Re: the age of * is over
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If you are so worried about the * system, then don't post in OOT, no one is forcing you to.
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This is happening rapidly. Soon enough, BBV will be the most popular forum on 2+2 which I really don't care about as long as it means that the overall quality of posts in OOT is improved.
I am however a little concerned about whether intimidating people from posting in OOT will create a sort of monoculture that leads to predictable threads, boring agree-fests, etc. as all the newer blood ends up in BBV.
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I think it's clearly both monocultural and trying REALLY hard to be exclusive for an ever-diminished group of users. You are perfectly correct in saying the current set-up is geared heavily against OOT-n00bs - this will also lead to stagnation and loss of current posters as they bore of it.
It's got pretty clear consequences if left unchanged.
But who cares, frankly, the OOTers obviously love it being exclusive, and don't care if it naturally stops n00bs joining the ranks, and don't care much about the steady stream of users leaving it.
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