I don't know how many times a topic gets bumped to the top of my subscriptions only to find it's some guy who has claimed a page without adding anything of substance to the thread. IMO this retarded trend takes away from the ease of reading threads and adds a TON of useless wasted space to long threads (the U laugh U lose threads are a great example).

IMO there should be a simple rule- if you insist on "claiming a page" then you also have to add something of substance to the conversation.

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Yes.

And give anyone who tries to own with an edit some type of avatar of shame for 48 hours.

I own 3rd post

I very much appreciate illustrating how obnoxious attention whoring such as this is. I was hoping someone would come along and prove my point for me