"all of the members" ? where did that come from, and how do you know ?
I hate political questions to the degree that many political question are based on such broad and unfounded generalisations. I do not hate them for being political
How do you NOT know? THis has been an ongoing complaint on here for the last year. And people are leaving in droves. And if you don't know, then I give up.
I am not talking about anything to do with politics, I am talking about the morning barrage of Trump questions and the bogarting of the site. IT really riles people up on here. (maybe not you, but most of them are ticked off.)
This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at December 26, 2017 9:58 PM MST
I agree. I would support this. Screw the "policy". This is a private site that can come up with its own rules however it sees fit. Hell, on this TV-show discussion forum I'm a member of, people get banned just for being unpopular. This site is many steps above that, but it doesn't mean we couldn't isolate the political questions, the "daily barrage" as it were. If we all agree that we hate something, that it's causing people to leave, why does it have to be maintained just for the sake of some arbitrary policy? So make an exception. This isn't the damn Constitution.
Sure thing. Behold: The magical activity feed. Now, you can filter out people you don't want to see, or only look at posts made by your friends. Only, you've always been able to do that. You're welcome.
There is nothing wrong with political questions. I believe you are using that term as a euphemism for something else. I think that if we censor one person, then we are on a slippery slope. I would not like to see a patchwork of rules implemented in order to restrict a certain user or a one-time situation. There have been various users who seem to take over the site at times with postings which were not designed to spark an open discussion and each situation was different. Basically, it's a questions of good manners and how do you regulate that?
Why stop at politics. Take a look at some of the other topics in here. Some are overloaded with nothing but stupid questions that make no sense at all. It's like being in a room with someone who just runs their mouth to hear themselves talk. I am doing a lot more skipping over questions these days then answering them because of it.
For me its not the political questions but is just the hate that underlies so many of them, both questions and answers. I certainly don't expect that everyone will agree with me but why can't we just accept and disagree without hating or running others down who don't happen to agree with us? A lot of people like to talk politics and this gives them a forum. And even I sometimes get involved when there is nothing interesting going on in the adult section.
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