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[MineralMan]

38. That was a DU2 rule. Hosts on DU3 are leaving

most copycat threads to stand, as long as they meet the forum's SOP. That said, it's still a very weak thing to do to open a new thread to continue another thread, or to mock it. It demonstrates that the arguments can't hold themselves up within the original thread, and accomplishes nothing, really. The hosts for GD have discussed copycat threads at length, and the consensus was to leave them up, as long as they are more or less within the forum's Statement of Purpose.

Nothing, however, prevents anyone from entering such a copycat thread and pointing out that the argument presented in it is a weak argument, and couldn't stand up in the original thread. Laugh at the copycat thread or even ridicule it, but be careful not to attack the poster. That's my advice in these situations.