List Threads: You All Suck at Them

There are a lot of threads that ask for lists of the best or the worst or the greatest or whatever. I often participate in such threads, and I make sure that I keep within the parameters set by the original post. For instance, if the thread is about movies, I won't cite an example drawn from television. If the thread is about sports, I won't cite an example from video games. You get the idea (and if you don't, you're part of the problem).

Yet in every thread like that (and I'm not exaggerating -- it's every thread), someone will contribute an example that simply does not fit within the topic. For instance, if a thread asked for a list of the best movie westerns, someone will invariably respond with something like West Side Story -- because, you know, it's about the west side and all. Really, people, I'm serious here -- you're pathetic!

So I've reconciled myself to the fact that, although I like these kinds of threads, it's clear that the rest of you all suck at them. My dilemma: should I make a big deal about it if someone tosses in a blatantly irrelevant example that violates the contours of discussion set out by the original post, or should I just ignore it, assume that the poster is a total retard, and move on.