Originally Posted by
lin821
You may learn a thing or two from the previously failed motion to restrict access (only by login) to MR Forum
Thanks lin, that's certainly interesting. But what exactly would you like me to learn from that? That a motion can fail even if it absolutely makes sense, is frankly necessary and even has the overwhelming support of the community?
If I may quote one contributor (Sagy) from there:
what surprised me is that someone who has started clear unequivocal support for the idea has changed their mind despite overwhelming board support by community members.
If anything, that's disheartening to say the least.
This notwithstanding, that thread makes a number of excellent points and noteworthy contributions from the likes of HansGolden. I especially like his "interdependent levels" statement which really shows that a community like this can really work, even without shutting out curious newbies who are willing to learn.