Monday's Most Active Threads

On Monday, four threads stood out above the others in number of replies. In addition, the same threads led in the number of views received, though in a slightly different order. Unfortunately, I haven't read any of the four threads and, as such, can't say anything about them.

The leader by some margin in number of replies was a thread titled, "What is a normal amount/frequency of drinking?" in the "Off-Topic" forum. Again, not having read it I can't comment on its contents. However, it managed to get 12 pages of replies in a single day. Hopefully it is interesting because I would hate to see all that writing be for nothing.

The thread with the second most number of replies is titled, "when did you tell your kids that they were conceived by IVF?". This thread was posted in the "Tweens and Teens" forum and managed 11 pages of replies during its first 24 hours. I am skeptical that there are that many parents who have had to have such a conversation so my guess is that the thread attracted a lot of posters who should probably have skipped it.

Coming in third with 10 pages of replies and first in number of views was a thread titled, "NYU Prof fired because his class was too hard" in the "College and University Discussion" forum. I was asked to remove some posts from this thread that veered off-topic into discussions of affirmative action. While I didn't read the thread beyond those posts, I did notice posters putting blame on "test-optional" admission policies.

The last thread that I will mention was also in the "College and University Discussion" forum. Titled, "List your top 50 universities/LACs", the thread managed 8 pages of responses. A quick glance at a couple of pages of this thread suggests that most responders didn't answer it. This forum can always be counted on for a dust up whenever schools are ranked so this thread is probably not worth reading unless you are fan of train wrecks.