Quote from: minifrij on December 10, 2016, 11:50:45 PM

Quote from: cjmoles on December 10, 2016, 11:25:00 PM

I will also do my best to refine my language to reflect the intellectual ability of the forum's audience....

I couldn't care what you do on the forum, it's none of my business, but surely if your vocabulary matched your intelligence you could understand that using unnecessarily complex words severely restricts those who can understand your posts.
As a native speaker I'm still unsure if I fully understood what you were trying to say, I'm sure those with English as a second/third/etc language (which I expect is the majority of the forum) would severely struggle to understand or discuss your point of view. Isn't that the point of a forum?
Either way, this is off topic. Apologies.

Quote from: cjmoles on December 10, 2016, 11:25:00 PM

Anything else?

You got any response to the part of my post that wasn't half of a sentence?

Yes. If a centralized organization assumes the power to censor the content of the forum, then that organization also assumes the power to control specific opinions expressed within that forum. Not only could they control what opinions are being expressed, they could also control when, where, and how those opinions are expressed....And, a good example of that is your personal instinct to criticize my choice of words. What mechanisms might we put into place to negate (limit) the risks associated with collusive (secretly working together) marketing practices that have the power to manipulate the content of the forum? That's all....it's just a simple suggested thought exercise that may help avoid the risks associated with centralized "trust" based systems, especially in a venue that relies upon a reputation system that's also running rampant with reputation abuse.

Spam is a problem, I get it, let's do something to fix the problem, but let's not throw out the baby with the bath water. I think we're a smart group of people, and I believe that we can put our minds together to come up with a solution which is not only effective, but also fair.