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Mickey.... maybe we need a Corner Table for politics & war, other issues
3by2:
--- Quote from: Blaze on July 01, 2007, 06:23:29 PM ---I dunno, I think having the Politics thread is making people get heated up in here in stead of relaxing. Of course, I self censor by not going...
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yup yup.
too often it goes real bad real fast. and with the elections coming it's only gonna get more volatile. i get mad enough following things on the news.
The Deposed King:
--- Quote from: Blaze on July 01, 2007, 06:23:29 PM ---I dunno, I think having the Politics thread is making people get heated up in here in stead of relaxing. Of course, I self censor by not going...
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I don't know. For me its kind of fun. A corner table would be fine... but it seems like the two political threads are going good so far. No one's really started throwing any names around yet.
Although I do wonder what'll happen when Ballplayer and Uncle Draggi eventually go head to head. They both seem to get a bit excited over their points... and they do seem on opposite end of the spectrum from eachother :))
The Deposed King
iago:
The following is (for the moment) a statement of preference and not a confirmation of policy.
In the past, when this was a mailing list, politics were off-limits. There were reasons for that.
I would prefer politics to be absent from the board alltogether.
Why? It never does good things for a board. Political (and, honestly, religious) discussions lead to:
a) Thread bloat
b) Bad feelings
c) Banned users
All of which I hate seeing happen on my boards.
If folks are ready to risk that, well, Mickey's in charge there.
ToddM326:
I'm against it, so I've been staying away from those threads all together.
I come here for the discussion about "Jim Butcher and things his fans think are cool".
I'm sure that there are plenty of other places where people can go talk about religion & politics.
Buttersfly:
--- Quote from: ToddM326 on July 02, 2007, 02:42:57 PM ---I come here for the discussion about "Jim Butcher and things his fans think are cool".
I'm sure that there are plenty of other places where people can go talk about religion & politics.
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So did I to begin with, but it seems that religion and politics are cool to some people. The religion thread got through 200+ postings without war breaking out, and I learned a lot. The political threads so far have been models of thoughtful discussion and mutual respect--partly because we know we have something important in common (Jim's books & the series).
And, yes, there are other places, but this feels like home or a great coffee shop, it's the best forum I've ever found, I like the other people here--all of them--and I don't want to screw it up.
On the other hand, if politics gets banned, it won't ruin my day. But I need something meaty to think about while waiting for the renewal decision to come down. A girl can only take so many Xanax in a day. ;)
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