Hi Scott -
Seems to me there’s two ways to increase this ratio, which - let’s be clear - is an opinion and not a fact.
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Create more signal. I looked at your profile, and seems you only post a couple times a day, if even that many. You have a voice, why not use it? I’m sure some of us here (including myself) would really like to hear what you have to say. There’s plenty of room in the “noise” for new users to establish themselves, and even “game shows” for lurkers to be put in the spotlight and welcomed into the community. Maybe you should DM Laz and get yourself a spot on a game show? That would be cool, we’d like to have you here.
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Limit the “noise” by creating “rate limits”, or “community voting” so you only see good content (Reddit, anyone? Yikes). Part of what makes this place great is that anyone has an unlimited voice (except for perhaps a new user on their first day. But on their second day, they get it! And can request more posts if they hit the limit. We’ve seen this in WWTBAM.). The unlimited voice, unlimited topics (actually - these aren’t unlimited) mentality allows people to connect on any number of topics, from the “Dad Thread” to the “Therapy Couch” to the “Tourist Sauce” commentaries. These threads allow people to strip away their anonymity and be human - which is possibly my favorite thing in the entire world.
As others have said, I (and others) wouldn’t be here if it was a boring, bland, golf-only forum. If you really want that, go enjoy GolfWRX, or Sand Trap, or Hackers Paradise, or GCA, or, whatever.
And if you agree with Soly about “not hijacking threads” (and hijacking is fully what you did), maybe you should go post your feedback here:
(Damn! I’m out of likes again. Maybe if you guys stopped producing good content I wouldn’t run out of likes! … that’s not how that should work.)
Also - wasn’t this tiring to read? Maybe “rate-limited” long, drawn-out posts isn’t a good thing either. cc: RACDGNE.