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Hi all,
what's the meaning of 'meaningless drivel'?.
OR
how much 'meaningless' is javaranch meaningless drivel?
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Please read the Meaningless Drivel document written recently about this very topic.
 
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I looked up "drivel" in the dictionary, and it says "Stupid or senseless talk." It would seem that "meaningless drivel" is redundant because it is "meaningless, senseless talk."
But even so, I recommend that you don't change the name of the forum.
If you changed the name of the forum to simply "drivel," that might encourage people to say stupid things about meaningful subjects. Its important to stress that we are interested in stupid talk about meaningless subjects.
 
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