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[Baffler]

What sort of discipline analyses how abstraction and symbolism works in various media? What sort of university lectures could I attend to learn more about the subject?

I'm inclined to say literature, but I can see a lot of other fields broaching the subject in the context of their own concerns.

[Frumple]

It comes up primarily in both literature and philosophy, from what I've seen. Also in psychology, anthropology... graphics design/art, sometimes music studies. Depends a lot on the media and the direction you're approaching it from, heh.

Lecture wise, I couldn't really say. Just keep an eye open for stuff on the particular field of media you're interested in, maybe ask some of the local professors.

[scrdest]

What sort of discipline analyses how abstraction and symbolism works in various media? What sort of university lectures could I attend to learn more about the subject?

Semiotics?

[Helgoland]

Yeah, that appears to be it - thanks! I'll see what sort of lectures touch on the subject.

[Neonivek]

Why do people always feel the need to flaunt threads? (Genuine Question)

It is honestly one of the more annoying habits, especially when someone creates a new thread specifically to force traffic into these side threads and will police other threads in order to ensure they use it.

I mean I never saw someone complain about a movie and go "OHHH there is a thread for that! USE IT! You have to! if you don't use it you are disrupting everything USE IT USE IT!"

[Frumple]

To keep discussion on topic instead of derailing it. Also to help people make conversation with folks more likely to be interested in the "side" thread's subject. Reduces clutter, helps people connect to the particular subject matter they're interested it.

It's not "flaunting", it's trying to more effectively facilitate discussion.

[Calidovi]

Why do people always feel the need to flaunt threads? (Genuine Question)

It is honestly one of the more annoying habits, especially when someone creates a new thread specifically to force traffic into these side threads and will police other threads in order to ensure they use it.

Funny thing, we have a thread concerning that right here. I recommend everyone else goes and checks it out.

To answer your question, I think it's because of a human desire for attention and to 'make a name'. If the linked thread is established, though, it just makes things more efficient and clean (by that I mean as clean as SM forums can get).

[Neonivek]

I mean... when I refused to, as in I said I refused to, use a thread someone linked me and basically just reasked my question. I was basically trolled for it.

It is why I loathe the suggestion board "compilation" threads.

[Tawa]

Uh, might I ask why you refused to use the thread in the first place?

[Frumple]

... you were told off for attempting to derail a thread instead of going to the thread that exists for that sort of thing, neo, as well as doing your own dabble of flaming. The rebuke was kinda' deserved, especially given how you worded your response.

Seriously though, most of the threads made in GD don't show particular signs of the thread creator wanting to "make a name." They want to make conversation, and would prefer to do it in an appropriately labeled cubical instead of appropriating an inappropriate one.

[Neonivek]

... you were told off for attempting to derail a thread instead of going to the thread that exists for that sort of thing, neo.

See this is sort of... The example... I used the thread appropriately... but because someone else created a separate thread... it is a derail.

Frumple is policing the forums right now... because he wants to defend this thread and in order to do so all other threads must therefor bow to this one.

They want to make conversation

No, it is always a shut down.

I don't get your outright defense of this practice.

[Tawa]

See this is sort of... The example... I used the thread appropriately... but because someone else created a separate thread... it is a derail.

Wrong order. The thread was created in the first place because people kept derailing threads, generally WTF or Happy, to ask small questions.

[Neonivek]

See this is sort of... The example... I used the thread appropriately... but because someone else created a separate thread... it is a derail.

Wrong order. The thread was created in the first place because people kept derailing threads, generally WTF or Happy, to ask small questions.

Did they?

That is an assumption... can you prove it?

It is an assumption you fabricated... to defend this practice... because "If it is the status quo, the status quo must make sense, therefor a problem must exist that the status quo fixes"

[Calidovi]

... you were told off for attempting to derail a thread instead of going to the thread that exists for that sort of thing, neo.

See this is sort of... The example... I used the thread appropriately... but because someone else created a separate thread... it is a derail.

Frumple is policing the forums right now... because he wants to defend this thread and in order to do so all other threads must therefor bow to this one.

Then just continue the discussion there. If the thread was too general and the deiscussion was small, I think you should be fine. However, if you're talking about an entirely different subject in a small thread, there are better places.

Besides, we'd have already made an NWA cover for Frumple if he were policing too hard.

[Tawa]

That is an assumption... can you prove it?

It is an assumption you fabricated... to defend this practice... because "If it is the status quo, the status quo must make sense, therefor a problem must exist that the status quo fixes"

I'll admit I phrased it a little incorrectly there. The thread was created for a slightly different reason: the topic creator had a bunch of small questions and didn't see suitable threads for them, so he made one for himself and others.

Thank you for accusing me of fabricating a fact.