[time-nuts] Group S/N

Chuck Harris cfharris at erols.com
Mon Nov 1 12:58:44 UTC 2010


And by posting this, you (and I) just added to the noise
level of this group.

Be tolerant, you just might learn something from the noise.

-Chuck Harris

Rex wrote:
> I don't post much because I usually don't have much knowledge that might
> add to the discussions. I might ask a question if I thought the group
> was the right place, but not much of that recently either.
>
> A couple years back we would have long threads that were about
> subtleties of the thing being discussed, which may have been excessive
> but were justifiable and in context.
>
> As a casual observer and fan of the group, I have noticed a trend where
> dozens of comments get made on pretty much any topic that gets posted.
> Many of these posts seem to me to be kinda stream-of-consciousness where
> not much is there except a chatty kind of interaction. A bit of that is
> ok in any group, but I miss the days of the high S/N of yore.
>
> So, with the intemperance given me by some alcohol consumption (during
> the Giants WS game) might I implore some of you guys who are frequent
> posters in the last couple of years to consider some restraint on making
> every post that might pass through your brain and just make it if it
> really might add some information that isn't conjecture or chit-chat?
>
> There's fabulous brain power here and I appreciate that, but lately I
> find myself mostly deleting chaff to get to the wheat. Many times I'm
> not sure if I missed something good in that slash and burn. A couple of
> years ago that was less necessary, and (my opinion) I liked it better.
>
> -Rex



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