Originally Posted by
ClueByFour
You then employed another very common logical fallacy of debate (slippery slope) and insinuated I'd want to close a bunch of forums. Can you explain to me (and others) why you chose that course of action?
I didn't say you would want to close the forums. I said that if we follow your logic (keeping the focus on miles and points) then there is no place for those other forums. I don't have children, and I don't like children, so I don't see how the Travel With Children forum benefits the purpose of miles and points ("noise" as you call it).
I am a fan of signal and volunteer my time to help enhance FT's signal to noise ratio: as such, I'm pretty sure that adding extra smilies will lower that ratio. I don't want that to happen.
So you are opposed to smilies, and apperently to change of any kind. You
think that adding more smilies would make your job (as a moderator) more difficult, so you're opposed to it without any type of trial or discussion. This is exactly why I made the point during election time about mods having no place on the TB. Your position as a mod does not permit you to be open-minded about making changes that could beneift members and make the board better.
And I'm certain it (S/N ratio falling) will happen with avatars. (bolded to deter those compelled to take out of context)
Interesting you make such a huge deal about context and how you never mentioned smilies, and then you proceed to say the same thing about smilies above.