Same here. It’s very natural for me to thank people when they say or do something awesome, to encourage promising newbies, and to express my agreement when I do agree, but I got the impression that such things are generally frowned upon here, so I found myself suppressing them.
Actually, I didn’t mind that much—the power of ideas discussed here way outweighs these social inconveniences, and I can easily live with that. But personally, I would prefer to be able to express my agreement and gratitude without spending too much calories on worrying about my tribal status.
(Of course we’ll need to keep the signal/noise ratio in check, but I’ll post my ideas on that in a separate comment).
Same here. It’s very natural for me to thank people when they say or do something awesome, to encourage promising newbies, and to express my agreement when I do agree, but I got the impression that such things are generally frowned upon here, so I found myself suppressing them.
Actually, I didn’t mind that much—the power of ideas discussed here way outweighs these social inconveniences, and I can easily live with that. But personally, I would prefer to be able to express my agreement and gratitude without spending too much calories on worrying about my tribal status.
(Of course we’ll need to keep the signal/noise ratio in check, but I’ll post my ideas on that in a separate comment).