Minimum Post Count For Community Discussion/Political Forum?

[solvs]

Ha. Let's not do that.

Not on purpose.

I'd like to think it's worth letting the mods know that all of us denizens of the politics forum don't particularly like being treated as second-class citizens of MR.

What, you don't like being persecuted? That's the best part. Need to get you one a them martyr complex dealies. Keeps me feeling like the self righteous prig I am.

That is the reason why they are separate from the main forums not because its taboo but because tempers are always running high.

Them's fightin' words. Seriously though, come in and play, even if you're opinion is different then the majority (used to be the other way around BTW, for the record). We like opposing viewpoints actually.

Who wants to sit around agreeing with everybody all day?

 

[IJ Reilly]

Who wants to sit around agreeing with everybody all day?

Me. And what's it to you?

 

[solvs]

Me. And what's it to you?

Them's fight words. But maybe I'm just itchin' for a fight. Too much coffee I suppose, and not enough sleep.

Is it too early to invoke the wrath of Godwin?

 

[adk]

Believe it or not, I went to start a new thread on the "post count requirement for Community Discussion" concept, and when searching for a similar topic I noticed that there was already a thread for this that had been started two years ago by none other than... me!

It seem that lately there have been a lot of newbies making their first post on MR in the community discussion forum on topics such as relationship advice and student loans. I understand the appeal to the community discussion section as you can talk about pretty much anything, but it seems like MR posters should at least get their start talking about macs.

I'll admit that Community Discussion is where I've been hanging out lately, but my first few hundred posts were mac-related questions. I still use other topic sections occasionally, but I've just become a little complacent as far as tinkering with my mac goes.

It seems to me that something as asinine as a 10 post count requirement for the community discussion forum would be perfect. I realize that digging up an old thread is somewhat taboo, but I wanted to bring it up for discussion again.

 

[Doctor Q]

When the topic comes up now and then, my impression has always been that the proposal to restrict access to the main Community Discussion forum, or not include it in post counts, has had many more naysayers than supporters.