{edited by wharvey}
Originally Posted by
NickB
No problem. As soon as you explain why, on the other side, it is regarded as such an important issue.
Look, it is not the first time that there has been such a debate. Last time round, it also spawned a huge and inconclusive thread. What you really have to ask yourself, is: what did those who promoted a new motion on this expect it to produce other than yet another extremely lengthy, divisive and inconclusive debate?
Thanks both to you and
nsx for the answers. I agree with
nsx on the assessment that this problem is very fixable once we all set aside our egos.
The problem I see is that you,
NickB, are making is the fatal (IMHO) assumption that the posts not counting in OMNI (anti-posts for quick reference) was the currently accepted status quo for FT. This is counter to those of us who are arguing the other side understands it, that the status quo was OMNI posts counting (pro-posts for quick reference. Therefore it is extremely difficult for the pro-posts side to argue something that they assume is the status quo when the change was made without any perceived rational from Randy who I would consider anti-post for this argument.
The real issue, IMHO, is that the OMNI games got out of hand and that something needed to be done about it. Someone(s) who had their ego bruised by the fact that their superior post count was no longer as elite as it used to be pointed out that Randy had forgotten to enact a long passed 2004 motion regarding post counting for OMNI. Since this motion was never enacted and the general populous of FT had the understanding that OMNI posts were as valuable a part of FT as the rest of the forums some of us are confused as to why this change occurred so suddenly and without, in our feelings, just cause.
I would/could probably change my tune on this subject if someone could please explain to me how the spamming/post-padding that occurs in the Travel Safety and Security thread is different and of more value to FT than OMNI postings. I have asked this question multiple times and yet no one has answered it.
I'm not asking for OMNI to be treated differently than the rest of FT but am in fact asking that OMNI be treated exactly the same as the rest of FT. Blatant post padding should not be allowed to run unchecked on FT.