When this forum was started the guest postings were minimal and I felt they added a lot to the discussions. As of late this trend has reversed. Guest postings have become much more mean spirited and many times those posting anonymously have directly attacked other individuals.
Because of the guest postings it is impossible to keep track of who said what. The flow of the thread becomes drastically impeded since it is difficult to respond or debate issues. There have been a few times that I would rather IM the poster instead of debating the issue publicly, but unless you are a registered user this is not possible. I would like to reverse my original stance that guest postings become no longer allowed. I feel strongly that this privilege has been seriously abused and really dilutes the credibilty of some of the topics discussed. Just taking a few minutes to register a name is easy to do. Users still remain anonymous, it allows better fluidity to the discussions, and as an added benefit you get to post your own personal avatar!
In the MPS thread there were 413 guest postings (give or take) out of 671 total posts. This is the trend lately where topics are dominated by annonymous responses. It is very tough to follow these threads since you don't know if it's the same person pretending to post as different people or if they truly are different individuals.
Because of the guest postings it is impossible to keep track of who said what. The flow of the thread becomes drastically impeded since it is difficult to respond or debate issues. There have been a few times that I would rather IM the poster instead of debating the issue publicly, but unless you are a registered user this is not possible. I would like to reverse my original stance that guest postings become no longer allowed. I feel strongly that this privilege has been seriously abused and really dilutes the credibilty of some of the topics discussed. Just taking a few minutes to register a name is easy to do. Users still remain anonymous, it allows better fluidity to the discussions, and as an added benefit you get to post your own personal avatar!
In the MPS thread there were 413 guest postings (give or take) out of 671 total posts. This is the trend lately where topics are dominated by annonymous responses. It is very tough to follow these threads since you don't know if it's the same person pretending to post as different people or if they truly are different individuals.
Originally posted by FSM
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