Posted by violette on July 26, 2010, at 9:56:48
In reply to Re: Reasons behind Psychobabble decisions, posted by Dr. Bob on July 26, 2010, at 1:42:51
> In an above post, you even said you'd rather have posts of information as opposed to posts of peoples' experiences.
> Where did I say that?
It *seems* like the changes you make here are to encourage/influence people to post in certain ways so the forum takes on certain characteristics:
> And that posting less about "experiences" may be one way posters "censor themselves".
> Some people may feel more comfortable posting facts than experiences on a public board. The point system would reward helpful posting. That's the kind of posting I want. The idea that people would be voted out may reflect the Faceful of Cat Effect
And I thought that if you were perhaps more open about the overall goals of this forum-that includes what you use it for rather than just what we use it for-people could adjust their expections accordingly.
> I haven't meant to imply that anything would benefit anyone in particular. I do think some features may benefit the community. Particular posters may think they won't benefit them in particular or the community in general. Reasonable people can disagree.
If you were more open about such goals-perhaps people would not be as inclined to respond to things such as *imply*-and instead, could evaluate things realistically. And yes, I have said positive things to you. At the same time, I had been trying to convey to you that posters have said they feel features will not benefit the *community*, as posters are the community, and point out various reasons, but you keep saying they will benefit the community.
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