Occhidiangela,Dec 23 2004, 10:35 AM Wrote:Treesh:No, I still want the high value material without the crap. The filter can stay at that one ten-millionth of a mm. ;) My point was not that I think the bar for what is considered valuable and what's considered junk is too high. My point is that good mats can come from others who are not GOLs.
Filtering processes usually aim at retaining a high value material while blocking dross. You appear to be suggesting that the filter itself is down at the Angstrom level, where it should possibly be at the Micron level. :)
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And, of course, Occhi (thank you Occhi :) ) has demonstrated the other reason why people can be a bit intimidated by the Lounge (and it's not necessarily a bad thing that this can prevent people from posting). Most of the lurkers actually expect you to have a brain and use it when posting. *gasp* OH NOES!!!!! Scientific terms and stuff!!!111!!! In a non-scientific post!
Yes, this can be intimidating to some, but those who simply don't want to think while posting would probably just be happier somewhere else anyway. Not every forum is for everyone. You do have to decide if the ambience of the board suits your personality. This board happens to suit people who prefer to think, reason, test, explore, and basically use their minds instead of just spewing mindless drivel. They even prefer to utilize their minds when being goofy or humorous.
Ok, for those with short attention spans - quality posts are good, but quality posts can come from non-Good Ol' Lurkers too. :)
Edit: "Choose" does not mean the same as "decide". :blink: And other foolish wording errors have been corrected as well. Sheesh.
Intolerant monkey.