RE: it was inevitable; the apocalypse is upon us and the loonies have taken over the asylum

Apparently, many folks, including me, thought the spoof threads were hilarious. It's too bad the mods have taken them down, although I can see how they didn't really fit the 'mission' of the asylum. Kudos to 2ch, Liz, and others who started and contributed to them.

This post was going to be about forum traffic, advertising, and users. I was going to note that many posts were critical of Dutz' penchant for starting new threads - often without any clear reason or point - on a nearly daily basis and then not participating in the replies, and that a large number of replies to the spoofs and the 'real deal' threads stated how silly or uninteresting Dutz' threads are. But I got to thinking: If a person is uninterested in the thread, why do they bother to post and say so? Why not just ignor it? Anyway, I got to thinking: What drives advertising revenue? Hits. Views. Traffic. Despite all the complaining etc., there's no denying that the Dutz phenomenon resulted in more views and posts than any other thread topic in the General Asylum in recent months.

Too bad there isn't a way for the mods to simply "lock" a thread and say "sorry, no new posts", so that everyone's hard work and creativity wouldn't be simply tossed in the trash, like my third grade teacher always did - not that that had any effect on my mental development. :)

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Topic - it was inevitable; the apocalypse is upon us and the loonies have taken over the asylum - Green Lantern 19:40:30 07/17/12 (22)

Isn't that the point. - mark111 15:56:49 07/18/12 (0)

As long as they don't stop giving out the Meds... it will be Okay!! nt - Julien43 11:39:18 07/18/12 (2)

Luckily all meds here are self administered: Music, booze, sex, pot.. all self administered drugs of choice - Elizabeth 11:49:39 07/18/12 (1)

pot? lol - Green Lantern 20:01:59 07/18/12 (0)

What we need is a...a....superhero...to rescue the forums! Someone with a 'power ring.' - Enophile 08:39:14 07/18/12 (1)

AA HAS a superhero: RodM. He is the major deity around here - Elizabeth 10:20:29 07/18/12 (0)

RE: it was inevitable; the apocalypse is upon us and the loonies have taken over the asylum - Inmate51 07:28:28 07/18/12 (1)

I hate to admit, it was kinda fun being Dudz 4 a Day - 2chJunkie 08:18:55 07/18/12 (0)

The funny question threads are gone. - Teresa 04:04:32 07/18/12 (3)

"perhaps we could have a special section to get really silly" - musetap 10:52:58 07/18/12 (1)

heck, if you can't fun in an Asylum, where do you go? nt - Green Lantern 01:00:29 07/19/12 (0)

Good idea. yeah, we need a "Looney Bin" nt - Elizabeth 05:38:05 07/18/12 (0)

your post makes that clear. nt - Elizabeth 03:38:48 07/18/12 (0)

Could be... - musetap 21:08:22 07/17/12 (0)

yeah the loons are here but... - hifitommy 20:24:58 07/17/12 (0)

I think I could get used to this place, and folks. - 2chJunkie 20:12:01 07/17/12 (6)

RE: I think I could get used to this place, and folks. - shutterbob 20:17:30 07/17/12 (5)

Between you, me and the internet. Id have banged Ratched. - 2chJunkie 20:33:42 07/17/12 (4)

RE: Between you, me and the internet. Id have banged Ratched. - shutterbob 20:35:56 07/17/12 (3)

How sad is that though, rational discourse is confusing in todays world... - 2chJunkie 20:47:30 07/17/12 (2)

RE: How sad is that though, rational discourse is confusing in todays world... - Palustris 14:59:41 07/18/12 (1)

Yeah it is. The problem is figuring how to best deal with it. - 2chJunkie 15:54:14 07/18/12 (0)

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RE: it was inevitable; the apocalypse is upon us and the loonies have taken over the asylum - Inmate51 07:28:28 07/18/12 (1)

I hate to admit, it was kinda fun being Dudz 4 a Day - 2chJunkie 08:18:55 07/18/12 (0)

RE: it was inevitable; the apocalypse is upon us and the loonies have taken over the asylum

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