I go find the nearest police officer and report him for not backing up what he says, and ask the police officer to beat him soundly with his truncheon.
I find that, over the course of time, my friends have tended to be reliably well-informed on the subjects they’d talk about, so I could take their opinions at face value. That’s one of the qualifiers for being one of my friends: if you are consistently making shit up, talking with you is way too much effort.
That said, I don’t have many friends.
Possibly a connection there…
I hate stickies, but I love threads that drift down the front page, and eventually die a well-deserved death by obscurity.
I hate it.
OK, but what do you like?
It’s important, somehow.
I hated Jason X but loved the X Files.
This rule would disallow all “I hate everything” threads. I hate that idea.
But the OP seems to be obsessed with the idea that you need to follow up with what you love. You’re in RI. Do you love Pawtucket, where they “park the cars side by each”?
Yes I am, because I personally need that contrast to decide if you are onto something or are a mental case.
Go back to my original OP.
I made it because I would find countless threads where someone would say “I hate X”. Sometimes they’d give reasons why. But to me this is just an adrift opinion. The contrast is necessary to put the opinion in context.
This is especially irksome if some expresses dislike for something that I do like. I want to understand differing opinions. We’re not all the same, I get that. Giving me the “but I like Y” portion let’s me know if I can learn anything from you.
You: I hate the Beatles !
Me: that’s nice, so what…?
You: I hate the Beatles, I hate the Bee Gees, but I love Black Sabbath & Zeppelin!
Me: Interesting, you appear to dislike “pop” music but like heavy things, okay..
or
You: I hate the Beatles but I love Sonic Youth!
Me: You’re dead to me, you’ve revealed yourself as a fan of extreme dissonance.
Examples 2 & 3 are worthwhile to me, Example 1 is useless. I can’t tell what type of thread I’m going to get unless I open it. Unfortunately I find an overwhelming number of Number 1 type threads compared to types 2 & 3. So I was appealing to the mods to consider forcing OPs to comply with types 2 & 3.
Now get off my lawn, you loud kids. 
It’s Woonsocket where the cars are parked side by each. And I have numerous reasons for hating Pawtucket.
Oops. You’re right. I mis-remembered. It was a pet peeve of an ex-girlfriend from back in the mid 80s. She was from Central Falls. Also, I wasn’t too fond of Pawtucket when I was last there (again, back in the mid 80s), so I’m with you on that hate… 
I too hate the Beatles.
I’ve got to say, I’ve been here since, what, 2002? And I really can’t remember seeing a single instance of this. Obviously, if it doesn’t bother me, I’m less likely to notice it than you would be, but it might be worth considering that your perspective is not universal, and thus a Rule would be less than universally popular.
Maybe I spend more time in IMHO and Cafe Society than you do.
Ok, I hate Metallica, and White Zombie is the epitome of suck, but Sick Puppies are great. I’m 49 years old. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, I’m a mental case…Certifiable, even… Now “Get off my lawn…” <racks shotgun, and it’s loaded with double-ought buck, no rock-salt here!>
Too late to edit. I regularly refer to your State as “the land of Mordor”, and she’s kinda like Sauron in my mind… But the ring was easy to dispose of. My brother’s wife has it, now. And she likes it… But it doesn’t make her invisible…
Well you can just walk in to Rhode Island. Odd thing for an island.
Hey. Newport was nice… And it is an island, if I remember correctly…
Sounds like a personal problem.
And, like I said, that’s what conversation is for. Maybe they just want to spout off. Maybe they don’t care if you agree or disagree. Or maybe the suckitude is so obvious they don’t feel they need to contrast with perfection for you to realize why the Beatles suck so hard.
MORE RULES! YEA!!
And while we’re at it, let’s make it a rule that anyone who uses the word “butthurt” to describe someone else has to get kicked in the crotch. Because I really hate that word.
Certainly possible. Even likely. But I think that rather supports my point rather than your own. For many people, like myself, such a rule would be pointless and unnecessary.