# Pointless threads: I know we're never going to agree... **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 12, 2010, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointless-threads-i-know-were-never-going-to-agree/556873 "2010-10-12T08:14:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 15
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointless-threads-i-know-were-never-going-to-agree/556873/15 "2010-10-12T18:36:41Z")
> [@NineToTheSky](#): > > I refer you to posts 21 and 22. Really? > [@Will this thread last until Monday Oct/11/2010?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-thread-last-until-monday-oct-11-2010/556477/21): > > Now the real question is: Will this last until October 11th, 201 **1**. > [@Will this thread last until Monday Oct/11/2010?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-thread-last-until-monday-oct-11-2010/556477/22): > > Wouldn’t that be cool! If the goal is “let’s keep bumping this thread for a year,” that doesn’t seem any different from post count padding to me. Nothing was being discussed in the thread except the idea of bumping the thread. Yes, if you keep posting to the thread, the thread will stay alive. Surprise. 😉 > [@](#): > > I just think that when people are enjoying themselves and having fun, that should be treasured and encouraged. I just don’t think this is that big of a deal. I’m sure you can find better stuff to treasure. > [@](#): > > But you two clearly are made of sterner stuff and can’t be doing with all this frippery. We’re volunteer moderators on a message board. If we couldn’t deal with frippery, we’d go insane. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointless-threads-i-know-were-never-going-to-agree/556873)._