I forget who stated that but I talked to them recently.
Gifs and IN arrivals can help shake off the staleness of the old thread. Without a little break like IN threads could seem like an endless treadmill. That break seems to help.
THere are some who do not like IN posts and they wait for them to be over to arrive.

Breaks are appreciated by all.
The trolls we seem to collect those first few hours....not so much.
BTW I’m in before my IQ and my weight.
I hope. (On both counts)
Sometimes I get here so late that I don’t post an “IN” post. Just like this morning, I woke up to a new thread and already over 200 posts. But I’m always here. So even though I’m really, really late this morning, I AM IN! And ThanQ! 🌺🌸🌼