if it is a thread you started and you are eager to discuss said topic, the
likelihood is that it won't get much attention because your name matters here. People who wouldn't read a thread made by me would willingly read a
thread on the same exact topic if it is made by someone like mikesingh.. And understandably.. But I agree that sometimes the topics that deserve
attention don't get it..
-ChriS
[edit on 30-6-2008 by BlasteR]
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