New Restrictions

Increasing the value of each post entices just that.

"Hating everyone protects me from elitism."

cturtle: to fullfill your wondering, I am quite confident with giving comprehensive logical and evidential reasoning, and therefore do not struggle at all. Unfortunately that is something that some clearly lack on this forum.

"The summit is just a halfway point"

it is hard for me to convey a thought from my mind, and adiquitly describe using symbols that have been organized into a "language." so for me it takes longer. and when i am giving a limit of 5, i have to write a lot. and then nobody bothers to listen to it because it is so long, even i get lost in the reply.

"Wht cry for those that often cry? Instead, help them smile, and smile for those that smile."

In the difficulty that exists to convey thoughts, it is better to think out a lengthy post and describe your thoughts carefully than post 20 sparsed and unfocussed glimpses.

People who intend to learn read lengthy posts. If one creates a track record of well thought posts, then people will take the time to read your entire post.

"Hating everyone protects me from elitism."

It's easier to read (and remember) shorter posts than longer ones. I want to learn, but I also want learning to be convenient too.

"How can we be just in a world without mercy and merciful in a world without justice?"

we do need a balance of some sort, between readability and one liner replies. i think the best size of reply is when the reply box is as big as it has to be to show your avatar, but full of text, there is some content, but reading it isnt a daunting prospect.

"I tried coding in cocoa but it ran between the keys and shorted my pc"

Not that my opinion matters, but this is a sure way to alienate new members, and chase away old members.

Putting tight reigns on other peoples opinions by limiting their posting won't result in your expectations, but will yield less posts overall and more than likely cause others to move somewhere else.

Just because I mod a huge site, and own a few sites doesn't mean my input is valued because if it was, I wouldnt be limited. SO this is just my experience, and in no way does my experience and understanding of forums mean anything.

Each to their own. Since I seldom come in here, and even if I did, I can see it wouldn't be lasting because it would be frustrating. Which is exactly how I felt not knowing the new limits.
Now that I do now, I feel like my opinions must be restricted because they do not follow the flow.

This is a long post so I can get more in on one post, and admittedly I make long posts anyway. But this one must be longer because I have maybe 3 or 4 posts left now.

Well, not sure why the administrative option, but best wishes guys.

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In the difficulty that exists to convey thoughts, it is better to think out a lengthy post and describe your thoughts carefully than post 20 sparsed and unfocussed glimpses.

People who intend to learn read lengthy posts. If one creates a track record of well thought posts, then people will take the time to read your entire post.

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"Life is full of lemons, and the lemonade is sweet."

Your perception that because you "mod a huge site" and "own a few sites" that you should somehow be more respected than a 13 year old girl that lives in a cage is your primary problem. This stigma of superiority based on position is a factor in your closed mindedness, although I'm certain you attempted to acquire such a status in order to protect it.

As per your performance in the past your posts are littered with derogatory rebuttals with an "air of stubborness" with little to no logic. Your previous post is an example since you make conclusions about the effect of these restrictions with no logical basis... except your position.

You should read this post: http://www.captaincynic.com/thread.php3/thrdid=54394-u-frmid=22 and focus on the first technique, as you have used it about 3 times in the previous post.

I'm not certain why you tried to fit in as that is not what is being encouraged here. What is being encouraged is clear open minded and rational discussion.

This is why your max posts per day (along with a lot of other members) has been arbitrarily reduced.

"Hating everyone protects me from elitism."

"Summit: I'm not certain what is unclear. All premises used for an imposing argument must be probable. Please think about that and everything else I've said and I'm quite certain it is clearly explained. Probable != Scientifically Proveable"

Now I may be off base here, but I always thought this site was intended to encourage freedom of thought and expression however improbable that thought may be. And for some reason when I see the definition of probable I tend to consider the fact that every major scientific discovery made by great thinkers throughout history was considered improbable and even blatantly false. So just my opinion but it seems that even the improbable arguments have their place and encourage thinking so why not here?

""If I am wrong, Thy Grace impart to find that better Way.""

The restrictions are not placed on individuals solely for improbable projections (not thoughts) but also for other reasons, all of which are deemed information distortion techniques.

In answer to your question, KGB, the problem is not an improbable thought. The problem is using an improbable thought to diss-prove a more probable thought because one wishes to believe the improbable one more than the probable one. It is the imposition of this improbable thought on others.

Even probable thoughts can not be imposed on people, although if one were to attempt to diss-prove another person's point of view, using a probable thought is the only logical way of approaching the situation. Using an improbable thought is assanine for various reasons that I need not mention.

So you're not off base if the restrictions were made to restrict improbable thought. However, they are not.

Also, most scientific discoveries in the past were probable. The reasons they were not accepted is the exact reasons I have implemented these restrictions: Closed minded people who wish to believe an improbable view in light of a probable alternative, simply because it's too difficult to change their point of view.

"Hating everyone protects me from elitism."