Bluefang to all: There is no need for another board. This one is just fine. Many of us are stressed by the decline of our stock, which may be a temporary thing. Let's not disintegrate in a moment of stress.
This board is a place where we gather to discuss the subject at hand, in this case, Wave.
We listen to praisers, critics, dreamers and pessimists. It is in the full range of discussion that we all gain. That means considering viewpoints opposed to your own.
This board has a very valuable ignore button which functions to stop you from having to view any posts from a person you do not wish to read, or the replies to that post.
To suggest we arbitrarily we limit our discussion to subjects which are "approved" by our leaders here is to endorse censorship and thought control. It is unnecessary. Critical opinions should be sought and valued if they make sense and discarded if they don't. It is that simple.
On this board, posters may not have multiple identities as has been suggested. The fact that there are multiple critics raises the possibility that not everyone is as satisfied with the way things are going as perhaps some of us would like.
We live in a society that prizes dissenting voice. If we allow those voices to be silenced because they are unpopular, we lose what is the defining part of our society--its very freedom.
We do not need a storm trooper mentality here. A healthy discussion is a good thing, even when the subject being discussed is unpleasant and unpopular. If the bashers are wrong, they will be proved wrong and will have no credibility.
My vote is in favor of continuing to allow all voices, not just the ones who think Wave is ideal and its mgt can not be improved upon. I listen to you all, with a few rare exceptions. In return, no one has to listen to me. Some opinions are more valuable than others. But can't we let the audience make those decisions? Do we need a "parent," however well-intentioned, to decide for us what subjects we can or can not discuss--which subjects are "fit" for us? I think not.
Bluefang
