I am definitely more thoughtful about my posts here, mostly because I respect the users here. The people here (whom I've never met) are so intellectual with their discourse that I fear saying the wrong thing, or posting something that won't create discussion.
That said, i do post more here than on reddit, but it think it has more to do with 1.) I feel more at home here 2.) I occasionally have a "pay attention to me!, Love me! pat me on the back and tell me how good I am!" moment, and when I post something like that here it just disappears into my own hubris.
- The people here (whom I've never met) are so intellectual with their discourse that I fear saying the wrong thing, or posting something that won't create discussion.
The best way to learn, as I've said before, is to say something wrong and then get kleinbl00's attention.
EDIT: yeah, see?
Eh, nothing wrong with being wrong the first time. It's the people who continue to assert their point in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary that incur the wrath of the page-long comments.
Besides, we've all been dumb here at one point or another!
It shouldn't disappear into your own hubris, but often good things get lost. Sadly sometimes thenewgreen is on vacation.