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Ok, I can't answer the last two, but I might as well give the first two a shot. It would be better for people to stay out of threads they don't like, instead of going in with nothing useful to add. If a thread is stupid/'stupid', leave it alone.
Alright. As far as I'm aware, "Goth" is an abbreviation of the term "Gothic rock". This covers quite a lot, from the classic 'doom and gloom' post-punk, known at the time as "positive punk" due to its relative lack of aggression, through styles such as deathrock (classic gothic rock/punk) and gothabilly (rockabilly music with a dark sound and lyrics with morbid themes). I've not been aware of a difference between those terms, Goth and Gothic rock.
As to the fashion, as with punk the music (and often the ideals) are the heart of the culture, for instance advocating freedom of expression and so forth. However, anybody who claims there is no fashion involved is very wrong. The fashion is important as artistic expression, and expression of tastes and beliefs and a way to show others who you are. It shouldn't be used to try to be cool/popular and it definitely shouldn't just be copied.. make it your own. Wear whatever you like, but Gothic clothes tend to be black and such. For some reason. It fits, I suppose.
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