01-12-2011, 09:30 PM
Yes, sure,
You see, my worry was: what's the point of having a forum, if there's only one view? Your views are just as valuable. As Julie pointed out, you were not out of order, and the points you made are valid. The flaw is in a basic assumption, that the supportive value of the forum increases if more people agree with each other. It doesn't. The greater the differences, the more people will feel comfortable here.
You see, my worry was: what's the point of having a forum, if there's only one view? Your views are just as valuable. As Julie pointed out, you were not out of order, and the points you made are valid. The flaw is in a basic assumption, that the supportive value of the forum increases if more people agree with each other. It doesn't. The greater the differences, the more people will feel comfortable here.

