Old Project Avalon Forum (ARCHIVE) - View Single Post - Please stop the **** about subscription and money

Sideshow Shaman · 11-25-2008, 04:57 AM

it is surprisingly pleasant to read all the replies here. i was hesitant to post as i did. Because posting such a thread incurs the responsibility of reading replies and responding, if moved. I do not have tons of time to spend here.

The point raised by some IT person here is perhaps most pertinent. Life is full of obstacles everyone is required to come up with a work around or stop progressing. Honestly I could beg strangers for a months subscription in a few hours if I wanted to. It is not hard to figure out ways around, it is a choice. Special hint: nothing is ever overcome by directly fighting it.

Further, repeat this ad nauseam until the words are understood:
"There will be no charge for reading, the information will remain free"

It seems like there are many people that are caught up in the novelty of the experience of connecting. I have seen this pattern before, experienced it first hand once or twice. My advice is to stop riding the emotional roller coaster. Do not invest your "soul" into a website. If that is happening, just observe for a while.

This obsessive posting behavior is also suppressing some lurkers from posting valuable insight/info, IMO. It is a very basic principle, if you are looking to get information from wise people the atmosphere must be proper. Valuable information will most likely not be shouted. We are lucky that so many have come forward as it is. If we really want to excel as a forum, the signal to noise ratio needs some serious attention from everyone. Perhaps a subscription will force that attention.

Personally it is against my principles to even register for a website. i have my reasons. But I might actually subscribe for this place, not guaranteeing that I will post though.
(my) Golden Rule #1: no hard and fast rules.

Even with the monkey-mind running around here, i still think you are all quite interesting. I just cannot keep reading so much.

best wishes

PS, I think the subscription for posting was set to start at the beginning of the next month, fairly soon.

11-25-2008, 04:57 AM	#56
Sideshow Shaman Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Manasota FL Posts: 114	Re: Please stop the about subscription and money it is surprisingly pleasant to read all the replies here. i was hesitant to post as i did. Because posting such a thread incurs the responsibility of reading replies and responding, if moved. I do not have tons of time to spend here. The point raised by some IT person here is perhaps most pertinent. Life is full of obstacles everyone is required to come up with a work around or stop progressing. Honestly I could beg strangers for a months subscription in a few hours if I wanted to. It is not hard to figure out ways around, it is a choice. Special hint: nothing is ever overcome by directly fighting it. Further, repeat this ad nauseam until the words are understood: "There will be no charge for reading, the information will remain free" It seems like there are many people that are caught up in the novelty of the experience of connecting. I have seen this pattern before, experienced it first hand once or twice. My advice is to stop riding the emotional roller coaster. Do not invest your "soul" into a website. If that is happening, just observe for a while. This obsessive posting behavior is also suppressing some lurkers from posting valuable insight/info, IMO. It is a very basic principle, if you are looking to get information from wise people the atmosphere must be proper. Valuable information will most likely not be shouted. We are lucky that so many have come forward as it is. If we really want to excel as a forum, the signal to noise ratio needs some serious attention from everyone. Perhaps a subscription will force that attention. Personally it is against my principles to even register for a website. i have my reasons. But I might actually subscribe for this place, not guaranteeing that I will post though. (my) Golden Rule #1: no hard and fast rules. Even with the monkey-mind running around here, i still think you are all quite interesting. I just cannot keep reading so much. best wishes PS, I think the subscription for posting was set to start at the beginning of the next month, fairly soon.