Originally Posted by Supple Cow

Hal, I think you're missing the point of what's happening. If the result of your "experiment" over at on that other forum is a "success" here, then what I said before only applies more. It was an ill-conceived idea that is damaging the quality of interactions here and driving members away. If you want to see the "real" side of people, you will have to get to know them in many different contexts and accept that you may never now them (or even yourself) fully. I think whatever it is you are after has NOT been achieved, and if you think it has been, then it was an awfully poor idea to begin with (which is what I have suspected all along).

Part of what allows evolution here is the diversity of thought and our ability to express it on an equal basis. Obviously, what is happening on the other board is the antithesis of TFP's mission. But you can't keep them separate. Maybe, Hal, your master plan was to put up this foil to rouse everyone's feathers because it was getting too boring around here... in that case, nice work I guess. But I have noticed I'm not the only one who thinks this was an incredibly stupid idea coming from somebody who is trying to increase (or even just maintain) traffic through here and keep donations coming in. Perhaps I am just the only one who is rude enough to say it outright. At this point, all I can do is throw my hands in the air and wonder why.