As I said, I think it's more that if you want to discuss something in ID, you have to be an absolute expert. Just knowing something about it isn't enough. So if I want to discuss something I only have basic knowledge about, I don't. Just isn't worth it. A constructive discussion, in my opinion, allows for people of different knowledge bases to contribute without being told (directly or indirectly) they're ignorant idiots for not spending six or ten or whatever hours learning everything about the topic.

ID discussions should be as much about sharing knowledge as it is comparing it, but that's just not how it is right now. As long as I feel like I need a master's degree to participate in the forum, I'm just not going to.

~DragonHeart~