Lately, I've been reading few of the threads and posting to even fewer, because the titles just don't pull me in. On the other hand, I'm constantly amazed at the inane threads that seem to take on a life of their own. This happens because WE choose to post to them (even if only to decry their inanity), thus extending their lives.

Let them die a quick and natural death, folks. Then, at least, they won't be bothersome for all that long. And frankly, whatever number of people are involved in starting these threads, if they're consistently ignored the initiators will probably lose interest. But it will take an effort on all our parts, and I'm not sure that's about to happen.