kitten wrote:
There always were some intelligent threads on DV. But it got to the point where it was necessary to wade through kids' chatter and disgusting porn pics to find them. When DS came in as a viable alternative, I stopped looking at DV as I didn't find it worth the bother. Perhaps it has changed since I quit reading it, but to be honest, I really don't care any more.
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Well, whether you care or not is your own issue. It has no bearing on the well-foundedness of this or any other argument anyone provides.
You are downplaying the DV forum's merits. There are not just "some intelligent threads" on DV. Look at the first page. You will find at least three topics requiring quite some thinking and commitment from their posters, and all three have hundreds of replies:
- Evolution vs "intelligent design", 196 replies
- Teachers demand 24% wage increase, 204 replies
- The world today, 641 replies !
I don't see any threads like this here on DS, with its "controlled" environment. The only threads you could really call successful, as i said earlier, are the stupid but ubiquitous "what's for lunch/dinner" thread common to so many forums without inspiration, and a "The ebony room" thread where people who feel they have common African ancestry and who aren't really interested in anything else flock together, happy to find themselves in familiar terrain.
There are other long-lived and lively threads, but these three are standing out. I am sure that in order to find these, you don't have to "wade through kid's chatter" which you can just as well ignore if you choose so. Weren't you aware you have the ability to do so ?
As for the disgusting porn pics, usually there is some sign announcing what's on hand, and you can evade them too if you want to.
What does "viable" mean to you ?