[basil]

I agree--enough with vanities, period! I've been here for many years, and never have I seen so many folks who decide that they really know something or that they have advice for the rest of us. I think I've seen more vanity posts in the last 6 weeks than I've seen here in the last 10 years.

Most vanities are arrogant and self-serving--and this one is no exception.

[new cruelty]

Agreed. Perhaps an “Enough with the Vanities” vanity would help better address the issue. :)

[org.whodat]

Most vanities are arrogant and self-serving--and this one is no exception.

BINGO!!!

[org.whodat]

Most vanities are arrogant and self-serving--and this one is no exception.

You did leave out the childish re-post and re-post and re-post of the same spin stories passed off as news.

[raybbr]

I agree--enough with vanities, period! I've been here for many years, and never have I seen so many folks who decide that they really know something or that they have advice for the rest of us. I think I've seen more vanity posts in the last 6 weeks than I've seen here in the last 10 years. Most vanities are arrogant and self-serving--and this one is no exception.

What YOU said!!!!

[new cruelty]

What really gets me is when people post to the vanity threads. Don’t they know all they are doing is bumping that thread to the top and promoting it so others can read it? They are just adding to the problem. I can’t stand it!!!

[Ron H.]

I agree--enough with vanities, period! I've been here for many years, and never have I seen so many folks who decide that they really know something or that they have advice for the rest of us. I think I've seen more vanity posts in the last 6 weeks than I've seen here in the last 10 years.

Enough with the vanities about negativity.

I completely agree basil. I too tire of the Johnny-come-latelys coming here and trying to tell the rest of us how wrong we are or have been. I'd say they need to give the self-serving vain vanities a rest, a long rest indeed.

[Artemis Webb]

"Most vanities are arrogant and self-serving..."

I would suspect that that is why it's called a "vanity".

The solution though is really simple. Don't read them. I've been here a long time too and I've never seen FR so ideologically divided. Nor have I seen so many "the end of the world is nigh" type threads (unless you want to count the Y2K era but that makes me shudder to think about it). One reason there are so many vanities is because of the lack of cohesion of a greater or lesser degree right here on FR. Obviously posting an article from the MSM or the blogosphere is not going to help with our problems right here in FRLand. I think the vanities are fine. JimRob has not complained to my knowledge about it. Let it go. Do what I do, find a Zot thread and have some laughs.