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Originally Posted by eribrav
I'll occasionally find a thread that looks interesting and start reading.
Might even consider posting.
Most threads then go on to become long drawn out slugfests, complete with multi-page documentation and citations. That's the turn off.
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Ditto. It's often fun to watch the debates and actually learn from some of the savvier folks, but it's often sickening to watch the fights.
The only change I can see helping at all is limiting quote sizes. I think pages of dissertations may scare away potential posters who feel they'd have to devote a week of reading just to respond, followed by a week of fact gathering to hold up their position.
If this board is what I think y'all mean it to be, you must allow true free speech. I haven't been here but a couple of months, but I've noticed that these Board flare-ups seem to be cyclical. IMO FWIW - Admin should let it run its course, keeping a close eye for "trolling" behavior.