10-31-2016, 12:00 AM
nameless wrote:
watergaze,
I am glad that you and others came forth, because I was seriously starting to reconsider my choice to interact. I'm not claiming my level of understanding surpasses that of others, but I do wish to be a bit particular about who I interact with. This is a conversation much more my pace and tune, so I thank you from the heart.
Watergaze,
This is precisely what I wanted to avoid: detering intelligent individuals due to "noise". The noise is why some moderators refuse to post in the open forum. Intelligent people avoid the noise like they might the plague. Fortunately, not all intelligent people have abandoned the open forum. I'm not a fan of censorship, but remaining on-topic or at the very minimum open to alternative viewpoints is reasonable to enforce, I imagine. It is rare to find people like nameless who are willing to see past the flurry. Imagine how many others, similar to him, have ran the opposite direction without posting.
Now, I'm cool with the chaos. I don't mind living within an asylum. It's kinda interesting, to be honest. On the other hand, you enjoy these kinds of conversations (with people like him) and the intellectual stimulation. It would be a shame to dissolve such experiences.
I want to attract more like him. Creating an inviting atmosphere may help accomplish this. Think, there could be four more like him. You wouldn't have enough time in your day to respond to them all. You would be tickled with anticipation. Moderation doesn't have to be unjust. It merely requires posts to adhere to a basic level of maturity and openness to the differences of others. Allowing the harassment of quality posters will most definitely deter them from posting; specifically, I'm thinking of Dan Jones as one example.
How many more Dan's must we lose before we realize there's a problem?
Nameless,
Great post.
watergaze,
I am glad that you and others came forth, because I was seriously starting to reconsider my choice to interact. I'm not claiming my level of understanding surpasses that of others, but I do wish to be a bit particular about who I interact with. This is a conversation much more my pace and tune, so I thank you from the heart.
Watergaze,
This is precisely what I wanted to avoid: detering intelligent individuals due to "noise". The noise is why some moderators refuse to post in the open forum. Intelligent people avoid the noise like they might the plague. Fortunately, not all intelligent people have abandoned the open forum. I'm not a fan of censorship, but remaining on-topic or at the very minimum open to alternative viewpoints is reasonable to enforce, I imagine. It is rare to find people like nameless who are willing to see past the flurry. Imagine how many others, similar to him, have ran the opposite direction without posting.
Now, I'm cool with the chaos. I don't mind living within an asylum. It's kinda interesting, to be honest. On the other hand, you enjoy these kinds of conversations (with people like him) and the intellectual stimulation. It would be a shame to dissolve such experiences.
I want to attract more like him. Creating an inviting atmosphere may help accomplish this. Think, there could be four more like him. You wouldn't have enough time in your day to respond to them all. You would be tickled with anticipation. Moderation doesn't have to be unjust. It merely requires posts to adhere to a basic level of maturity and openness to the differences of others. Allowing the harassment of quality posters will most definitely deter them from posting; specifically, I'm thinking of Dan Jones as one example.
How many more Dan's must we lose before we realize there's a problem?
Nameless,
Great post.