'Natural' flow of a TMF thread:
Topic! Discuss...
Opinion 1
Opinion 2
Opposite opinion
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Argument 1
Argument 2
Argument 3
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Argument 1, rephrased
Troll 1
Argument 2, rephrased
Troll 2
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Smack Talk 1
Smack Talk 2
Argument 1, Rephrased
Argument 3, Rephrased
Smack Talk 1, again.
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Smack Talk 2, again
Smack Talk 3, again
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Smack Talk 4 through 7
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Smack Talk 8
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Smack Talk 9 & 10
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It's the natural order of things. You insert yourself and the thread deteriorates to nothing but smack talk. Stop denying it, shut up and eat your poutine. 😀
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