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I think they might just be taking a break. But I agree that there must be some systematic way to prevent excessive negative overload. Maybe some sort of block or warn function that can be invoked by any member which gets summed up over time and monitored by Dennis. I know its hard to find an acceptable way to implement this stuff. I am just thinking out loud. Maybe also a limit to the number of words in a post.
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Ken, I think you are on the right track. I think this function should be anonymous (counts not displayed to members) and just a way for Dennis to be aware.
Harvey, I don't think opinions by people that use google vs experience bother me so much. How many people are there that have owned or worked on multiple tractors over a long period of time? I think that the dominating long rants is the problem.
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This will be an interesting test and most difficult for the moderators. Does this mean that NO religion or political discussion will be tolerated? How much heated discussion is allowed before the discussion is censored? Will censorship be applied equally to long time members as to new (remember the above comment about it takes 2 to tango)? I would have voted for a programmatic method like the one Ken suggested. However this is the most efficient and has many benefits. Benevolent dictatorships (whoops - politics!) are the best form of government they say  . Good luck to the moderators!!
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It had occured to me that the Pointless and Hostile thread should be renamed "Pointless" now that no more hostile content will be there 
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Dsg, I am sensitive to your post since I am one of those 5 tractor experts that has little knowledge about tractors. I acquired my 5 tractors by occasionally commenting on things I do know about so it is usually not about tractors. I hear lots of people here make this same complaint. They don't want to hear from people that don't have "real" experience. On the other hand there is occasionally enough tractor knowledge you might gather from other folks here to answer a quick question for a "passer-by". Sometimes it may be good to say ANYTHING when things slow down. And I think it is up to the reader to decide what information is useful.
Even if I knew the world about tractors I don't know that I could speak full time about them as many here can. I can only answer the same question maybe 50 times then I begin to get tired. I usually change my job every 5 years at my company - I am now on my 7th job. I think the thing that binds people together here is not only tractor knowledge, but a sense of comraderie that comes from the fact that we all own tractors. It usually takes a special type of person to like that type of connection to the earth. But as we have found out there is no limit to the political or religious leanings of us all.
But I'm jis rambling on in the middle of the night . . .
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There is a lot of truth in Ann's comments. What we have here are lots of experts talking to other experts. Although everyone wants only expert opinions voiced here, what we need are tractor dummies like myself who ask dumb questions that the experts can answer. That is where the market niche is, dumb city folks who buy tractors.
I made 5 tractors here asking dumb questions. It was a surprise to me! Like Ann says, after a while you all answered my questions until I had no more questions to ask. There should be a distiction between expert tractors and dummy tractors. I clearly deserve 5 dummy tractors. Well - at least maybe I am now an expert with my own tractor until it breaks.
We need to attract more dummies with more questions for the experts to answer. To do that we need to accept and welcome non-tractor talk for tractor owners who have no more immediate tractor questions. I for one find this a great escape from the world of computers and business at the end of the day.
Edit / Maybe this site should be organized differently where there is an expert corner and a tractor owner corner - just food for thought / edit
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Bvance - Geez, another tractor guy stuck in the world of business EW - I always feel better after reading your posts. Maybe we should create a new forum called "Late Night Tractor Psychiatry". Or how about "Tractor Philisophy"? You know, subjects like how many of you have actually bought a small toy replica of your big tractor? (I have) Or do you dream of driving your tractor during your sleep? (Ditto)
I must say though that being a dummy has its advantages. Once you accept that you are a dummy there is no place to go but up. And if one accepts the fact that there are dummies then there must be experts
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