I'm happy to cough up my 3 bucks a month to porf's cause. I dig this place. This is the only place I'd bother to do it and I wouldn't bother if he asked for more. It's a great deal IMO and I hope more people cough up the cake for the porfirator. I enjoy uploading my mind. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! you finally had enough? perhaps you can get someone else to take the place over rather than just close the place down
Convo going on : You : That was never in dispute. I was making a general statement that the quality on sci has gone down. Me : In your personal definition of quality. You : Exactly. --- This led me to extrapolate what I said.
The quality has gone down from my personal point of view. When did I say that has to be the view of everyone on this forum?
Wes Actually my awesome mod powers do not extend beyond the scifi forum. However my homosexual conspiracies do.
The #1 reason I don't worry about what Dave or the moderators do The envelope please? (drum roll) "Because I don't want to administrate my own damn board!" Quite technically, Dave has been an icon of tolerance. At no time have the users of Sciforums ever really respected his wishes. One of the reasons that he let the bluestreaks continue was that despite his best non-fascist efforts, the users seemed quite content to muck up their own topics and posts. But I agree that this place is quite ridiculous these days. Of course, I look squarely at myself and my fellow posters. The day we lower the quality of discussion so far that keeping this board in operation isn't worth it, I would not be surprised if it went away. See Parascope for an example. (And if you look at the link and decide to make the obvious point ... well, frankly, that's the point in the first place.) :m:, Tiassa Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Good point but.. My only reason for asking is that my impression of "free thoughts" is for random thoughts that someone might do somethign creative with. I thought "random info" seemed quite applicable. I didn't think I was "lowering the quality of the conversation". Now, obviously someone's opinion was to the contrary, so I'm probing to find out why.
From my dear mother .... I'll borrow a line from my mother: It's not that we don't trust you, dear, but we don't know and therefore cannot trust these "friends" of yours. I know, I know, it's a cheap line. I really should read the topic before commenting on it specifically .... :m:, Tiassa Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
OMG tiassa, are you OK? You just made 2 posts that fit entirely on my screen Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
I think it has more to do with lack of thought in posts. If you start an interesting meaningful topic, its not likely to be closed. If you start up a thread suitable for discussion at recess time, then it is likely to get shut down. Personally, I only really post in physics & math, and site feedback. I used to look at all the forums, but now I mostly stick in math & physics, the rest of this place can be too scary.
