There have always been slides of all kinds here, such as landscape, feline and floral photos, plus music posts and lots of amusing but off-topic memes. The first 100 posts on every thread are one long slide. I’m a dog person and none of the landscapes come with locations, so I simply enjoy the beauty or cute factor or scroll on by the ones I’m not interested in. Slides are a part of no-Q-drops life and they add dimension and humanity to the personalities here. I’m okay with them and wouldn’t want them banned, even when I’m not a fan of a particular slide. As long a slide doesn’t hurt anyone, all slides should be considered equal because someone is enjoying it. YMMV
It took me a while to realize that the long slide at the beginning is a way to bookmark the current thread. I started chiming in when I kept going to the wrong thread. So there is a purpose to those at least.
The issue, in my opinion, is when slides go on and on and on and on and on. It is a distraction BUT I have gotten good at scrolling. Also, I do comment on an occasional slide but hopefully I don’t occupy a lot of space doing so. I do wonder if the many extra posts put more work on Ransomnote. Something to consider. Do long unrelated slides discourage engagement for people who are short on time and are checking for new information? I can see that it might. Would they eventually stop coming because this thread seems to be a coffee drinking group at the DQ?
The active posters are not the only ones interested.
My mileage varies.
There was even a parrot slide here once. Made the day of this loyal thrall of a Bourke's Parrot. :-)
Back to minding my own damn business now. Heh.
STEVE BANNON ON FIRE!
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“Donald J. Trump Is a Leader of the MOST POWERFUL Political Movement in US History!” – Steve Bannon BRINGS THE FIRE to CPAC – ROARS His Support for Trump! (FULL VIDEO)
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4135698/posts?page=1
(WITH TRANSCRIPT)