We have too many "Generic X Threads"

[Combat Lobster]

You don't think people would do that because you don't think that way. I see it all the time. I can even point out some posts that're like that, but I don't like pointing fingers. Not my jam. But I can point out there are sometimes posters who like, want to contribute by posting, but don't really say anything. They just post a generic answer to be a part of the conversation without reading that the conversation in the thread has changed. Have you not seen that?

Yeah, I've read some posts like that but I all I think is. "Welp, whatever...that's nice I guess." Nothing is stopping anybody from breaking off from the megathreads and starting specific threads. It's just that no one wants to, and when they do the OPs are pretty sparse on information that unless you know anything about it, and have an opinion on the subject you won't be able to take part in that thread; or it's a thread where you state your opinion and leave it at that. Hell there are a number of threads in gaming discussion, but they dropped dead because no one has anything interesting to add to the discussion or they just slap it in a megathread like, "I saw this thing. It's pretty cool. BTW 1000th post XOXOXO" when they know there are threads where this would get more attention. Come to think of it if folks would take the time to think about what they're posting and look to see if there's a thread where it belongs then the threads wouldn't die nearly as often.

At the very least If folks want to diversify threads, I suggest that new threads should put a bit more effort into their OPs. Threads like, The X discussion thread with an OP of a line or two like, "I think X is pretty cool. What do you guys think?" isn't much to open a conversation especially to posters who don't know anything about X and can form an opinion about it. Now I'm not saying the OP should be the size of a wiki, but some general information presented in a readable format would help spark more discussion. This example is a bit excessive, but something like this.