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Originally Posted by hhEb09'1
Now, with its existence a fact, the ATM has taken on a bit of life of its own, and some people have expressed a hope that it might bear fruit. But, to answer the OP, it serves a far more useful and immediate purpose as well.
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I wasn't aware of the history of it, but yes, a separate ATM section does tend to keep the wild horses fenced in.
The recently tightened rules on time limits/questions answered, etc. should help scrape off some of the woo and reveal more of the ideas worth considering.
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