Originally Posted by RAPEZILLA

That's not an insult to the members of this community in particular, just an observation that the internet is a rather poor place to hold pseudo-seminars where an anonymous person the other side of the world can claim to be a qualified authority on politics while eating microwave pizza in their underwear in mums basement.

Which leads neatly into my next point: Since there would be no validated intellectual authority leading the seminars (as a lecturer would do at university), would they be any different at all from a normal discussion topic?

I hope you will get back to me with a comprehensive answer, or perhaps simply commendation and acclaim for my brilliance, but i won't hold my breath.

Originally Posted by lsl

This post didn't deserve an infraction, he's right. The internet is just not a good place for intelligent discussion without an authority on the topic leading the discussion (and actually able to lead it, i.e. being able to mute/kick people).

Originally Posted by lsl

This post didn't deserve an infraction, he's right. The internet is just not a good place for intelligent discussion without an authority on the topic leading the discussion (and actually able to lead it, i.e. being able to mute/kick people).
I could enter a discussion about anything and use big words, maybe even passing myself off as someone who knows what they're talking about, but in the end I'm a 16 year old kid sitting in his bedroom with no fucking clue.
'Exploration' of a subject requires prior knowledge and a good base to start from, or else people just get confused or create bullshit theories to back up other bullshit theories. You won't find many people who actually know what they're talking about here, and any discussion will end up going around in circles.
Go ahead and infract me for disagreeing with you, I don't care. Just know that your idea's bullshit and it won't work because of the way the internet (and this community, don't bother telling me off for insulting people) is.

Oh, it's generally not good practice to infract people or delete their posts just because they don't live up to your standards of quality or support your view. That's just showing that you're immature and not suited to moderation. People deserve to be able to have their say without having to worry about someone coming along and punishing them for it.