Comment · Wed, October 9, 2013 · Ceretropic
It's time to have the Modafinil talk again.
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MisterYouAreSoDumb · 76 points
It's been seven months since I made this post: http://www.reddit.com/r/Nootropics/comments/199n7l/modafinil_posts/
We had a lull in the modafinil posts for a while, but now they are back in full swing. I just want to remind everyone that this is a subreddit for discussing all nootropics, not just beating modafinil to death. Many of the recent posts are on topics that have been answered many times before, or belong in /r/StackAdvice. Please direct all personal questions about your specific stack to /r/StackAdvice, unless it is a strange reaction and/or is more of a general question about mechanisms. If you have a question about modafinil, please read the FAQ first. If you still have questions, use the search function before making your post. I can almost guarantee there are multiple posts dealing with your issue/question.
Our intent here is not to dissuade new users from posting, or to make you feel unwelcome. However, many users get tired of constantly seeing the same posts over and over regarding modafinil. Many of those users are then less likely to post new and interesting information. So it is in all of our best interest to keep…
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tsloughter · 3 points
What is the definition of nootropics here? I love modafinil and would have thought it was accepted here, a long with many others. I am new around here, is there another subreddit to go to instead?
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
Modafinil is accepted around here. You can see how many posts there are. We are not deleting them. However, when the same thing gets brought up over and over, it gets annoying. It would be the same thing if multiple piracetam threads happened every day, rehashing old topics.
We want to keep new information coming, and get people discussing all manner of novel substances and mechanisms. We want to advance our knowledge of the how the brain gathers, interprets, processes, and stores information. As good as modafinil is for some people, it's just one of the multitude of substances out there that is helping us to understand our cognition. When the front page is 60% modafinil threads, people get disinterested in coming here to read/post new things.
So it's less about modafinil itself, and more about how much it is brought up.