It is strange. It is like people get alerts from different news sources, then RUSH to the computer to post them here. First. It is intriguing, but in a way, sad. “OOOH!” “I GOT AN ALERT FROM THE BLUMPKIN TIMES!” “I GOTTA POST! RIGHT NOW! I GOTTA BE FIRST!!!”
Serial thread posters are like that. They're news junkies extraordinaire, and we love 'em.