This thread shows clearly that while Changstar has potential to be a really good site, it's not gonna be fullfilled ... I hope Changstar will find them and mature into something deserving full respect.
I know, I know. Doubtful though. We're just too nutty to be respectable. This place will always be a niche within a niche. There's a ridiculousness to human existence and especially this hobby which I think most Changstarian Pyrates understand. Attempting to garner more respectability by being outwardly more respectful to "the world" would violate this view. It also wouldn't be as fun since we'd all have to "act" all proper and stuff. The pyrate outlook of this site runs deeper than most outsiders suspect.
Virtually tarring and feathering some idiot before throwing him overboard is not cool, whether the idiot deserves it or not. In fact, such an action is incredibly mean. But yet strangely enough, this action also happens to be very compassionate toward fellow Changstarian Pyrates and lurkers who appreciate the high signal-to-noise ratio and treasure trove of good information. As one poster suggested: "Enough! Ban him and let's get back to agreeing to disagree".
Changstar is good because it isn't all that respectable. Changstar is also bad because it isn't all that respectable. Eliminating the bad will also eliminate the good. We are staying the way we are because otherwise, Changstar will just turn into another Head-Fi.
P.S. I don't think Anaxilus threw the first punch. The "Oh boy, a hydrogen audio troll." was more like an Ambassador Kosh query to test his suitability for this site. I mean, the writing was already on the wall with Elmura's second post. How do you think pyrates would have dealt with some idiot who got on their ship and then proceeded to declare his self-importance?
