Originally posted by alcyonearia0205:
But what really disturbs me is the first part of the original post in this thread. I know that there are many veterans, so to speak, in this board--but does that mean that us newbies (and anyone with an opinion about a much discussed topic) should just keep quiet and stop posting for fear that a topic we might have an opinion has been discussed before?
That's a fair question. And I think that most of the time that a topic gets revisited, it's perfectly reasonable. Especially if it has been a while. (There are a couple of polls that have been posted 5 or 6 times over the past 3 years. Almost identically each time. I find it extremely amusing -- and I usually vote each time.
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But the fact is that this particular topic has been discussed (to death, if you'll pardon the pun) repeatedly in the past few months. (I think the last time was probably shortly before you joined, which is why you missed it.) Moreover, while you may have been posting on the topic for the first time, very few of the others can make that claim.
And honestly, if another deathfic thread had been posted here in Fanfic Related, I probably would not have said anything. After all, I simply have the option not to read it, right?
But when a repeatedly contentious topic is dragged into a fdk thread, I find that offensive enough to say something. I apologize if my doing so offended you in turn, or made you feel unwelcome. That was certainly not my intent.
Newbies are wonderful!
They are the absolute lifeblood of any board, including this one. (And they taste particularly nice with a good Chianti . . .
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