Posting this because no one else seems to want to, and it’s a discussion worth having outside of drama or personal conflicts. I’m undecided and can see both sides, but it’s important to address.
Potential benefits of a limit:
- Frequent posters hold significant influence and could, in theory, push misinformation or propaganda (though I haven’t seen evidence of this it’s a fair concern).
- A community dominated by one or two voices might discourage new members from participating.
- Encouraging quality over quantity could increase the value of individual posts.
Potential downsides of a limit:
- Could reduce overall community engagement.
- If set too low, it might discourage meaningful participation from well-intentioned members.
- It could inadvertently encourage the (mis)use of alt accounts.
These are some pros/cons but certainly not all! I encourage more discussion below.
Thanks for your input! It is valuable.
Re: your last paragraph. I’m literally just a third party user who was not involved in any of the conflict in any way, suggesting one potential resolution that at this point I still think could go either way.
It’s fair to assume that I was talking about myself but rest assured I have no personal investment here and my only commitment is to what is best for the community. :)
That’s besides my point, I’m saying the very nature of the rule you’re proposing is to treat otherwise identical posts differently based on who posted it and whether it’s their first or fifth or seventh or whatever-th post of the day. Bad posts should be removed and users who have a pattern of making bad posts should potentially be banned, but if a post isn’t breaking any rules it shouldn’t matter to mods who posted it.
I really disagree with this particular proposal strongly, but I honestly don’t have any basis for disputing this, so in that spirit - thanks for the suggestion, I hope your next one is as great as this one was terrible