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The membership is pulp. The forums is orange juice. Given the current state of membership, the pulp is currently simmering at the bottom with a few fibers floating around the top. What Cynthetic wants to do is take a big-ass spoon and mix it all together so that there is more perceived activity.
As cj pointed out, the problem is exposure. No matter how hard you try to mix the pulp, the orange juice is still inside the glass.
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I am one of those people who is not a fan of what moderation used to be like. I didn't post much because there was that ever present feeling that if I didn't post a War and Peace sized post, then it would be deleted or warned or otherwise moderated in whatever fashion. I visit the forum to shoot the shit. Shooting the shit, to me, does not always mean writing full thought out sentences and paragraph long posts.
Discussion is good, but not when it's forced. It felt forced. Right now it doesn't, but it also doesn't sit well with certain people. Understandable, given the direction this forum will try to go in, but as it has been pointed out - you can't please everyone. It will alienate more than a few people.
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Maturity is knowing you were an idiot in the past. Wisdom is knowing that you'll be an idiot in the future. Common sense is knowing that you should try not to be an idiot now. - J. Jacques
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