i still dont quite understand the difference, between talking about decades, and decadology.  :-\\ what exactly is the difference? what topics are okay and what are not?

This sticky will help:

http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=32990.0

What is decadeology?

~ Decadeology is the discussion and/or comparison of two or more years or decades that have no bearing on one another. ~

You can go into as much detail or analysis about a year, decade, and so on as you like. Threads like (hypothetical names here) "Why 1994 was great", "My favorite year of the 80s" or "Why the 60s ruled" are okay. Histories and timelines are fine as well.

Someone else was making way too many threads based around this subject awhile back.

Another note from the sticky:

A secondary characteristic of decadeology: if someone can create 100 nearly identical topics from your post, it's probably decadeology. For example:

"What did people think of the '80s in 1994?" leads to

"What did people think of the '80s in 1993?"
"What did people think of the '80s in 1992?"
"What did people think of the '80s in 1991?"
"What did people think of the '80s in 1990?"

You're fine as long as you aren't making threads like these examples.

What did you like about the 80s?  OK
What did someone born in the 90s think about 1986?  WTF?
When did people born in 1986 start thinking about the 90s  You're an idiot
Was 1989 more like 1979 or 1969?  You were dropped on your head when you were a child, weren't you?

A secondary characteristic of decadeology: if someone can create 100 nearly identical topics from your post, it's probably decadeology. For example:

"What did people think of the '80s in 1994?" leads to

"What did people think of the '80s in 1993?"
"What did people think of the '80s in 1992?"
"What did people think of the '80s in 1991?"
"What did people think of the '80s in 1990?"


And just in case you think he's exaggerating, yeah, we actually had a guy do exactly that.  One thread, per decade, per year.  We're talking Forrest Gump levels of functional autism here.

And just in case you think he's exaggerating, yeah, we actually had a guy do exactly that.  One thread, per decade, per year.  We're talking Forrest Gump levels of functional autism here.


and he returns... once in a while... he's fine for about an hour... and then it begins, all over again.  not quite as blatant, but it's so blindingly obvious that anyone whose seen it in action before recognizes it. 

The worst part is around the time he first signed up, he had a couple friends on the site that thought it was just the greatest thing ever and would chat back and forth with him on these topics.  It took a month before we had to make the rule just to ban him and try and restore some sanity to the site.  I know we lost a handful of long time regulars in the process we just never bothered to come back even after the ban(s) took effect.  It's one of the reasons we tend to try and clamp it down quickly if we think someone is venturing into that kind of silliness now.

and he returns... once in a while... he's fine for about an hour... and then it begins, all over again.  not quite as blatant, but it's so blindingly obvious that anyone whose seen it in action before recognizes it. 

The worst part is around the time he first signed up, he had a couple friends on the site that thought it was just the greatest thing ever and would chat back and forth with him on these topics.  It took a month before we had to make the rule just to ban him and try and restore some sanity to the site.  I know we lost a handful of long time regulars in the process we just never bothered to come back even after the ban(s) took effect.  It's one of the reasons we tend to try and clamp it down quickly if we think someone is venturing into that kind of silliness now.


True.  I ain't too proud to admit it if it turns out that IHBT and IHL.

And just in case you think he's exaggerating, yeah, we actually had a guy do exactly that.  One thread, per decade, per year.  We're talking Forrest Gump levels of functional autism here.


This is how bad it was getting:

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s78/AL-B_photos/cos.jpg


http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s78/AL-B_photos/decadeology.jpg

:o :o :o

What did you like about the 80s?  OK
What did someone born in the 90s think about 1986?  WTF?
When did people born in 1986 start thinking about the 90s  You're an idiot
Was 1989 more like 1979 or 1969?  You were dropped on your head when you were a child, weren't you?


Anyone else notice the day and time of Jason's reply is a palindrome...112011110211, man do I have too much time on my hands.  :-[