rebmus Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 I noticed no political forum, just making sure GC is open for politics before starting any topics there. I certainly understand if you don't want politics discussed at all on the new site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Sure. Let's aim to keep it civil, of course. But the politics forum was created last time once there was enough in Gen Chat that made it worth creating a seperate forum for it. But I don't believe we started out with one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s1nglewing Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 most other sports forums disallow politics... just sayin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 5 hours ago, s1nglewing said: most other sports forums disallow politics... just sayin'. That's a fair point. MST has had a Politics section for a while and things didn't spill over into other sections, even in the disagreements. I'm willing to give it a try, but if things start to get personal and out of hand, we can nix those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s1nglewing Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 20 minutes ago, Blake said: That's a fair point. MST has had a Politics section for a while and things didn't spill over into other sections, even in the disagreements. I'm willing to give it a try, but if things start to get personal and out of hand, we can nix those. We lost some posters (banned) because their emotions got the better of them when discussing politics. Likewise, other similar sites do not allow discussion of the VIRUS because one thing leads invariably to another.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 5 hours ago, s1nglewing said: We lost some posters (banned) because their emotions got the better of them when discussing politics. Likewise, other similar sites do not allow discussion of the VIRUS because one thing leads invariably to another.... Very true on politics and also very true on the Virus leads to politics. While I enjoy a "healthy" political discussion, I certainly understand why similar sites don't allow politics at all... it rarely seems to stay healthy or civil. I'm good with whatever decision ends up being made, looks like Blake is good with it in GC for now... and see how it goes. I'm going to see how it goes also for a bit before starting any topics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral4Life Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 On 4/1/2021 at 7:21 PM, rebmus said: Very true on politics and also very true on the Virus leads to politics. While I enjoy a "healthy" political discussion, I certainly understand why similar sites don't allow politics at all... it rarely seems to stay healthy or civil. I'm good with whatever decision ends up being made, looks like Blake is good with it in GC for now... and see how it goes. I'm going to see how it goes also for a bit before starting any topics. Did we really lose anyone truly significant to a ban? I only remember a couple trolls that got banned. I thought most of the discussions never really got THAT out of hand. I can also say I've learned a lot in the last 15 years so many of my former stances have certainly changed. I'd like to see a political section once we have more members again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 No idea A4L, I wasn't aware anyone got banned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral4Life Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 On 4/20/2021 at 8:40 PM, rebmus said: No idea A4L, I wasn't aware anyone got banned. That was my point, I don't remember any significant member ever being banned. There were a few squabbles but mostly the members who didn't like each other stopped replying to each other like mature adults LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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