bartman
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No worries Suity... I don't approach this place as something you "win" - never have, never will. I just read threads, say my bit if I feel an urge, and then only follow-up when people quote back at me.
So like I said, this place moves along much better when people don't try to read others' intentions, or group them together into imaginary "sides". I couldn't be arsed remembering who thought what about the board then or now... as it has very little relevance to reading people's current opinions, or to me in responding to them.
And just a thought - what if this was a forum where every post anyone that made showed a different/random username...? People would then have to spend more time looking at the actual words people are currently writing in particular threads, rather than stringing together their own perceptions from multiple threads to make witty comments about what sides of something they think people must be on? People might actually drop their negativity (or worrying about others' negativity), and focus on making the place the fun/informative place we say it can be? People might not pre-judge, remember or make a big deal every second person's comment...
So like I said, this place moves along much better when people don't try to read others' intentions, or group them together into imaginary "sides". I couldn't be arsed remembering who thought what about the board then or now... as it has very little relevance to reading people's current opinions, or to me in responding to them.
And just a thought - what if this was a forum where every post anyone that made showed a different/random username...? People would then have to spend more time looking at the actual words people are currently writing in particular threads, rather than stringing together their own perceptions from multiple threads to make witty comments about what sides of something they think people must be on? People might actually drop their negativity (or worrying about others' negativity), and focus on making the place the fun/informative place we say it can be? People might not pre-judge, remember or make a big deal every second person's comment...