With respect, MtheGM, I submit that you are guilty of a logical error; I said that YOU could ignore THIS thread; to fulfil the conditions you describe, everyone would have to ignore all threads, which begs the classic existential question; if everyone ignores a thread, does it still exist?. One thread on a relatively obscure internet forum does not amount to blanket coverage on all media outlets, and therefore it is far easier to ignore this thread than it is to ignore this unimportant wedding. Changing channels makes no difference; whichever news bulletin you watch or listen to, there is overblown coverage, mostly consisting of tittle tattle and speculation. 'Experts' and 'Royal Watchers' are paraded to give the benefit of their (non) wisdom, and politicians who should have better things to do exhort the nation to rejoice and be happy. Between now and the wedding this is going to get worse, and I'm sure more and more people will come round to the 'couldn't care less' point of view; even those who read the Times and other Murdoch comics.