For the longest time, General Questions had a vast lead in the total number of posts. Recently, MPSIMS has been catching up.
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Saturday, GQ had 46584 posts
MPSIMS had 39032 posts
Difference: 7552 posts
Today GQ had 47888 posts
MPSIMS had 41277 posts
Difference: 6611 posts
At this rate (~ 235 posts/day), MPSIMS will pass GQ for the overall lead in 4 weeks or so.
Are all the burning questions that can be answered answered (as opposed to GD-type unresolvable questions)? Are we becoming too much of a social group? Am I neurotic for even noticing this? If I cross-posted this to GQ would that be trolling?
Although I would hate to think what it would say about this board as a whole if the BBQ Pit were the biggest collection of posts...
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Sue from El Paso
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The BBQ Pit has only 10,298 posts. Fewer than GQ, MPSIMS or Great Debates
It is by the fortune of God that, in this country, we have three benefits: freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and the wisdom never to use either.
—Mark Twain
OK I misread you’re statement. I can’t see the letters I or F.
It is by the fortune of God that, in this country, we have three benefits: freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and the wisdom never to use either.
—Mark Twain
Frankly, Sue, I’d started to wonder along the same lines. I had thought about putting up a post encouraging posters to speculate when MPSIMS might eclipse GQ. They ARE closing. And I participate in both;…but I really do not want this to become a chat site.
I think the reason could be that in GQ a question is asked, and (hopefully) answered. It doesn’t really require 300 posts. If it can’t be answered, it usually ends up in GD. However, in MPSIMS, there is always something mundane and pointless to add.
Cessandra
Why sex is better than religion: There are laws against forcing sex on minors who can’t think for themselves.
I think the reason could be that in GQ a question is asked, and (hopefully) answered. It doesn’t really require 300 posts. If it can’t be answered, it usually ends up in GD. However, in MPSIMS, there is always something mundane and pointless to add.
Cessandra
Why sex is better than religion: There are laws against forcing sex on minors who can’t think for themselves.
Well, I began as a GQ guy, and feel that I contributed to the creation of the GD section because of the length of many of those debates in GQ which were a big part of it. Since I’ve been around, the creation of GD split my participation in half, while my rare posts in MPSIMS began to gradually grow as i got to know the people here. For quite a while I had about a 50% MPSIMS, 35% GQ, and 13% GD participation. Now I am close to 85% MPSIMS because my questions have been answered, and the debating got dull with the small number of people who can field a debate with resorting to name calling, and fact creating.
If others are like me the growth rates of MPSIMS will increse faster than the GQ section, especially considering the conversational style of MPSIMS
My vote Nov. 21…anyone see the beauty of this date?
Another possible reason: If you take a look, there are several current MPSIMS threads that have a question in the OP. (And I don’t mean a trivia or “what’s your favorite movie?” type question, either.)
Perhaps some people are hesitant to post non-earth-shaking questions in GQ, thinking that their questions are “mundane” or “pointless” and thus belong in MPSIMS?
Oooh, sunbear, I hate to go down that road again. Suffice to say that I didn’t get anywhere with it, and ended up giving up. Couldn’t handle everybody being so angry with me. I did avoid the ceremony, though, partially because of the prayer and partially because I didn’t get to walk.
About these MPSIMS threads. If someone has a European calendar, we could name them after week #48, or whatever weeek it happens to be. They hardly last more than a week.
Another reason MPSIPMS moves faster than GQ is that just about anyone can contribute to a MPSIMS thread, but to post in a GQ thread, most people feel an obligation to be able to help answer the question.
–John
Miskch’s Law- It’s better to have a horrible ending than horrors without end.
