Permitted meta thread

>every single thread is "hehe isnt it funny we're posting dogshit on the literature board XD" low effort garbage

is Veeky Forums ruined now

i swear it wasnt this bad before

>permitted
just because gookmoot said it once in a thread does not make it part of the official rules - in fact, it's not listed in the rules anywhere
I'm not saying to report this thread, but you know what to do

wonder why you made this worthless post that will influence my actions in no way at all?

there have been lots of meta threads, including on this board

how about you contribute to the OC threads instead of whining like a little bitch?

the two are not mutually exclusive.

by 'OC threads' do you mean
>rank these authors!
>is he /our guy/?
>rewrite this mcdonalds ketchup packet in the style of your favorite author!
>why do you want to be a writer?
>tfw no writer gf

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he's right. how do you know that he DOESN'T in fact contribute?

close internet browser. pick up book. read book. when done go to where pigeons converge. flail limbs and yell opinion at pigeons. Glare at strangers. Go home. Repeat
itssoeasy

Veeky Forums and lit should either merge or die and split into three.
History
Fiction
Philosophy

there should just be highbrow versions of each board. That's the entire appeal of /lit, getting to discuss topics with people who are worthy of consideration.

What is your favorite version of the trolley problem?

Honestly, disagree. Philosophy should be on this board as it is directly relevant to the discussions -tons of authors drawing inspiration from philosophers- and it'd be beneficial. The board is trash right now and I don't know why, NYE influx of people saying they're "gonna start reading?" Did a post on reddit spread? There is a high degree of brainlets posting and we need to weed them out

the one where i send the most fat people to their dooms, or the one where I aggravate utilitarians or liberals the most by doing the opposite of maximizing human life and well being.

Agree but let's spin some suggestions and it becomes evident pretty quickly that that's not feasible.
>Limit users to a quiz
Totally arbitrary and bs
>anonymous
By that very nature it can't work
>Start threads about very specific topics
Could work, but boring and per example, most people having read Nostromo, even if they're well read
>Abuse the shit out of pseuds and brainlets that try to use our board as a place for their musings
This generally keeps it down, but there has been a sea of infestation as of late
>Increase quality of posts so that people unable to intellectually compete are transparently isolated, and then treated as above
This is unfortunately, considering the amount of effort Anons have to put in, the best solution. Most likely, second to last is the most viable (result/effort), but this final one is seriously one to be considered if you want this board to maintain any level of dignity

>make high effort post after rigorous study of some literary topic
>no one responds to thread
or
>you're a fucking brainlet lol with trash taste.
This is why Veeky Forums is bad and why people who are capable of posting high quality content are blogging about their shitty lives and posting jezebels. If the board slowed down I think it would help a lot. Imagine seeing the same Shakespeare thread for a month. Eventually you'd be compelled to read said play and join in on the discussion. Also, by that time a substantial conversation will likely have been started and posters looking for (you)s will be ignored.

>That's the entire appeal of /lit, getting to discuss topics with people who are worthy of consideration.

For some reason the people who say this always seem to be the ones who don't actually read very much and are massive pseuds.

Jordan Peterson is almost certainly to blame.

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>I would like to burn my arm with acid to a certain degree. What type and amount would you reccomend I use?

It's not even that bad here t b h. This is a typical /sci thread for reference.

i can defend myself, im not a fucking brainlet

Just dropped in to say that Veeky Forums has been dead since 2013/2014. You have no idea how good we had it.

name 1 thing that exists on earth that hasn't dropped in quality since 2013

i'm a patient man, don't worry

porn

my physical appearance has actually improved.