drug struggler
Bluelighter
Whether I agree with this or not, I won't say, but it doesn't matter because none of that is an option.
You can't force someone to read something on the internet. How will you know they actually read it?
Aptitude test is out of the question because it would be extremely easy to cheat on, and most importantly, an issue that BA just brought up, is that some members/mods don't know much about certain types of drugs. Some specialize in opiates, others with amphetamines, others with psychedelics, and so on and so on. An aptitude test wouldn't be fair because for someone who knew everything about opiates but very little about anything else would be denied access because of this, when they could have been a huge asset to the site for what knowledge they do have.
Is a split the next best option? I have no idea. But it is an option, and until we come up with something better that we can actually implement, it's the only option, besides continuing things the way they have been going.
Would it be a bad thing to continue things the way they have been going? Not at all. The question is whether things would be better if we did something different.
Aptitude testing was a pipe dream, but you get my point. Perhaps I meant something along those lines, whatever the case, just thinking out loud. I agree it wouldn't be fair, no one needs to know everything about everything to join, especially as some members have legitimate questions and concerns regarding just one substance.
I do think there would ultimately be less clutter here by enforcing stricter moderation. I know nobody likes to have to discipline people or be a thread nazzi, but if I'm sick of seeing ignorant responses and threads I can't imagine how veteran mods must feel. And this goes tenfold for new threads, but I have to admit, the mods here are real quick to tell someone this isn't allowed or this is BDD material, or this is just plain fucking stupid etc., so maybe I ust need to shut the fuck up for a bit here... I'm sorry if I've digressed too much from the original topic... I suppose I'm trying to come up with alternatives to a split because I like OD the way it is, with the only exception being what I've already touched on, stupidity

Good luck coming to a final decision, BL