What are these faculties you speak of? Are they edible

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Honestly though, it tends to go down like this:
Prologue: New user posts a thread (a thread which may or not be agreeable or necessary in the eyes of the community), a few few relevant responses are posted.
A story begins: The villains* join the thread and argue its existence, followed by the knights* who defend the thread (or the principle of making the thread) or even at least the OP.
Side Note: Yes, it can also influenced by the gender of the OP. It's a constant back and forth with valid arguments being presented and vitriol being thrown.
The Epilogue several pages later either has the thread being locked for getting out of hand, or the thread gets back on topic and eventually dies while the OP, the relevant posters, heroes, and villains all live happily until the next episode.
*I use the terms Villains and Knights only to convey the interactions and how they appear or could be perceived, I don't actually consider anyone a villain or knight, and don't intend to offend anyone (maybe Murph though

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