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Originally Posted by Neil
However, I've also said in the past that I'd prefer quality over quantity on these forums and I'm quite prepared to sacrifice the numbers of active users on this web site in order to achieve that aim. My tolerance for putting up with the "characters" that contribute little, but cause plenty of disruption, has long since dwindled away. Read into that what you will.
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Apologies for replying to this, but...
One of the big problems the website has at the minute is the amount of people that are jumping all over anyone with a 'different' opinion to them. Look at my posts concerning the Lemon Tree and possible issues surrounding their funding - instead of getting a reasonable discussion on the go about whether or not there's actually any problems, the answers mostly rotate around "you know nothing" - and I think this kind of attitude is incredibly harmful.
Lemon Tree No More???
This is an example - I like Chris, have no problem with him at all...but this kind of post, coming from a staff member, does nothing but devalue the site. If I'm speaking rubbish, I want to see a well thought out post showing me exactly where I'm wrong. I may very well have been barking up the wrong tree, but to suggest that I'm "not clued up" without any sort of attempt to prove otherwise is just asking for trouble.
I don't apologise for having an inquisitive mind, and I think exploring these things can do nothing but improve the site as a site for discussion. If people keep jumping on these kinds of things, then ultimately, you will end up with a site where no-one expresses an opinion for fear of what happens.