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As a component of a board, generals house recurring topics that would otherwise pollute the board with redundant threads. At the same time, generals are held by some to be a "cancer" that kills boards.<ref>https://desuarchive.org/g/thread/89250459/#89250846</ref> | As a component of a board, generals house recurring topics that would otherwise pollute the board with redundant threads. At the same time, generals are held by some to be a "cancer" that kills boards.<ref>https://desuarchive.org/g/thread/89250459/#89250846</ref> | ||
/vg/ was created to contain generals off /v/;<ref>The circumstances of the creation of /vg/ in 2012 could be probed further. Was it a desperate measure to rid /v/ of generals? | /vg/ was created to contain generals off /v/;<ref>The circumstances of the creation of /vg/ in 2012 could be probed further. Was it a desperate measure to rid /v/ of generals? Where posters eager of this measure? Discussion of the time could provide the most convincing criticism of generals</ref> /a/ does not allow blatant generals or "template" threads.<ref>Covert generals thrive on the two boards nonetheless</ref> Recurring generals appear as repetitive opening posts that monopolize the top of the catalog from sheer bump frequency: one reply bumps all the other discussions housed in the general. Outsiders "alright what is this about" that enter the thread from curiosity may feel alienated by uninteresting posts (freeloading off the rest) and a cliquish culture. | ||
/a/ does not allow blatant generals or "template" threads.<ref>Covert generals thrive on the two boards nonetheless</ref> | |||
Recurring generals appear as repetitive opening posts that monopolize the top of the catalog from sheer bump frequency: one reply bumps all the other discussions housed in the general. Outsiders "alright what is this about" that enter the thread from curiosity may feel alienated by uninteresting posts (freeloading off the rest) and a cliquish culture. | |||
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