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  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,628
    I’ll leave it there.
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,462
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    I’ll leave it there.
    Good idea
  • CharltonMadrid
    CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
    Lots of people used to express different views and they went down very well. The idea that alternative views were never welcome was only used by people when they couldn't defend their own opinion and effectively gave up trying to express it. It's obviously up to the mods if they decide to re-open it and I can see why they wouldn't want to if it's more hassle than it's worth though. Probably makes for a more peaceful site overall.
  • Manic_mania
    Manic_mania Posts: 2,262
    edited August 2023
    CharltonMadrid said:
    Lots of people used to express different views and they went down very well. The idea that alternative views were never welcome was only used by people when they couldn't defend their own opinion and effectively gave up trying to express it. It's obviously up to the mods if they decide to re-open it and I can see why they wouldn't want to if it's more hassle than it's worth though. Probably makes for a more peaceful site overall.
    I remember getting called a few names when I posted on there a while ago now. I chose to withdraw because of things like that and my experience on the site has been far more enjoyable since.

    For the record, I've never been called anything, ridiculed or made to feel small on this side of the forum in 9 years of posting on here. Politics just riles people up too much I think. I agree if you don't like a subject matter, don't open the thread, but you can always tell when the politics forum is closed on here because people just can't help themselves looking for a fight and it starts to pervade threads all over the place and interesting discussions and debates end up getting shut down by the usual suspects going too far. (it's happenning in a thread right now for example and I don't think I need to point out which one, which I predict will be closed in the next hour the way its going)

    In that sense I hope the mods do decide to re-open that side soon. 


  • swordfish
    swordfish Posts: 4,234
    Ah yes, the dreaded acrimonious Daily Wordle thread 😉
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,301
    Manic_mania said:
    CharltonMadrid said:
    Lots of people used to express different views and they went down very well. The idea that alternative views were never welcome was only used by people when they couldn't defend their own opinion and effectively gave up trying to express it. It's obviously up to the mods if they decide to re-open it and I can see why they wouldn't want to if it's more hassle than it's worth though. Probably makes for a more peaceful site overall.
    I remember getting called a few names when I posted on there a while ago now. I chose to withdraw because of things like that and my experience on the site has been far more enjoyable since.

    For the record, I've never been called anything, ridiculed or made to feel small on this side of the forum in 9 years of posting on here. Politics just riles people up too much I think. I agree if you don't like a subject matter, don't open the thread, but you can always tell when the politics forum is closed on here because people just can't help themselves looking for a fight and it starts to pervade threads all over the place and interesting discussions and debates end up getting shut down by the usual suspects going too far. (it's happenning in a thread right now for example and I don't think I need to point out which one, which I predict will be closed in the next hour the way its going)

    In that sense I hope the mods do decide to re-open that side soon.
    It'd help if you did TBH.
  • JohnnyH2
    JohnnyH2 Posts: 5,344
    Loads of volunteers I see on here to become mods
  • Manic_mania
    Manic_mania Posts: 2,262
    edited August 2023
    aliwibble said:
    Manic_mania said:
    CharltonMadrid said:
    Lots of people used to express different views and they went down very well. The idea that alternative views were never welcome was only used by people when they couldn't defend their own opinion and effectively gave up trying to express it. It's obviously up to the mods if they decide to re-open it and I can see why they wouldn't want to if it's more hassle than it's worth though. Probably makes for a more peaceful site overall.
    I remember getting called a few names when I posted on there a while ago now. I chose to withdraw because of things like that and my experience on the site has been far more enjoyable since.

    For the record, I've never been called anything, ridiculed or made to feel small on this side of the forum in 9 years of posting on here. Politics just riles people up too much I think. I agree if you don't like a subject matter, don't open the thread, but you can always tell when the politics forum is closed on here because people just can't help themselves looking for a fight and it starts to pervade threads all over the place and interesting discussions and debates end up getting shut down by the usual suspects going too far. (it's happenning in a thread right now for example and I don't think I need to point out which one, which I predict will be closed in the next hour the way its going)

    In that sense I hope the mods do decide to re-open that side soon.
    It'd help if you did TBH.
    the spanish head honcho one -Rubiales or whatever (apologies for spelling) the one that has just had comments deleted for name calling
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,812
    Manic_mania said:
    aliwibble said:
    Manic_mania said:
    CharltonMadrid said:
    Lots of people used to express different views and they went down very well. The idea that alternative views were never welcome was only used by people when they couldn't defend their own opinion and effectively gave up trying to express it. It's obviously up to the mods if they decide to re-open it and I can see why they wouldn't want to if it's more hassle than it's worth though. Probably makes for a more peaceful site overall.
    I remember getting called a few names when I posted on there a while ago now. I chose to withdraw because of things like that and my experience on the site has been far more enjoyable since.

    For the record, I've never been called anything, ridiculed or made to feel small on this side of the forum in 9 years of posting on here. Politics just riles people up too much I think. I agree if you don't like a subject matter, don't open the thread, but you can always tell when the politics forum is closed on here because people just can't help themselves looking for a fight and it starts to pervade threads all over the place and interesting discussions and debates end up getting shut down by the usual suspects going too far. (it's happenning in a thread right now for example and I don't think I need to point out which one, which I predict will be closed in the next hour the way its going)

    In that sense I hope the mods do decide to re-open that side soon.
    It'd help if you did TBH.
    the spanish head honcho one -Rubiales or whatever (apologies for spelling) the one that has just had comments deleted for name calling
    Yeah, the one where admins can have free hits 
  • Manic_mania
    Manic_mania Posts: 2,262
    edited August 2023
    Rothko said:
    Manic_mania said:
    aliwibble said:
    Manic_mania said:
    CharltonMadrid said:
    Lots of people used to express different views and they went down very well. The idea that alternative views were never welcome was only used by people when they couldn't defend their own opinion and effectively gave up trying to express it. It's obviously up to the mods if they decide to re-open it and I can see why they wouldn't want to if it's more hassle than it's worth though. Probably makes for a more peaceful site overall.
    I remember getting called a few names when I posted on there a while ago now. I chose to withdraw because of things like that and my experience on the site has been far more enjoyable since.

    For the record, I've never been called anything, ridiculed or made to feel small on this side of the forum in 9 years of posting on here. Politics just riles people up too much I think. I agree if you don't like a subject matter, don't open the thread, but you can always tell when the politics forum is closed on here because people just can't help themselves looking for a fight and it starts to pervade threads all over the place and interesting discussions and debates end up getting shut down by the usual suspects going too far. (it's happenning in a thread right now for example and I don't think I need to point out which one, which I predict will be closed in the next hour the way its going)

    In that sense I hope the mods do decide to re-open that side soon.
    It'd help if you did TBH.
    the spanish head honcho one -Rubiales or whatever (apologies for spelling) the one that has just had comments deleted for name calling
    Yeah, the one where admins can have free hits 
    Proves my point.

    This Just don't happen til politics get involved.


    edit to be clear - not aiming this at the mods

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  • swordfish
    swordfish Posts: 4,234
    I miss it, but it's probably in my interests if it doesn't come back as too much of Fish'n'Chips can be unhealthy even on occasion when one compliments the other. I was a rare visitor to it myself anyway, and seldom posted there IIRC.🤔
  • Manic_mania
    Manic_mania Posts: 2,262
    swordfish said:
    I miss it, but it's probably in my interests if it doesn't come back as too much of Fish'n'Chips can be unhealthy even on occasion when one compliments the other. I was a rare visitor to it myself anyway, and seldom posted there IIRC.🤔
    ain't that cannibalism?? ;)
  • rananegra
    rananegra Posts: 3,692
    The Rubiales thread disappeared as I was catching up with it. Presumably related?

  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,833
    edited August 2023
    Ok thanks everyone for sharing your thoughts. 

    It’s clear there are pros and cons, we always want to try to make something work but we also have to ensure it can be moderated effectively (some of us who moderate the main forum never even read the HoC anything more than infrequent), that it doesn’t prove too much of a chore and downer to those that do moderate it, and also it doesn’t increase the chances of forum members falling out with each other that may not have happened if there was no political discussion.

    At the same time, it’s nigh on impossible now without it to keep people putting their political angle into threads on the main forum. 

    So it’s not easy. Lots to take on board and consider. 
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