> Maybe it's comments made here years ago, the one koalamom quoted about posts needing to be intellectual, original, or at least funny. But that was years ago, and tides change. It's probably time to move on from standards set up to seven years ago and abide by principles that better suit the times.

Really? I don't think that the "funny, intellectual, or original" standard is all that tough. If a post isn't any of those, then it is unfunny, unintellectual and unoriginal. Why on Earth would you post that kind of thing anywhere?

I think that's a good standard, but some people may believe that the bar is too high for reaching any of the three criteria. Being funny doesn't mean being hilarious, being intellectual doesn't mean being academic, and being original may just be some interesting insight a person has.

It's possible that I'm part of the problem -- I honestly don't remember the last time I was critical of anyone on this forum, but it's certainly happened in the past -- but I tend to agree with Matthew. Better to be a little slow (though I realize the forum is so slow it's practically in rigor mortis) than be AOL.

Stephen