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Originally Posted by Tubby
I do not consider the words minimalism and segregation to be interchangeable Kgun.
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Neither do I. If you have got that impression, you have misunderstood my posts.
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Originally Posted by Tubby
P.S. when I wrote [COLOR=""Posts: 3,438 . . . . . I always knew you were a minimalist."
that was humour, the humour being in the contradiction of a large number of posts, and your assertion of a preferred minimalist stance. I would never suggested your posts were not worthwhile, I have I think said previously that I enjoy reading them.
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Ok, it will take years before I fully understand Australian humor
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Originally Posted by Tubby
Shall we argue onwards about a definition for minimalism?
or shall we minimise and leave this different interpretation forever clouded in both our minds?
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None has explained that concept better than Einstein in my view. "Make it simple, as simple as possible but no simpler". We could add use simple direct language and last but not least, stay on topic. There should also be a guide in the forum rules.
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Sometimes you argue kgun, merely to back up what you have previously said. (without thought) I enjoy that, it adds color..
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That is human and most of us do. If you mean that it is bla bla bla, tell it in direct language.
Back to the start of this thread:
When I started this post there were 563 users online, 23 registered members and 540 visitors. Let us divide these users in three groups:
- Unregistered surfers, 96 %. We can call this group information hunters.
- Registered with enough posts to be segregated to use your words.
- Registered with less posts to qualify.
The group that would be most hurt by having to
pay are surfers with low purchasing power and registered members with few posts. But reading is possible for all in the free part.
Final questions:
- Are you sure that the majority of visitors, both unregistered and registered will reject the solution in my first post if they had to vote?
- Are you sure that some of them will not vote for the solution if they had to?
- Are you sure that some very competent visitors would not register and start posting or paying depending on access to content?
- Are you sure that some very competent registered users will not start posting more often?
- It is difficult to conclude which version will give the highest quality to the forum. I should not be surprised if my proposal to divide the forum in two parts would give the forum with highest quality in the long run. Highest quality, don't start a discussion around that concept, please.