It is hard for me to believe..

[citizen72]

While in architectural school one of our instructor brought up a case of predetermination or the lack thereof. Seems a university constructing a new campus decided to delay putting in sidewalks until the students by their pathing habits showed the administration where the sidewalks should be. The did that and they report the location of the sidewalks has been very successful.

Same thing, I've observed, appears to apply to Internet forums. Someone starts on with a stated goal statement. Over a little bit of time the forum takes on it own life and proceeds in whatever direction the majority decides.

The forum administrators attempts to guide this process by editing, but on the whole the forum  takes a direction that satisfies the needs of that posting populous. The same has and is happening to this forum. It appears it is a natural process just like the sidewalk phenomena.

Personally, I find it very informative and entertaining. It helps me know and be a part of the current events in our great town.