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    Politics Forum

    Way back when, I got made a moderator after I volunteered to Phil to moderate a separate politics forum. This was back in '04, before that election, and I thought things were nasty then.

    It's just gotten worse in the last four years; I'm not sure how this country has evolved into this state of permanent election, but it has, and it's killed much of what is fun about the SO.

    Half of the front page is politics, dominated by a loud handful of posters.

    So, what say you, SO? Is it time to move these conversations into their own sandbox?
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    Re: Politics Forum

    We're gonna go through this again? Dang.

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    Re: Politics Forum

    We don't have to, man. I'm just selfishly ready to read the SO without having to wade through all the BS to get to the stupid fun stuff.
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    Re: Politics Forum

    No.

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    Re: Politics Forum

    Go ahead on cornhead. Maybe it's time. Besides, JM doesn't know dick from shinola.

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    Re: Politics Forum

    yes.

    I wish to limit rlimc's freedom of speech in the south oval to concerts and selling italian pants.
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    Re: Politics Forum

    Do it!

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    Re: Politics Forum

    There. I even stabbied it for you.

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    Re: Politics Forum

    So, when the Bloom Box thread, for instance, dissolves into a debate on carbon footprints, would it be moved to this politics forum? Would any thread that turns political to some degree be moved there? Just curious how the various forums would be policed.
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    Re: Politics Forum

    Oh you don't even know the can of worms that will open up for moderating the SO/Poliltics forums. Of course if everyone would just self-police and not be dip****s it'd all be good. Riiiiight...

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    Re: Politics Forum

    Quote Originally Posted by sooner_born_1960 View Post
    So, when the Bloom Box thread, for instance, dissolves into a debate on carbon footprints, would it be moved to this politics forum? Would any thread that turns political to some degree be moved there? Just curious how the various forums would be policed.
    I can't speak for the other mods, but I'd be highly arbitrary and very capricious.
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    Re: Politics Forum

    I've changed my mind on this issue. I used to be very much against.

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    Re: Politics Forum

    As long as you're consistently arbitrary and capricious...
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    Re: Politics Forum

    Dammit, Sicem. Move your post out of the way.
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    Re: Politics Forum

    Quote Originally Posted by sooner_born_1960 View Post
    Dammit, Sicem. Move your post out of the way.
    I continue to be the fly in the ointment.

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    Re: Politics Forum

    Quote Originally Posted by Veritas View Post
    We don't have to, man. I'm just selfishly ready to read the SO without having to wade through all the BS to get to the stupid fun stuff.
    yeah! stupid fun stuff!

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    Re: Politics Forum

    Quote Originally Posted by Scott D View Post
    yes.

    I wish to limit rlimc's freedom of speech in the south oval to concerts and selling italian pants.
    Ah, censorship. It's what makes America great!
    Put a lid on it! Kiss it goodbye. We gave it away, and apparently thought it made sense to do so.

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    Re: Politics Forum

    Quote Originally Posted by sooner_born_1960 View Post
    So, when the Bloom Box thread, for instance, dissolves into a debate on carbon footprints, would it be moved to this politics forum? Would any thread that turns political to some degree be moved there? Just curious how the various forums would be policed.
    That's how it should be. Any thread that devolves into a festering turd of political discussion should be immediately banished to the Politics forum.

    Agreed?

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    Re: Politics Forum

    censorship when limited in certain ways has been considered very patriotic.
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    Re: Politics Forum

    Politics, the weather, you name it, it's fair game on the South Oval.
    Looks like we already have politics forum.
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