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Well we got to think of a creative way to reduce leeching.

Yes, I certainly agree.

You said the keyword, being "reduce". Unfortunately, leeching cannot be eliminated In It's entirety. If the [hide] tags were to be Introduced, measures need to be formulated and Implemented In a way that It will not take away the liberty of the nature In how members post.

In other words, there can be a fine line between what Is/Is not considered as LQ posting, and the last thing this board needs, Is It's member's fearing In how they respond to threads.