I don't think limiting the amount of posts is a very good idea.
However, some sort of "downranking" for individual posts (not posters) might be in order. Maybe set at a threshold of 25 or so. There is an awful lot of trolling on this site and I think if these posts got downranked to the point where they were hidden, then a lot of other people might be able to refrain from biting and triggering four pages of ensuing drama.
Kinda like what Google does with YouTube posts. If something ######ed gets enough "thumbs down" hits, the post gets collapsed from view. Of course, the option to expand the post would have to be included so MMF could get his fix on, but for most of us, we could just be blissfully ignorant of some of the stuff that really detracts from the enjoyment of this site.
The threshold would have to be quite high though. We don't want 5 or 6 people just going around hiding stuff they don't agree with, or targeting specific posters etc. On this site, a threshold of 25 should suffice.
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