On 5/9/06, Andreas Haugstrup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You have a fairly restrictive view of 'old standards' ...
ok ... only 6 ... and yet still it all very well known names. Adjust your definition of old standards to people who have been active for an entire year ... most of those names will be on it.
Thats a very good question. one we are trying to discuss. I dont see why people are insulting others.
And yet this insight doesnt seem to do the trick. So ... we're left with the question that all this hostility is trying to dance around: Given the fact that now nobody needs PERMISSION to post ... would they feel more WELCOME to do so in a forum like environment.
ok ... so far off the mark I'm not sure where to start with this. The concern is NOT that old standards are posting to much, but rather that newbies may feel too overwhelmed to join in as well.
a) It's not "old standards" who form the majority of the top 50 over the
past month. [*][*] A quick skim tells me that only 6 of the people on the top 50 list for
last month have been members of the group for 18 months (nov. 2004). (Jay,
Me, Steve Garfield, Deirdré, Josh Kinberg, Andrew Baron). That's not a lot
if you ask me. If you sort the member list by date joined you'll see all
sorts of really awesome people who are no longer posting (like Sean
Gillian and Lisa Harper).
You have a fairly restrictive view of 'old standards' ...
b) It only takes 6 e-mails to get on the famous top 50 list of internet
fame. Whoopie.
ok ... only 6 ... and yet still it all very well known names. Adjust your definition of old standards to people who have been active for an entire year ... most of those names will be on it.
c) Even if it was, who cares? Exactly what would moving to a different
format change?
Thats a very good question. one we are trying to discuss. I dont see why people are insulting others.
If people want to be heard they should post. There's no
need to ask for permission, just post.
And yet this insight doesnt seem to do the trick. So ... we're left with the question that all this hostility is trying to dance around: Given the fact that now nobody needs PERMISSION to post ... would they feel more WELCOME to do so in a forum like environment.
Or should there be created rules
along the lines of "If you've been on the list for more than 18 months you
may only post twice per week"?
ok ... so far off the mark I'm not sure where to start with this. The concern is NOT that old standards are posting to much, but rather that newbies may feel too overwhelmed to join in as well.
I give up. apparently somewhere between 12months as a member and 18months as a member you stop enjoying discussion of new ideas.
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