My point seems to have been construed as much more fascist than I intended. Nobody would be required to read, just required to wait 45 seconds or so before hitting the 'post reply' button. Again I refer to the similar requirement of waiting between searches, which I don't understand but endorse as something there for good reason.

It wouldn't be a cure-all scenario by any means; the 45 secs could be used to think about what one intends to post, or to decide that the thread isn't worth the wait and they can move to a different one. Ideally they might read what others have posted. Perhaps even the thread creator could have the option of turning the time-lapse feature on or off, depending on the nature of the thread.

I really don't think it would be a big nuisance; it would promote quality posts with genuine, deliberate thought. Might also discourage the post-count junkies from cruising through and taking up space with useless posts.

You don't have to endorse the practicality of the idea; surely most people will see it as a nice, idealistic thought if nothing else.
burnable Reviewed by burnable on . posting before perusing Ignore this if this proposal already exists; I didn't know how to do a search on this particular thing. There seems to be a habit of opening up a thread, and posting immediately before reading some or all of the existing posts on that thread. Aside from the obvious annoyance for those who actually read the thread to have to reread the same points from those who insta-posted, potentially brilliant and discussion-provoking posts are buried by new posts and don't get the chance to be read Rating: 5