I can understand the mindset of those that want to use ED for extended intelligent discussion of any topic, and I think that's what the sig in question was trying to say. Nora, you seem to speak a lot more than any of us about how many of the main forums are now filled with the majority 10-16 year olds, but now a signature like this has come up that claims that ED isn't suffering the same 'record low' that the other major discussion forums are, you seem to be taking the stance that this sig is more focussed on breaking the rules and promoting a false image of a smart ED to users than it is having any pride in the level of discussion of ED. Which I think is missing the point. It's alright for you to decry the forums, but when these people do it in their way, it's not cool?
But meh. There's many intelligent guilds to discuss any subject over intelligently, so you really don't need to use ED for that anyway. And oonto something Vanov said, I make plenty of 'intelligent' topics, but they all die because I create them at about 3 in the morning US time. And I make sure I already state most opinions in the first post... Erm.
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each one attracts a certain audience, and though I may be wrong about the actual intellectual abilities of that audience, I'm not wrong in the fact that many threads that I have gone to are aimed at EDers
Asmodai, you should look into joining some of the smarter guilds. They generally have the same sort of audience, and you don't have to worry about breaking some sort of rule or getting your topic moved. The downside is your thread won't be seen by the main population of EDers, but that's the way it goes. Apart from that, all I can think of is make the 'Chardonnay Casual' ED subforum? Something a bit light hearted and less rule stringent in ED?
Whoah Symmetriad's here. I thought he morphed into spider_jerusalem.