"Lighthearted" is convenient shorthand for "only open this thread if you're in work on a quiet day and so fucking bored you'll happily engage in a discussion about knee length winter coats. Otherwise avoid"
Agree that MN used to be the home of sharp, witty, snarky posters who didn't need clues as to the content of a thread and which way it should be taken. You could just decide for your fucking self.
Populated in the main now with huns, idiots and the perpetually needy.