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Hoaxers: What kind of discussions should be encouraged or not, and how?
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<blockquote data-quote="TimeWizardCosmo" data-source="post: 71910" data-attributes="member: 2"><p>The one word answer is <u>boredom</u>. In the absence of worthwhile discussion, this is the kind of thing that manifests itself due to the way communities like this are run.</p><p> </p><p>On the one hand, you have over-protection of the people who post stuff like this in the first place. <em>"Oh no, don't ask him for proof or any kind of scientific basis for his claims... We like talking to him and you'll drive him away!"</em>.</p><p> </p><p>On the other hand, you have a complete lack of enforcement or standards for quality discussion. This forum (and many like it) has devolved into a climate of "<em>Here's a crazy thing I found (with no commentary of my own)</em>" followed by "<em>AWESOME thx 4 sharing</em>" responses.</p><p> </p><p>I'm here because I want to pursue the truth by way of exercising logic and having friendly/passionate debates about my point of view. I choose communities like this over ATS or GLP because I don't want to have my posts buried by thousands of others within minutes of posting.</p><p> </p><p>When nothing of substance or coherence is being <em><strong>discussed </strong></em>(vs. copy/pasted articles that take up space and generate zero content), people will get bored and invent their own catalysts for discussion. I've done it, Num has been a participant, many current and past members have done it... And you know what? It works. It starts interesting discussions.</p><p> </p><p>Is an alien from another planet really going to start posting here using 14-year-old grammar and syntax? Probably not. Yet here we have four pages of people asking sanitized questions and playing along... Then getting upset when the obvious truth comes out. Everyone here is perfectly capable of exercising logic and common sense to arrive at these conclusions themselves.</p><p> </p><p>I'd rather be seen as an asshole who occasionally posts something of interest or value than a benign lump who posts incoherent babble. This isn't Facebook. This isn't a creative writing forum. If I wanted those things I'd go to Facebook or start a blog.</p><p> </p><p>Yes, I agree that doing this kind of thing is ultimately poor form and those who perpetrate hoaxes should ultimately be looked at with some disdain. However, you cannot argue that it is not at least partially self-imposed by the community, and you have to agree that an antidote to this kind of thing is content and discussion of value; not empty posts and impotent exchanges.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TimeWizardCosmo, post: 71910, member: 2"] The one word answer is [U]boredom[/U]. In the absence of worthwhile discussion, this is the kind of thing that manifests itself due to the way communities like this are run. On the one hand, you have over-protection of the people who post stuff like this in the first place. [I]"Oh no, don't ask him for proof or any kind of scientific basis for his claims... We like talking to him and you'll drive him away!"[/I]. On the other hand, you have a complete lack of enforcement or standards for quality discussion. This forum (and many like it) has devolved into a climate of "[I]Here's a crazy thing I found (with no commentary of my own)[/I]" followed by "[I]AWESOME thx 4 sharing[/I]" responses. I'm here because I want to pursue the truth by way of exercising logic and having friendly/passionate debates about my point of view. I choose communities like this over ATS or GLP because I don't want to have my posts buried by thousands of others within minutes of posting. When nothing of substance or coherence is being [I][B]discussed [/B][/I](vs. copy/pasted articles that take up space and generate zero content), people will get bored and invent their own catalysts for discussion. I've done it, Num has been a participant, many current and past members have done it... And you know what? It works. It starts interesting discussions. Is an alien from another planet really going to start posting here using 14-year-old grammar and syntax? Probably not. Yet here we have four pages of people asking sanitized questions and playing along... Then getting upset when the obvious truth comes out. Everyone here is perfectly capable of exercising logic and common sense to arrive at these conclusions themselves. I'd rather be seen as an asshole who occasionally posts something of interest or value than a benign lump who posts incoherent babble. This isn't Facebook. This isn't a creative writing forum. If I wanted those things I'd go to Facebook or start a blog. Yes, I agree that doing this kind of thing is ultimately poor form and those who perpetrate hoaxes should ultimately be looked at with some disdain. However, you cannot argue that it is not at least partially self-imposed by the community, and you have to agree that an antidote to this kind of thing is content and discussion of value; not empty posts and impotent exchanges. [/QUOTE]
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