|
| |||||||
| News Main page news posts. |
 |
| | LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
05-10-2009, 10:17 PM
| #31 | |
| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
Posts: 2,381
 | Quote:
But hey, it's a nice place here, so whatever float the mods' boat. On a side note, does that new "forum law" also concern the politic-ish/news/religion threads posted in the Misc./Off-topic Section ? Just wondering... | |
|         |
|
05-10-2009, 10:41 PM
| #32 | |
| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina
Posts: 3,768
 | Quote:
__________________ "Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it" "Those who dwell in the past, condemn the future"  | |
| |
|
05-10-2009, 10:43 PM
| #33 |
| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 885
| I have never considered talking politics "bullshit" as much as I considered politics to be "bullshit". I for one will miss the politics section but I suppose I would be in the minority on that one. I will miss it also...But it is probably for the better. |
|
| |
|
05-11-2009, 12:20 AM
| #34 | |
| aka Dickcheese   Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State
Posts: 13,386
| Quote:
__________________  "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the [U.S.] Marines don't have that problem." -- Ronald Reagan Master of Duplicate Posts | |
|
| |
|
05-11-2009, 12:33 AM
| #35 | |
| aka Dickcheese Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State
Posts: 13,386
| Quote:
No Amsel, you will not be in the minority. Us Mods also were participants in the politics threads. You must remember that the Mods must troll all threads in the forum to ensure spammers and internet juveniles don't hijack the forum. In many cases, we are not participants but rather policeman. In many cases we too injected our politics. And that bothered us as much as member positions contrary to our own. I'm personally guilty of this. Historically the forum did not have a political sub-forum. Originally politics were discussed immersed in aviation topics. And those topics became derailed because of the politics and personal agendas. The Mods at that time decided to create a Politics Sub-Forum. And now that too has proven unacceptable. We have come full circle. This is not a rash decision by the Mods. We have cussed and discussed this for the last 9 months or so. I can tell you that the Mods have a short trigger on this issue. And many members (some with extensive forum history) have recently been banned over this topic. You don't want that to be you. Let's refocus ourselves to the forums objectives. If you (a Forum member) personally have concerns, feel free to Private Message any of the Mods.
__________________ "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the [U.S.] Marines don't have that problem." -- Ronald Reagan Master of Duplicate Posts Last edited by Matt308; 05-11-2009 at 12:36 AM. | |
|
| |
|
05-11-2009, 12:53 AM
| #36 |
| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 9,062
| The discussion of two things was considered 'taboo' in the military (British, anyway), Religion and Politics. Consequently, I have never even looked in the Politics section of the forum. I joined this excellent forum because of it's title; 'World War Two Aircraft', and therefore wholeheartedly welcome anything that will help concentrate on this subject, and the subjects, involving military and aviation, related to it. Personlly, I've had enough of politics being rammed down my throat in day to day life, so thank you, all the mods, for preventing the possibility of even more exposure.
__________________  |
|
| |
|
05-11-2009, 02:39 AM
| #37 | |||
| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: British Columbia
Posts: 2,281
| Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
__________________  | |||
|
| |
|
05-11-2009, 04:23 AM
| #38 |
| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust.
Posts: 12,511
| rarely visited the politics thread, won't lose any sleep over it....I'm here for the same reason Terry is here....well said mate!  
__________________  |
|
| |
|
05-11-2009, 05:01 AM
| #39 |
| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,994
| well, I think its sad reflection on all of us that we lacked the maturity and tolerance to be able to discuss political issues openly and tolerantly. Its a sad lesson for all of us I think
__________________ Do not judge on abilities, but on choices |
|
| |
|
05-11-2009, 08:44 AM
| #40 |
| "Shooter"   Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
Posts: 14,809
| Parsifal, a majority of the users here were tolerant and respectful. Unfortunately, there were some people who came here only looking to post in that section and/or stirring up trouble. We did not want the politics section of the website to derail what this was set up for.
__________________  http://www.vg-photo.com For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci |
|
| |
|
05-11-2009, 10:13 AM
| #41 |
| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland
Posts: 15,144
| One question though, will the politics subforum disappear completely, and be replaced with something else instead?
__________________  JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"  |
|
| |
|
05-11-2009, 10:20 AM
| #42 | |
| Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Phila, Pa
Posts: 3,446
| Quote:
Probably easier on the mods too. Less work reading through a post by someone who's opinion you couldn't stand and sit there thinking, "Is this over the line or is it just standard BS?". Checking posts on aircraft perfomance specs has got to be a lot easier. Agree with it. Hell with the Political section. Like I was told as a little boy, "Policital opinions are like assholes. Everybody has them and they all stink". | |
|
| |
|
05-11-2009, 10:21 AM
| #43 | |
| Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Phila, Pa
Posts: 3,446
| Quote:
| |
|
| |
|
05-11-2009, 11:27 AM
| #44 | |
| The Pop-Tart Whisperer   Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States
Posts: 10,237
| Quote:
__________________  "If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it's English, thank a soldier!" http://www.njcacoa.org/ | |
|
| |
|
05-11-2009, 02:12 PM
| #45 |
| Senior Member  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Minnesota
Posts: 3,204
| At the risk of being banned permanantly, just what does the Breaking News thread have to do with WWII Aviation  Sometimes that thread is the only reason I get up in the morning/afternoon, that and Beer.
__________________  A 2006 study found that the average American walks about 900 miles a year. Another study found that Americans drink an average of 22 gallons of beer a year. That means, on average, Americans get about 41 miles per gallon. Last edited by Bucksnort101; 05-11-2009 at 02:14 PM. |
|
| |
|
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
| |
Linear Mode
