I wonder how many threads and posts are intended to be so bland...

[Darkwing Duck]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE

 

[One Brow]

What are you calling my "initial premise," exactly, eh, Eric?

That a post would be designed to be bland for the purpose of getting no replies.

When would some one be "solely trying to elicit responses with no other goal?"

Whenever they so choose, I would think.

Why would they do that,

I have no idea. Probably there are as many reasons as there are trolls.

and how would anyone know that's what they were doing if they did?

In my case, it would be based on the continual posting of inflammatory material with no attempts to suppot those ideas or substantively respond to them. I don't think an objective detection exists.

Can you give me an example?

I don't have a link handy. I'm sure Google will provide a plethora of examples.

 

[Hopper]

That a post would be designed to be bland for the purpose of getting no replies.

Well, naw, it wasn't my premise that anyone would actually do that. I just axxed if anyone ever did. It doesn't seem likely, but, then again, I guess ya don't ever really know for sure until ya ax. And even then.....