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Originally Posted by Xerxys
I struggle with passing judgment here because I am one of the few that detest the abuse of what is a very useful tool.
But I have to remain passive and for all of you who oppose (myself included), please realize ...
The First Amendment. |
Completely irrelevant. Absolutely and totally irrelevant. And you're VERY happy that it is. I just finished stomping all over someone's free speech, and most people here are probably glad that I did. It was a spammer whose spam was actually illegal to post. And I took great pleasure in reporting the company and the relevant information of the poster to the proper authorities (it was someone selling a state-specific health insurance program and broke that state's solicitation laws - and yes, I'm aware of how much of an insurance nerd I am). If we allow TRUE free speech here, this place would be unrecognizable and would be a rejection of TFP's core values as a place of mature and reasonable discourse.
To all you folks that find this feature useless, I'm right there with you. For the vast majority of the folks with 1000+ posts, it's pointless. However, I think that it's a tool best used by someone who hasn't been around as long or is brand new. But even if you think it's useless, you can't really blame us for trying new things, can you?