Who want's a political forum

[K. Roman]

Yes I want! or, No I like it the way it is.

[Danny_Ocean]

CorvetteForum has an OT and a Politics/Religion forum. Keeps the whacko's isolated...

[911boost]

+1 zillion, but I think this has been brought up before and Wayne torpedoed it.

[azasadny]

I'd like to see the political stuff isolated, it irritates me that almost every thread turns into a "liberal versus conservative" urinating contest.

[MT930]

May make OT more friendly if the politico's had a room to spar.

[widgeon13]

Originally Posted by azasadny

I'd like to see the political stuff isolated, it irritates me that almost every thread turns into a "liberal versus conservative" urinating contest.

How will that be controlled if there is a politico forum? Will we ban those that bring up politics?? in OT section. Yeah, that will work great.

[Christien]

Originally Posted by azasadny

I'd like to see the political stuff isolated, it irritates me that almost every thread turns into a "liberal versus conservative" urinating contest.

+infinity

Originally Posted by widgeon13

How will that be controlled if there is a politico forum? Will we ban those that bring up politics?? in OT section. Yeah, that will work great.

The problem is that the majority of threads turn into these left vs. right p!ssing contests, even threads that start out with an interesting non-policitical topic. I love the threads where, even though someone is clearly arguing from a left or right bias, they can explain and defends their thoughts and beliefs with logic and reason, and might even be open to changing their opinions, if convinced. It's the people who will never give up their viewpoints and are so rooted in dogma that they can't think beyond their limited vision that ruin threads.

So yeah, if you can't control your dogma, don't contribute. If you can't play by the rules, you get a one week trip to the island.

[Danny_Ocean]

Originally Posted by widgeon13

How will that be controlled if there is a politico forum? Will we ban those that bring up politics?? in OT section. Yeah, that will work great.

You handle it just like any other forum. If someone inadvertantly posts a political post in the "wrong" forum, it gets moved to "Politics/Relgion".

[widgeon13]

Yeah, that's going to work really good, everything will end up there. Why not just sift through the BS and get on with life.

[Christien]

Why not? Because OT used to be a cool place with lots of interesting discussion but the ostriches took it over.

[sand_man]

Yes, please...

[imcarthur]

Originally Posted by Danny_Ocean

CorvetteForum has an OT and a Politics/Religion forum. Keeps the whacko's isolated...

It seems to work too . . .



It has gotten seriously out of hand here & I am sure the mods are just as frustrated.

Ian

[Christien]

Wow, that looks awesome. See that one on the regular OT about HOAs and campaign signs? That's a perfect example. How long do you think that thread would last here without become a mud-sling-fest? 5 posts? 10 maybe?

[widgeon13]

That's what life is all about to some, avoiding controversy. I don't think so. Get that and then what's next, random booby threads. For what's it's worth, I'm fine the way things are now but it's not my sandbox.

[Tim Hancock]

I voted no on a split and I am guessing that the majority of the right wingers here feel the same. I tired of the Bush bashing at times, but OTOH, I like to occasionaly listen to how the other side views it... won't ever change my mind... but still interesting to try to understand how the liberal mind functions (or in some cases does not function )

[K. Roman]

So, you think if there was a political forum, the Dem/libs wouldn't follow all the crazy Righties over there?

Originally Posted by Tim Hancock

I voted no on a split and I am guessing that the majority of the right wingers here feel the same. I tired of the Bush bashing at times, but OTOH, I like to occasionaly listen to how the other side views it... won't ever change my mind... but still interesting to try to understand how the liberal mind functions (or in some cases does not function )

[Normy]

I think it is a good idea.

The only problem is...what and who and under what set of rules are you going to compose it?

-I run a business on the side buying properties and then renovating them and making them either condominums or rental properties. We do all our work in Broward county, Florida, specifically the east side.

-Under the best set of rules, we can sell our condo's TOMORROW~

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[ramonesfreak]

i dont understand why anybody feels the need to open a political thread if you know its going to get your blood pressure boiling. cant you just ignore them? i read some of em. most of them get me boiling, but i actually learn a thing or two from some of the posts, even if i dont agree with them, so i read em when im bored. most of the time, i just ignore them

aint nobody forcing me or anyone else to open them

assuming of course that the title makes it obvious that its political

and im a leftwing wacko btw . voted no

[Shaun @ Tru6]

I voted no.

[K. Roman]

I think if there were a separate political forum, you'd have an OT that was a bit more friendly, no matter what your politics were, I may get along with Mule in OT, and wouldn't have known he was only a political troll. Also, there would be much more "content" in OT so it wouldn't look like a bunch of spammers.