Hollywood-

The rules are unposted, ever-shifting and stacked against whomever, whenever. Hope that helps.

Regarding long posts…

Long posts do not normally evoke negativity if the long post is your own actual product. John Moore can burn pixels like nobody’s business and never will get a complaint at this stie because it is his work. We respect hard work and industry But, when dealing with other peoples words, when in doubt, use a link. Posters can come across as both lazy and insincere when relying too heavily on quotes.

Regarding the “Echo Chamber” thingee…

We usually get that type of accusation from Lefties that show up at the site and try out this week’s Michael Moore meme and end up getting shot down. It isn’t that the folks here are intolerant or mean (other than myself…I am both), it is just that we have heard it all a million times before.

Like I said above, I read the first two sentences of your first post, immediately glazed over and went on to other things. Had I been in a bad mood, I would have Dennisized you. But to get Dennisized, you have to argue a stupid point badly. So, to avoid it, argue a thoughtful position clearly, logically and honestly…and in your own words.

If you haven’t progressed beyond a Democratic Underground level of thought, you will get a rough time here. But that is more a reflection of the fact that many of us bore easily rather than of any sort of intellectual intolerance.