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Originally Posted by Dante84
No no... Not saying it's a "better than you" thing at all... I just think the gen pop might intimidate some of the guys from there into posting less... Or arguing more.
The lounge is way feistier and fickle, which I love and certainly engage in, and dp is kind of a zone where it's more friendly debate.
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Agreed.
There's a different modicum of expectations and behavior conducted with the DP. The small pond / Big Fish effect is totally in play by the very nature of the main board.
It's an inverse effect of say bringing all of DC's subforum back to the mainboard.
You can't have an in depth discussion like you find in small group settings if you're doing it with 1000 people. That's why it's called a lecture because the group dynamic changes the very nature of communication and participation by introduction of a vast number of competing levels interest and value.
I rarely post in DP by comparison, even though I read it a ton, and that stems from understanding when it's of value (I hope at least)- on the main board, I know I post stuff that's absolute shit and maybe the only person amused by it is me.
EveryOne is worthy of having a voice and their opinion, but not everyone's opinion is worth having a voice to be heard.