TFF has this habit of giving priority to format over subject matter. Initially I was under the impression that what put the "intellectual" in ID was discussing topics with more depth that GC's usual stuff (everyday habits, opinions, etc.). Now it's more like about posting more than a paragraph and being prepared to defend it against long, long criticisms.
You're good if you don't mind having drawn out arguments, have lots to say, and/or like typing 8-page research reports (without the citations, because TFF's too cool for that). Oskar brought up the RP forums as a comparison. It's an interesting one if only because both ID and the RP forum both have or had a strict culture behind them and are more or less only inhabited by vets.
Most people are not going to take the time to learn how formulate an argument properly or actually make one for the sake of a forum topic. It'd be much easier to just post it in GC where they don't have to worry about all the red tape. As a result, that's where the majority of ID's topics reside. If activity is really what is wanted, it's better to simply take what you can get even if it doesn't meet whatever standards are being put forth now. If vets want an "intellectual debate" they can go at it between themselves in the same thread. It's what tends to happen anyway!
Originally Posted by Andromeda
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