Quote from: 1defr4ng3 on July 31, 2012, 02:13 pmClearly you've never been part of invite only sites. Community is always better on them, just because silkroad forums are big does not mean their the best.Hi 1defr4ng3,I'll admit that no, I've never been part of an invite only site, I've never had a reason to be. What makes an open forum such as this better, in my own personal opinion of course, is the greater range of experiences from people from all walks of life, and people of all levels of education and intelligence. No one is denied access for any reason - here we are all equal. My argument was not that the Silk Road forums are best because they are big, it was that they are better because they're open to all.Quote from: 34tuforlunch on July 31, 2012, 02:23 pmI don't buy drugs on silkroad, im a vendor and silkroad is a decent site but the community does not have some amazing spirit that binds is all together as part of the silkroad brotherhood.Silk Road was BUILT around agorist principles. I would disagree with your argument that the community doesn't have an amazing spirit that binds us all together. We're all united by our actions. By taking part in a community like this we are refusing to submit to those who wish to control us. We all initially came here for the same reasons I suppose - buying and selling drugs - but in doing so we all became part of something more.- grahamgreene