The following is my personal opinion, which some people think I am not allowed to have:

Threads like "I Read It in the Newspaper" and MOAB really piss me off. I mean, why would anybody post all that prattle here at Mudcat? Heck, they're worse than birthday threads, and it's well-known what I think of birthday threads.
I've begged, I've pleaded, I've cajoled, I've even groveled - but it doesn't do any good. So, I've learned that the best thing I can do is not to look at such threads. It takes a lot of discipline - kind of like training yourself not to look at vomit when you clean it up. But hey, I've learned how to do it, and I feel much better about it now.
But now here's a thread that suggests we add empty posts to the newspaper threads? Well, let me opine that maybe instead of inserting a blank message after a lenthy copy-paste, it might be a brilliant idea to insert a brief message expressing one's own opinion and summary of the aforesaid lengthy copy-paste.

...just an opinion, mind you.
-Joe-