[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Braden

I don't see how taking away post count will put everyone on an equal field?

I'd say your join date and how long you've been around has more to do with people not being equal.

I'm sorry that you feel this way Braden, but I personally don't think either has any bearing on being 'equal'. we are all equal. A recently joined member's view is as interesting and relevant as someone's who has been a member for years. Any feeling of being an 'outsider' which a recent member might have, may come from the 'intimacy' sometimes present in banter between long standing members; 'in-jokes', the use of first names etc, but this is only natural, to be expected, and does not mean that those long standing members are being 'exclusive'.

I haven't been a member for all that long, and some of my posts do not always elicit responses, but that's natural, and the same thing sometimes happens to long standing members posts.

I enjoy reading all viewpoints on subjects which interest me and skip any on topics which don't, and I don't personally care how long someone has been a member - or what their post count is.