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Originally Posted by VanderL
Why not be honest about it and just shut down the ATM section completely, I have asked this question earlier without getting a clear answer, why do we have an ATM section at all? If this new rule will be applied it means the end of ATM.
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Well, for one, would rather see all ATM and CT threads (particularly the carousel kind) in an easily avoidable forum, rather than sneaking through spread out willy-nilly. Carousels frustrate me. Having my time wasted by the obstinate frustrates me. I'm hard to get along with when I'm frustrated. Nobody wants that.
In any case, it's clear (from experience dating before the ATM forum existed) that we'd never keep ATMers from trying to promote their ideas in Q&A or BABBling, regardless of how inappropriate these topics are there. Besides, there is some value to ATM threads. I'm told there are occasionally good ideas in there. Having ATM as such an incubator/proving ground could be useful.
Better to have them redirected to a controlled environment where those who wish to participate can do so rather than seeing them snuck in everywhere else.
As for the new rule, if you can't present your idea thoroughly in 30 days, it wasn't ready for publication. Consider it incentive to take the time and bake it
fully before you involve those of us who will stress test it for you. Short of that, you're really just wasting everybody's valuable time.