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You just wrote out a very nice, entertaining, thoughtful , introspective post, but one that totally doesn't actually answer the initial question posed by this thread

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Now you know how poor Pablo feels when one of his Bowie threads gets invaded by the Italian Stallions.

Alright, well I'll try to be a bit more detailed, but I feel that making a list of my favorite posters would probably be quicker and more effective than detailing why it is I like what they post. Then again, didn't I just say something about opinion-stating? I think I did. So:

The Goods

-"serious issue" threads: wars, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, etc. It's informative to find out what illiterates in all countries think about these imporant issues, and once in awhile, someone with something interesting/new/important to say will say it. Also, these devolve into nationalist name-calling sooner or later, which is usually fun

-Threads about music. I'm not entirely sure why, as my tastes have sort of diverged from the TW mainline in recent years, the upshot of which is that I make a lot of posts about hip-hop that no one will listen to and read a lot more posts about rock bands I will never listen to. Still, writing about things that interest you is fun, and once in awhile I'll follow through on someone's recommendation and find a nice surprise.

-"Personality" threads. I'm not sure if that's the best name for them, but it's all I can think of. Anyway, the masters of this genre are mostly either retired (tomwood, p2c) or posting less (eraserhead), so it's not a mainstay of my TW diet anymore, but overall, these have always been my favorite threads: a poster tells a story, states an opinion, has a thought, etc., which is really about themselves, but which invites all of us to a) enjoy the story/thought/idea and b) give feedback/conclusions/etc. and to spin the thread into new directions of conversation.

If I'm having trouble getting across my meaning, I suppose it's because these threads aren't easy to spot like list threads or fight threads. It's not just about talking about yourself; there's a definite difference between a classic like p2c's "I am a racist!" and Beltene posting about being horny for the 15th time in three days.

-I like list threads at times, but only twister list threads

The Bads

-Anything Bowie related

-Threads about funny things people found on the internet

-"Livejournal" style posts which are sort of like my favorite kind of post, but aren't meant to actually spur on conversation/reaction. See: Beltene

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