Dog piling

I hope Percy does not include hard posting limits as a method of addressing dog piling. For one thing, even in the absence of dog piling, we want the OP to be able to post responses. In some cases posting limits would make threads drag out. We may also want one leading responder to be able to do most of the responding.I doubt there is a way to automate dog pile prevention.If it is decided that posting limits are needed, perhaps per thread per day limits would be better. If we are supposed to take our ratings seriously, I'd like to see evolution and creationist members not give out "1" ratings based on their lack of agreement with the message content.

If the OP is the main proponent of some position, don't we want the OP to post as often as possible? I don't believe it is reasonably possible to apply it on an automated basis. That's why I don't like fixed posting limits as a solution to dog piling. If the argument is mostly between the OP, and one or two posters, why do we want to limit how often they post?