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I agree with that. In fact, just about every argument that starts with "all" is going to be messed up.
But the key question here is whether that is considered bannable, or just a bad argument? That's what @jking948 needs to know if he is going to take on this thankless task.
To put it another way, it's no secret that I have @-Akronite- on ignore. But just because I have a guy on ignore doesn't mean I'd support banning him. Others may enjoy his contributions, and that applies to all of us.
So we really need to decide what it is we are trying to create -- a haven for "quality" discussion, or a haven for even crappy discussion as long as it doesn't cross certain clear lines. I know not everyone sees the same way, so it best be something we hash out now.
Good call, and good thinking.
I'll be honest here, PERSONALLY I'd prefer the private forum focus on quality, and perhaps even ban posters who refuse to put forth quality arguments. However, I am NOT advocating that for this board for a few reasons:
1. I don't think the majority posters here would really want that.
2. I think asking @jking948 to be the arbiter of what is quality and what is not, is frankly unfair to him and way too much to ask.
3. I think arguments over what constitutes a quality argument or post will just lead to more fighting and finger pointing, which defats the purpose of us even trying this again.
So, in the end, I don't think we can make shitty arguments worth a ban. I think we just need to utilize ignore for repeat offenders and hopefully the forum rules will stop us from feeding the trolls, if you will.
To @MediumBaller and his point on sources, I appreciate you offering that . I think what you propose would be best, but some on this forum will never compromise on that. I think we will just have to live with the fact that if someone uses a shit partisan source (Infowars, brietbart, shareblue, young Turks, etc), people like me will call it out and we'll have to deal with the dreaded poisoning the well circular argument. I hate it too, but I think we have to live with it.
To @David. , love the idea of getting rid of rep. Would cut out a lot of the team shit, stop arguments about disagrees, and force folks to put their thoughts into words.