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Originally Posted by braver
My point is exactly that ochlocracy, the rule of the mob and mere majority, won't work here. When Alexis de Tocqueville visited the US Senate, which was not elected yet, but rather appointed in a semi-aristocratic manner, he admired such an arrangement, as upholding lofty thoughts and opposing the mob's instinct to level everything.
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Hmmm... Is this at about the same place where he writes: "The time must come when the American republics will be obliged more frequently to introduce the plan of election by an elected body into their system of representation or run the risk of perishing miserably among the shoals of democracy"?
I guess I must have a very bad understanding of the current American electoral system, or maybe I missed out the miserable death of the U.S. somewhere along the line?
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Originally Posted by braver
I submit that the honorable veterans of this forum are in a way the upholders of the lofty thoughts. If we allow Omni to go by the counts in the request database, we'll end up with a nauseatingly bland mashup of half-baked tricks for the naive and the impatient. There's apps galore for such an audience.
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I absolutely agree with this appreciation of whpalmer and Curt. Which is why I agree with Curt's comment on this part of your post. But I shall also submit that whpalmer and Curt have not in my recollection expressed a desire to see tags integrated in OF. Are you ready to consider those lofty thoughts?
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Originally Posted by braver
A very common request is, "dumb it down, it's too complex." Would you really like it implemented?
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Well, I don't know (that was my previous point) that it's actually a "common" request (still no access to their requests database). From what I've seen in the forums and personal experience, it seems to me that "It's very complex, and not the best documented software" comes up pretty often. And although I think Omni could do a better job at documenting their software, there's usually massive resources (forums included) out there to help one with OF if one is willing to invest the time and energy to look for them.
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The veterans, who over the years had paid repeatedly, deserve their votes counted in a higher tier. Multiply times by money by the number of meaningful discussions with whpalmer4, and make it a vote!
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We shall agree to disagree. Obviously Omni has their own plans, and they adjust them in part according to feedback they get from users. I'm very happy with the way they run their company, which is neither a democracy nor a shop completely ignorant of its customers' needs and desires.