The romantics of back-door threads

[Terxpahseyton]

I recently noticed that some of the most interesting discussions happen buried deep into the thread, when the pages have surpassed any reasonable effort to actually read the thread. There, far away from the gazing spotlight of the virtual highways which run through the OT and bring inter-galactic travelers as well residents to our Colosseum. Removed from the need to establish the thread for their pleasure, discussion and minds wander. And at times, they naturally arrive at the bosom of a little worthwhile.
One could also say, that it is like a thread needs to be tamed, needs to be removed form its initial artificial frame into personal territory.

Where do you tend to find the more interesting stuff? Behind the grand gates of the OP, or rather behind the small back-door of the fire-alarm entrance?

 

[Borachio]

It varies.

Some OP's start out interesting and continue more or less to a conclusion.

Others start out interesting and deviate as they will.

There doesn't seem any way to distinguish which way the thread will go.

(Of course, other OP's start out with very dull subjects. Where they go after that I wouldn't know.)

 

[Camikaze]

Interest drops off as a thread proceeds largely due to the beginning of a thread being more interesting than its end. There can be good discussion hidden 20 pages in, but the odds are stacked against it to the extent that it's often not worth entering to read and find out.

 

[warpus]

The 4th post in any thread is usually worth reading

 

[Synobun]

I find the most interesting stuff in your back-door.

What? Too brash?

 

[classical_hero]

Someone has already used the anal joke.

 

[Tee Kay]

I find the most interesting stuff in your back-door.

What? Too brash?

Nope. It's just right.

 

[timtofly]

Is this a test thread?

 

[Terxpahseyton]

Do you think you are passing?

 

[timtofly]

Most of the time my questions get more interesting responses than my statements.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

I don't think there's really any rule of thumb for when a thread will get interesting or die off. It's really random and always subject to thread killing derails at any moment.