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"Whatever exists, whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent. These anonymous creatures may seem little or nothing in the world. Yet the smallest crumb can devour us. Any smallest thing beneath yon rock out of men's knowing. Only nature can enslave man and only when the existence of each last entity is routed out and made to stand naked before him will he be properly suzerain of the earth."
Posted by: natedogr
There may be guidelines, suggestions for making a good thread but of course there is no magical formula or rule. And once every one started making that one type of thread, people would get tired of it. However, some threads have a better chance than others.
Actually I wouldn't even agree with that. Well, to a degree anyways. Sometimes complaints about cheaters can do very well of grabbing attention. Or maybe complaints about Bungie. Complaints about Halo 2 can often do well. But in all of these cases, there is only a chance.
A better way to think of it is probability. For everything you throw in: Content, topic, thread length, etc., you have a certain probability of having a successful thread. A well-written thread of a fair length about strategy in Zanzibar has a higher probability of being successful than a one word thread about absolutely nothing with a topic like "READ THIS NOW!!!!!!" in the same forum will have a lower probability. But I have seen threads that should not be successful take off like rockets, and threads that should be constantly on the front page sink down in a few seconds.
Probability and factors. There is no formula, and there is no guarantee. In the end, it's luck, not the work behind the thread, that counts.