well that went as expected, anyway i'm done with that. I've said my bit and made my suggestion and as has been said "let the chips fall where they may"
At this point with both sides firmly entrenched and the over whelming lean to anti-ai, I think it may be time to discuss just banning AI content. I think this will also help out the small mod team since it would cut down on one possible source of contention.
EDIT: I'm aware this would lock two...
There's an opening of an early season of CSI saying "Clines Corners, New Mexico" and it showed trees....There are no trees around Cline Corners....it is a truck stop/tourist trap.
Value is in the eyes of the user...what use is family time to me if i don't have one or don't like my family? Common genAI use gets us whatever the user uses it for at low to no cost depending on if the user uses the free version or pay the sub cost.
I've hinted at the following but here's...
“Median energy use per AI text prompt is approximately 0.24 Wh, comparable to only a few seconds of television viewing"
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.15734