Time for a change
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From: Randolph, NJ
Originally Posted by PokS2k,Oct 10 2006, 02:46 PM
That is history and history can repeat itself. What has changed that would prevent the same thing from happening?
I'm for whatever makes the CO job easier.
I'm for whatever makes the CO job easier.
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From: The (S)Low Country
Originally Posted by ralper,Oct 10 2006, 12:16 PM
That is exactly how it should be. Having a separate Politics forum leaves too many out of the discussion. Close politics and allow current events here. If it becomes too heated, administer it.
That is how it worked before the last problem and there is no reason it can't work if everyone remains reasonable.
That is how it worked before the last problem and there is no reason it can't work if everyone remains reasonable.
with Rob on this one. I do think things can get ugly in political threads, however, I also think most of the time we are adult enough to police ourselves. Frequently the political discussions get more inflammatory when those who are not of Vintage age fire off a few cannons, but what the heck. Read it and participate if you want to do so and don't read it and don't participate when you don't. If by the time you get as old as we are you cannot be civil, then just don't even open those political threads. I am who I am, I believe what I believe and we all pretty much know where we stand since we've all been together for quite a few years. If we could all be as kind on the board as we are in person, we'd just be having a total love-fest all the time. Bring it back on the board, read it, or leave it alone. I'm silly enough to goof off with those who wish to do so. We somehow always find plenty to post about whether we're into talking politics or not. (Oh and by the way, I 
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Originally Posted by Legal Bill,Oct 10 2006, 09:42 AM
^I'm not sure I am getting clear signals on the Politics sub forum. Let me set out the three choices.
1. Leave it as is.
2. Close the subforum and send all discussions of politics and current events to the S2ki Politcal forum which is an entirely seperate forum on S2Ki.com.
3. Close the subforum, but let folks talk about current events so long as the topic does not become political. I think we do some of this now folks, so it isn't like something far out. Take a look at Ralper's thread about the Amish girls who were shot.
1. Leave it as is.
2. Close the subforum and send all discussions of politics and current events to the S2ki Politcal forum which is an entirely seperate forum on S2Ki.com.
3. Close the subforum, but let folks talk about current events so long as the topic does not become political. I think we do some of this now folks, so it isn't like something far out. Take a look at Ralper's thread about the Amish girls who were shot.
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Thanks for all the honest answers. I am glad that folks feel comfortable taking contrary opinions. This is an important topic for the forum and for the current and future COs. If you have not chimed in yet, please do.
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Rob, the most I think we can do is have threads about current events. If the thread becomes political, it has to be moved. It either goes to the site politics forum, or the Vintage sub forum.
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It seems to me it will be far easier for the COs to have to serve as moderators for threads in one subforum than than to try to police threads across the entire forum which tend to be fairly docile.
If we're unhappy with the tenants in the politics subforum isn't it icumbent on us to throw the rascals out and retake it for ourselves?
I really, really would prefer we not drag all that back up here. It was bad enough last fall to cause a lot of hurt feelings; now we're looking at mid-term elections.
If we're unhappy with the tenants in the politics subforum isn't it icumbent on us to throw the rascals out and retake it for ourselves?
I really, really would prefer we not drag all that back up here. It was bad enough last fall to cause a lot of hurt feelings; now we're looking at mid-term elections.