Thanks @bacchist! Check out @blakemiles84's thoughts on the subject, which he posted right as I posted this. I wonder too about the impact of various personality types on the long term brand of the the platform, especially this early in the game. Part of me thinks all attention is good attention since the ultimate goal is to be a large social media platform for anyone to enjoy. As to the quality of the conversations to come, time will tell. Maybe the incentives here could change this "idle talk" to something more meaningful.