I will explain more clearly my issues with these topics.
1. They dominate what you post about.
This post by Tokumaru describes how I feel. You want a list of X games, and ask us to fill it. Breakout-like games, the linked topic, all these sports games, identical games on game boy and NES...
2. There is no real room for discussion (most of the time), and this is a forum. In some of the topics you've created, you ask and then never participate in the topic again. (This makes it feel like we're doing things for you, not having a discussion with you.)
3. There seems to be no point to having these lists beyond just having them. There is another website I know of which asks that users not to ask for information that is useful only to them. If it is useful only to you, it should be up to you to do the research. That's fair. It's true, there is no such statement here. But the idea resonates with me personally.
Now: If you told me you wanted to make a website that rivals NES Guide, I would be happy to help you. I would "get" why you make these topics.
I've asked even before what I linked to earlier. And there was at least room for discussion, there.
I see value in a person asking for programming help, because they are making something and I can help them with that. I'd see value in your Megaman topic if you were A: making a similar game and wanted to know which things were popular about which games, or B: if it was the only topic you've made of its kind. Because yes, sometimes it is fun to read opinions.
I see no value in helping you make a list so you can have a list for an unspecified reason. The only thing I have EVER wanted to know in these topic is WHY YOU WANT THEM! If there is no why, why even ask? I would be happy to give you the one basketball game I know of that no one else has mentioned if I knew why you wanted it.
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Yeah, obviously, you were totally missing the point
This is exactly right. I have missed the point of the lists from the beginning. All I want is to know this. If the answer is, "Just curious", I guess I'll never understand what drives you. If the answer is cooler, you get a basketball game for your list. Either way, I'll avoid these topics in the future.