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I'm skimming a couple of hundreds of relplies, and if somebody has answered this question already....sorry...

Why is it that so many of these forums seem to be obsessed with FR?

[Ratatoskr]

Why is it that so many of these forums seem to be obsessed with FR?

Provocative posts like the one at the top of this thread are part of the reason. The relationship appears to be symbiotic.

Hm.

[Timesink]

Why is it that so many of these forums seem to be obsessed with FR?

Simple: FR is successful, and they're not. FR averages 2,500-3,300 unique posters per DAY (and that's POSTERS ... the number of lurkers is far higher). They average 10-15. FR is the gold standard by which online political communities, of any party or ideology, are judged. And no other forum has ever even come close.

[sweetliberty]

"Why is it that so many of these forums seem to be obsessed with FR?"

When you're the best at something, others tend to either imitate or attack.