I must say that I support Neried's attempts to put a strict onus on the OP's in the ATM section, and applaud the direction it's taking. As a section meant for the presentation of ATM ideas, I think the "narrowing" is a step in the right direction. I think the concept of attack and defense of ideas is crucial, and I think the ATM section needs to keep it's focus in precisely the direction Neried is taking it.

I agree, though, that there can be a problem with posts/inquiries that don't conveniently fit into that pattern, but I think, then, it's more a problem of posting to the right forum section than Neried's strict (and just) insistence of "backing it up".

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