[Golias]

I am struck by the number of members posting on these boards who use the term "meter" or "metre" as if it were a synonym for "rhythm." It is frustrating to try to communicate with people who don't know or don't observe this distinction.

Could something be done to make sure that new members (and old members for that matter) understand such important points as this? Might a short addition be made to the "Before posting read this" instructions on the metrical poetry board?

Especially puzzling is the fact that some members who presumably consider themselves "serious poets" and post on The Deep End also confuse "meter" and "rhythm."