[adorno]

So it's quantity and not quality that this conservative site is after?

When it comes to the internet, quantity is of the utmost value.

Sure, FR is a subscriber paid website. It doesn't depend upon advertising for its existence. However, with fewer people as members, the dollar support also dwindles.

Also, if a website doesn't have the high traffic to flaunt on the internet, then there will be a lot of people who won't even bother to visit, and with less visitors comes a lower number in the membership ranks, and with fewer members and fewer posts, you won't have too many in the rest of the internet or in the outside world coming to your site for quotes or for finding out how the "conservatives" feel about a particular issue.

But, when it comes to the quality part of it...

Why would it be of higher quality just because you have strictly "conservative" members and conservative viewpoints on the site? How would most posts sound if most of what you were to get were agreements amongst the members? It would get very boring very fast, and boring is not quality.

[beandog]

Adding a liberal to a discussion does not add quality. Never has, never will.

[presently no screen name]

How would most posts sound if most of what you were to get were agreements amongst the members?

Try 'getting something done'. Trolls come here to disrupt. Conservatives come here to get something done. Conservatives live busy lives and babysitting trolls is not on our agenda - less talk and more action is.

the outside world coming to your site for quotes or for finding out how the "conservatives" feel about a particular issue.

BUT when they come here THINKING the poster is a conservative and gets liberal views and/or spinning the facts - that is damaging and the trolls know that - so mission accomplished. Remember there are many lurkers who don't sign up for that very reason. I've send a few friends here and they don't have time for all the 'crap'. They aren't looking for 'entertainment'. They're serious and consider their time valuable.

Why would it be of higher quality just because you have strictly "conservative" members and conservative viewpoints on the site?

At first, I couldn't believe you said that. On second thought, yes I can.

It would get very boring very fast, and boring is not quality.

If one comes here to be entertained - then this site fits them. If one is coming for political activism - they encounter 'debate' w/trolls boring and a waste of time for they know 'their game'. You are making an error in your assumption that having a truly conservative site there would be less members.

[Kevmo]

When it comes to the internet, quantity is of the utmost value. Sure, FR is a subscriber paid website. It doesn’t depend upon advertising for its existence. However, with fewer people as members, the dollar support also dwindles.
***That’s one of the reasons that JimRob doesn’t want to purge people on the basis of their idealogy unless they find it necessary to tear down conservatives to build up their own candidate or philosophy.

Also, if a website doesn’t have the high traffic to flaunt on the internet, then there will be a lot of people who won’t even bother to visit, and with less visitors comes a lower number in the membership ranks, and with fewer members and fewer posts, you won’t have too many in the rest of the internet or in the outside world coming to your site for quotes or for finding out how the “conservatives” feel about a particular issue.
***So the answer to your dilemma is to have an idealogical litmus matrix but not to purge members on the basis of that matrix.

But, when it comes to the quality part of it... Why would it be of higher quality just because you have strictly “conservative” members and conservative viewpoints on the site? How would most posts sound if most of what you were to get were to get were agreements amongst the members? It would get very boring very fast, and boring is not quality.
***One way to preserve both quantity and quality is to load up an idealogical litmus matrix. That way any average freeper can look up the profile of who they’re debating with and they’ll know in an instant that they’re dealing with a liberal troll or a CINO or a Ron Paul Kool-Aid drinker and they can stop wasting their time.