I don't like it that the 'database' creates the first post of the thread with a commercial for the movie/show/etc under discussion, complete with preview video.
If the board is getting paid for that, OK, but I don't like having my name attached to such spam.
Even if I'm the one starting the discussion.
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I'm going to chime in on this one.
It's not a commercial for the movie/show/etc., it's an overview of the show. I'll give an example of why it's there..
Let's say someone has been living under a rock for the past 6 years and knows nothing about Game of Thrones (Dave?

) and someone starts a thread about it extolling the show and it's actors. Someone reading the thread may not know what the show is about or anything else about it. And I'll use the post by
@DaveM about Game of Thrones as an example...
Game Of Thrones
What people would see without the first post containing the information about the show starts at
post #2 and people would have no idea what the show was about at any point in that thread.
The first post gives all of the pertinent information about it so the person can make an informed decision on if they are, or may be interested in it.