# Too many RIP threads. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 1, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841 "2020-04-01T22:49:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Calavera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calavera/32/70_2.png) [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841/1 "2020-04-01T22:49:59Z")
Can we have a rule to stop people posting RIP threads for minor celebrities or their own familiy members? Maybe have only 2 threads RIP(minor celebrity) and RIP(Doper family) and stop people spamming CS and MPSIMS with multiple threads? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841/2 "2020-04-01T22:52:04Z")
> [@Calavera](#): > > Can we have a rule to stop people posting RIP threads for minor celebrities or their own familiy members? Maybe have only 2 threads RIP(minor celebrity) and RIP(Doper family) and stop people spamming CS and MPSIMS with multiple threads? Speaking for MPSIMS, no. Plenty of other threads for you to enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841/3 "2020-04-01T23:38:26Z")
What kind of jerkish post is that? Too many people moaning the loss of people they cared for? In these times? Please find another thing to get outraged about. ETA: I haven’t noticed such a surge of memorial threads anyway. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841/4 "2020-04-01T23:39:50Z")
What the fuck do you care? Don’t read them. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841/5 "2020-04-01T23:40:06Z")
I took a quick look at MPSIMS and CS, expecting to see a higher than normal number of RIP threads, but there aren’t many in either forum at the moment, definitely nowhere near a level that I would call “spamming”. While I can understand why some people might not want to view those threads, I am otherwise not really seeing a problem here. The number of RIP threads being posted is definitely not excessive. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841/6 "2020-04-01T23:59:01Z")
If you can convince people to stop dying… ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841/7 "2020-04-02T00:21:43Z")
I thought someone with a skull avatar would welcome RIP threads. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841/8 "2020-04-02T00:25:40Z")
> [@Calavera](#): > > Maybe have only 2 threads RIP(minor celebrity) and RIP(Doper family) and stop people spamming CS and MPSIMS with multiple threads? And this would be a bad idea, because it would make it so much harder to ignore the RIP’s you don’t care about while paying attention to the ones you do. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841/9 "2020-04-02T00:40:33Z")
OP better prepare for a lot more threads of this type. Now maybe there could be an argument for a separate forum if the numbers were huge but I don’t think that’s necessary at the moment, but to not allow them at all would be ludicrous. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841/10 "2020-04-02T01:36:28Z")
It’s not like there’s so much activity on this message board that this is a significant nuisance. More legitimate content is better than less. As long as the thread title is complete and accurate, I’m cool with it. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841/11 "2020-04-02T02:23:22Z")
And while some may be minor celebrities, the demographics of this board are definitely older. Someone who was a supporting character on a tv show may have made watching that show tolerable back in the days of three channels and only one TV that was controlled by mom and dad. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841/12 "2020-04-02T04:36:24Z")
The OP has to be kidding. You don’t like people mourning family members? The death of a family member, close friend, or even a beloved pet is an impactful event upon a person’s life. People absolutely should be allowed to mourn in any way they want. If not here, where? If you don’t care to read a thread, it takes absolutely no effort on your part to scroll past it. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841/13 "2020-04-02T12:11:20Z")
Okay, I can see getting annoyed by minority celebrities, but who the hell would have a problem with someone starting a thread about a loved one dying? That’s just sick. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841/14 "2020-04-02T16:02:10Z")
In light of the current pandemic, might “Deathpool” threads be in bad taste? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841/15 "2020-04-02T16:05:35Z")
I’m not even annoyed by threads about “minor” celebrities. I’m not familiar with Ellis Marsalis, for example, except for the family name, but his life was meaningful to somebody. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841/16 "2020-04-02T16:13:08Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > In light of the current pandemic, might “Deathpool” threads be in bad taste? They’ve always been in bad taste.😉 ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841/17 "2020-04-02T18:18:44Z")
> [@Calavera](#): > > Can we have a rule to stop people posting RIP threads for minor celebrities or their own familiy members? Maybe have only 2 threads RIP(minor celebrity) and RIP(Doper family) and stop people spamming CS and MPSIMS with multiple threads? April Fool’s joke? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841/18 "2020-04-02T20:20:08Z")
I just hope we don’t get in the habit of people replying to RIP threads where someone is mourning a loss and leaving a note complaining about “another stupid dead person”. I have hope we don’t get that jaded. ---
**Author:** ![road\_lobo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d78d45/32.png) [@road\_lobo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/road_lobo)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841/19 "2020-04-03T09:11:35Z")
Better threads than memorial tattoos and window stickers. ---
**Author:** ![txjim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f07891/32.png) [@txjim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txjim)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841/20 "2020-04-03T14:19:53Z")
I’m not as frequent a participant as many others but I see the RIP threads as proof that there is a sense of community on this board that adds to it’s greatness. I may not agree with the views of everyone here but I will share their loss, as they have shared mine in the past. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841.md?page=2)