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originally posted by: Metallicus
a reply to: eisegesis
I don't see a big difference between your proposal and the current system except that it would be elitist and bar junior members from starting posts.
Yes, I get that you offer these ideas as a foundation for discussion. I'm discussing them and telling you why your ideas have a slim chance of implementation. Tweaking software based on one guy's ideas is not good IT management.
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He must be an elitist, lol.
originally posted by: eisegesis
a reply to: schuyler
Yes, I get that you offer these ideas as a foundation for discussion. I'm discussing them and telling you why your ideas have a slim chance of implementation. Tweaking software based on one guy's ideas is not good IT management.
Not if you've got the cash to spend!
In this round of donations, anyone donating $100 or more will be added to a private list of “ATS Benefactors” who will receive special access to a private forum dedicated to brainstorming on new ideas, technology, strategies, content, etc. for keeping ATS strong and moving forward.
He must be an elitist
Secondly, there is no indication that ATS has enough cash to even plug the leaky software they have, so your claim of "cash to spend" is not established.
I really do not think it is reasonable to expect ATS to change a functioning piece of software to your specs. If they did 'open up' the software and solicit suggestions, you can bet a thousand people will have a thousand different ideas of how the software ought to behave. There's no real reason to choose yours over the other 999 ideas people have.
...your ideas have a slim chance of implementation. Tweaking software based on one guy's ideas is not good IT management.
I really don't think you have any idea of the complexity and cost of what you are advocating. Also, I'm not interested in the "elitist" claims about this. I wasn't responding to them.
You seem to be defending your idea at all costs, but there really is no compelling reason to implement what you want here.
There is no reason to suppose that YOUR forum run YOUR way would elicit posts and topics that are any different than what we already have.
They won't be less contentious or better written or provide greater insight.
If the way you are responding in this thread is any indication, it's the same old stuff. It's not an improvement.
So why go to the trouble to do it?
originally posted by: MaxTamesSiva
a reply to: schuyler
I'll volunteer as a word counter.
5.) Stars are disabled.
Could the same things not be accomplished with Moderators?
5.) Stars are disabled.
originally posted by: mymymy
a reply to: TinFoilSuit
Could the same things not be accomplished with Moderators?
I don't believe it can. I have lost faith in the moderators here. There are quite a few posters here with high post counts that can apparently post whatever they want in threads and not get called out on it.