A law of forum behavior:
The intensity of observed responses in a thread is exponentially proportional to the number of posts about the subject which have already been made.
The intensity of observed responses in a thread is exponentially proportional to the number of posts about the subject which have already been made.
Nrokofy Peva posts a dozen tirades about the vast superiority of Mega Man fan fiction to Gilman Girls fan fiction. By the twelfth post, the responses have greatly increased in number, and the content of these posts becomes increasingly vitriolic. Primarily a consequence of asshat overload.
by Foucault February 18, 2005