# Do we know if OPs use threads that ask for just lists?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 15, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-if-ops-use-threads-that-ask-for-just-lists/618853 "2012-04-15T16:05:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![janeslogin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-if-ops-use-threads-that-ask-for-just-lists/618853/1 "2012-04-15T16:05:04Z")

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There are threads asking for favorites, best, worst etc. I was just looking at one that asks for “TV Shows that you have quit watching”.

Do we know of OPs actually using such lists? Perhaps information for a blog or some such?

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-if-ops-use-threads-that-ask-for-just-lists/618853/2 "2012-04-15T16:19:28Z")

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I have started any number of threads, including the one you cited, where I have asked for lists and such. For the most part I start them for discussion purposes, since many will respond with more than just the list requested.

Sometimes I will summarize the contents of the thread (within the thread) just to have the summary as an additional sub-topic.

I also start threads with polls. They often have responses that are off-topic.

I don’t have a blog and rarely use the data for anything outside the thread.

For what it’s worth, I also respond to other people’s threads of a similar nature.

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**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-if-ops-use-threads-that-ask-for-just-lists/618853/3 "2012-04-15T20:35:36Z")

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I’ve started a couple of music-related threads like that, and I used the results to pick new music to purchase – and ultimately to build some enjoyable new playlists.

A similar thread I started (it wasn’t actually a list thread in the beginning) ended up being the genesis of a brand-new product (Mr. Excellent’s Post-Apocalyptic Earl Grey Tea) at my tea bar.

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**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-if-ops-use-threads-that-ask-for-just-lists/618853/4 "2012-04-15T20:45:42Z")

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I often start them because I’d like to find more works, like for instance I was interested in checking out fantasy or sci fi from countries other than the USA and European sources.