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#1 ·
Shouldn't politics be in the Politics forums and not in general chat ???
 
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#16 ·
Would you consider its use directed at a person a passive or an aggressive attack?

And thank you for your input. I look forward to your reply.
 
#18 ·
So true. Sad, very sad. If you don't agree with someone they harangue you endlessly.
 
#22 ·
The dark room isn’t so much subject driven as behavior driven.
The subjects listed in its heading are not limits but a idea of where controversial ideas are.
Some people can debate politely while others feel a need for a different style.
So feel free to discuss anything in either place and bring your best manners to general chat and your fireproof undies to the dark room.
 
#25 ·
I don't see what the big deal is. Having politics in GC allows those who don't want to deal with the wild and wooly 'dark room' to express their opinions. If you don't like political discussions its easy enough to skip them.
 
#28 ·
There's some misinformation in this thread. GC adheres strictly to HT rules and discussion is to remain civil and family appropriate and mods are not prepared to bend the rules so that GC can become the Dark Room 2.0.

The discussion mentioned regarding politics in GC had more to do with the concept that politics plays a certain role in many areas and mods were not interested in deleting individual posts reported for the mere mention of politics and government policies but it was not intened that GC and the Dark Room serve the same purpose.

The problem I'm having is that people seem to be forgetting they aren't in the Dark Room and responses are beyond unsuitable. This thread is a perfect example, it's rife with personal attacks and insults and while cleaning up threads is part of being a mod, it's also not our full time job and adults should be able to discuss subjects civilly without hurling insults.

As always, threads will get cleaned up once and if the tone remains the same, it will simply get deleted or moved.
 
#29 ·
There's some misinformation in this thread. GC adheres strictly to HT rules and discussion is to remain civil and family appropriate and mods are not prepared to bend the rules so that GC can become the Dark Room 2.0.

The discussion mentioned regarding politics in GC had more to do with the concept that politics plays a certain role in many areas and mods were not interested in deleting individual posts reported for the mere mention of politics and government policies but it was not intened that GC and the Dark Room serve the same purpose.

The problem I'm having is that people seem to be forgetting they aren't in the Dark Room and responses are beyond unsuitable. This thread is a perfect example, it's rife with personal attacks and insults and while cleaning up threads is part of being a mod, it's also not our full time job and adults should be able to discuss subjects civilly without hurling insults.

As always, threads will get cleaned up once and if the tone remains the same, it will simply get deleted or moved.
Is there a distinction if it's one group (or an individual) that is making the personal attacks and insults to get the thread locked or moved?
 
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#42 ·
One of the problems way I see it is if your going to allow politics in GC then you don't need the other section those of us do not want to see, read or other wise. So by allowing it to pe posted here we have to jump around to miss the crap.

Politics are always going to be politics, even those who lean toward a party can't agree with each other.

I don't think we who don't want to see read or other wise should be subject to sort thru threads to skip ther political ones and should be where they belong PER the rules no politics!!!!!!!!!

:D Al
 
#44 ·
I've noticed that many internet boards have specific forums for religion, and if someone comes in saying stuff like you are stupid for believing (xyz) or being generally insulting, they are banned from that particular forum.

It works.
 
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#46 ·
I've noticed that many internet boards have specific forums for religion, and if someone comes in saying stuff like you are stupid for believing (xyz) or being generally insulting, they are banned from that particular forum.

It works.
I am not suggesting that. I am just pointing out that there are all kinds of subjects that some would not want to see.
 
#49 ·
Just what would you allow in general chat if not politics?
If I remember right GC used to be the place where you had to meet Certain standards to have access to.
After a while some members complained they couldn’t argue effectively while meeting the standards of the forum.
So the dark rooms (room) were created as a place for those who felt the need to behave outside the rules.
General chat was thrown open to all.
I specifically asked for clarification at that time and was told any topic could continue to be discussed in general chat under the forum wide standards and any topic could be discussed in the dark rooms under a more wide open policy there.
Does anyone really feel the need for GC to have a political sub forum?
 
#59 ·
I am the bee forum mod and am not going to argue politics in any shape or form. But try it on the bee section and I'll delete it.

Also I am not argueing politics now just saying it should be where it was supposed to be.

:D Al
 
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