So "they" closed a thread!

[sc_rufctr]

If this happens because you posted something offensive then maybe you need to take a good hard look at yourself.

I like hanging out here but some of the commentary gets really tedious.
It's OK to disagree with someone but that can be done in a respectful way. There's no need for name calling or trolling.

As a suggestion... We could think of this site as "our club".
Would you insult a fellow club member for having a different POV?

[JackDidley]

I am with you on this. I came here after a previous great forum became a hate fest.

[DonDavis]

I not privy to the exact thread to which you refer...but having been here since 1999, ( lurked, joined '02 )...there's been many brouhahas.

Couple things could happen. Probably more, but...

Offender goes to Ban Island for a visit, or, an involved individual will take a hiatus.

Lets hope that trend continues.

Enjoy the weekend!

[Sooner or later]

Mind boggling that it was the 911 valuation thread.

[pmax]

Thread had so much potential until the "regulars" showed up

[island911]

meh, supe got a little over exuberant with the little politic jabs.

[KFC911]

I figured it wuz PDS....Porsche Derangment.

[Bill Douglas]

I blame it on auto correct. When I said turn the chick over half way through and do the other side :blush: I meant turn the chicken over half way through and do (as in cook) the other side.

[Captain Ahab Jr]

I have a theory that the guys on here that have to keep bringing politics into non-political threads just haven't got enough going on in their lives be it friends, family, work commitments, self worth etc and to fill that gap they poke people with political views to get some sort of reaction/interaction that they're not getting from their daily lives

[Rawknees'Turbo]

Originally Posted by Captain Ahab Jr

I have a theory that the guys on here that have to keep bringing politics into non-political threads just haven't got enough going on in their lives be it friends, family, work commitments, self worth etc and to fill that gap they poke people with political views to get some sort of reaction/interaction that they're not getting from their daily lives

That theory can be extended to include every thread and post on here, regardless of topic (people who have time to post must have sorely lacking real lives and try to compensate for that with cyber interaction).

[DonDavis]

Captain Ahab, I completely agree.

Full disclosure, I read your post a second time using an English accent. Well, maybe some facsimile thereof, and it was brilliant.

I lol’d, fo sho.

No, seriously. That’s the nekkid truth.

[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by Captain Ahab Jr

I have a theory that the guys on here that have to keep bringing politics into non-political threads just haven't got enough going on in their lives be it friends, family, work commitments, self worth etc and to fill that gap they poke people with political views to get some sort of reaction/interaction that they're not getting from their daily lives

Yep...

[drcoastline]

It's the Pareto Principal otherwise known as the 80/20 rule. While we all say and do stupid things from time to time or would have reworded or prefaced a post or comment, I think the 80/20 rule applies on Pelican as with other parts of life. There are a handful of posters that just live to cause turmoil for the other eighty percent. It's just the way life is.

[Tervuren]

Originally Posted by Rawknees'Turbo

That theory can be extended to include every thread and post on here, regardless of topic (people who have time to post must have sorely lacking real lives and try to compensate for that with cyber interaction).

I'm not sure I see a flaw in your logic.

[Seahawk]

My apologies, Folks.

It won’t happen here again by me.

[Tervuren]

Originally Posted by pmax

Thread had so much potential until the "regulars" showed up

Yes, it started from post one as a high potential capacitor ready to make rapid violent discharge.

[drcoastline]

Originally Posted by Rawknees'Turbo

That theory can be extended to include every thread and post on here, regardless of topic (people who have time to post must have sorely lacking real lives and try to compensate for that with cyber interaction).

Not necessarily, times have changed. Once upon a time a person may start their day sipping their coffee while reading the paper and maybe end the day watching the evening news. Some might end their day hitting the local pub for happy hour and chat with friends. There are also a fair amount on here that are at the end of their careers and have more free time. That doesn't mean their lives are lacking, that means their lives and times have changed. The internet and a forum like this also allows people to spend a little time communicating with people from around the world with generally a similar interest that they may otherwise never know isn't a bad thing.

Now someone with well over 12,000 plus posts in less than four years, an average of 10.5 posts per day, everyday, including weekends, holidays, children's birthdays, anniversaries, etc. on one forum may have a real life that is sorely lacking.

[72doug2,2S]

+1

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by Captain Ahab Jr

I have a theory that the guys on here that have to keep bringing politics into non-political threads just haven't got enough going on in their lives be it friends, family, work commitments, self worth etc and to fill that gap they poke people with political views to get some sort of reaction/interaction that they're not getting from their daily lives

Hey now....that's just so wrong!

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

My apologies, Folks.

It won’t happen here again by me.

....me either

....unless it slips out....?DS ya know

edited....LOL....20k is the post-ho threshold....Ask Zeke?
He couldn't stay away either yearz ago....and is doin' a mighty fine job playing Festus too