[time-nuts] Group S/N

[William H. Fite]

One nut's noise is another nut's nuggets.




On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 8:58 AM, Chuck Harris <cfharris at erols.com> wrote:

> 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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