Quote:
|
Originally Posted by highthief
Further, I like the front porch analogy - the front porch needs to be welcoming and open. When there is a troll or a know it all or a bully bossing the rest of the porch around, then the porch rapidly gets empty and so I concur with efforts to curtail such behaviour (while allowing for a bit of "needling" and passionate debate).
|
I also like the front porch analogy, both in terms of welcoming users, and also in describing the mode of interaction - talking to others here the way you would speak to someone while on their front porch (with that level of respect).
I still think that the best way to encourage posting is to have many threads that are interesting. I've seen several posters lately using short articles about various topics as jumping off points for larger discussions. I like that.