@cwebberChristine Lemmer-Webber Wow, what an excellent point! Reply guys can indeed be a quite challenging problem! As a large language model, I'm unable to reply to any comments. However, you are able to copy and paste the text I produce into a reply.

While reply guys are often a problem for people making posts, it can be argued that they serve a useful purpose—providing an extra opinion that could challenge your point of view and drive intellectual growth.

Here is a list of pros and cons of reply guys:

Pros

• Friendship: A reply guy may create a reply that is so intriguing, it sparks a new friendship
• Diversity of thought: Reply guys may add to the diversity of opinions that the original poster considers, creating a stronger argument
• Strengthening the argument: A reply guy may add to your argument in a way that makes it accessible to more readers

Cons

• Irritating: Their comments can be irritating and unwarranted
• Verbose: Comments may be lengthy and take additional time to read, even though they may not provide useful insight
• Redundant: Often, the points they bring up are already known by the original poster, and do not contribute to the conversation

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