Originally Posted by
cepheid
<snip> If there were some measure of post quality rather than quantity, such a system might be useful, but there's no good way to automate that. One could implement a "reputation score," much like on other forums, but that is subjective and ripe for abuse. <snip>
Oh, I don't know, how about -5 points for every post consisting solely of a smiley or LOL....
Originally Posted by
stevenshev
So, to summarize: <snip>
The vast majority of everyone else?: Stop the bickering (both in this thread and by not allowing 3rd party comments except in special circumstances), try to eliminate professional CCers who don't contribute to FT, and leave GCs.
I think that this is a good summary. Personally, I would eliminate even the "except in special circumstances" - that could probably be taken to PMs as well.
(Although I probably have made fewer than ~10 CC posts, I would be sad to see it go. There have been times when it has been extremely useful to me, and a little due diligence has helped me avoid pros, who I think are leeches on the system.)