Politics and stuff

[Bruce Wayne]

As some of the longer term members know, we've had long-running discussions about the merits of political threads on GOT as they tend to result in disagreements and in-fighting amongst Blues.

They, and other similarly 'hot' topics, do tend to be discussed however, so we're going to trial putting them all into the upgraded member lounge, where moderation is more relaxed on account of it being primarily used by members who have shown a willingness to support the site.

Threads that will be put there include topics such as politics, religion, guns and so on. Any existing threads on these topics will be moved over to the upgraded lounge by Sunday evening.

 

[chicoazul]

Hi lads.

 

[Connor]

Hi lads.

Hello Friend, bring peace.

 

[chicoazul]

I think we need to take a moment to consider the other person's feelings and be respectful to all.

 

[jal123]

Hi lads.

Hi Chico, please post your opinions on the decisions taken by some members of the moderating team as discussed in this thread.

 

[bring the ghost on]

From my perspective, anyone that brings Carlos' thread into an argument such as this doesn't get what this place is about.

It was meant to be tongue in cheek, Carlos quick reply box is obviously genius.

 

[chicoazul]

Hi Chico, please post your opinions on the decisions taken by some members of the moderating team as discussed in this thread.

My friend I only have love for the moderation team for giving up ther time to keep us rule abiding posters.

 

[chicoazul]

goes back to read thread from start*

 

[jal123]

My friend I only have love for the moderation team for giving up ther time to keep us rule abiding posters.

Ever the politician my man, keep up the good work.

 

[Joey66]

The only time on the EU thread I reported someone was for bing called an idiot three times warning the poster to stop it or I wpuld report him then he called me a 12 year old, reported him, and @Bruce Wayne closed the thread will this happen in the members lounge?
I like banter, but not persistence insults, thinking about it the EU thread had run its course for now - so closing it was justified it was getting heated all over the place on both sides!
Also @Bruce Wayne had used Google that much it was in melt down - only joking Brucelol

 

[degsy]

(Neg) rep went for two reasons. Firstly, the forum software stopped supporting it, so we'd have been left with a vulnerable plug-in from a security perspective. To my knowledge, it isn't a functionality that has been re-built by the dev community surrounding our forum software either, so it would need us to hire a developer specifically to build and maintain it just for us. Secondly, it became something that was abused by some to use their strong 'neg powers' to blitz the reputation of new members, which isn't what it's designed for. It created a situation whereby I'm not sure it would have been restored even if the software did exist (which it doesn't).

Fair enough from a technical aspect.

What sticks in my craw is the heady miasma of Elitism and automatic assumption of entitlement (etc) wafting from the Upgraded (don't forget the upgraded lids, you're even better than the plebs now) Members Lounge, that due to having a few bob to spare, member '@Ivor Lott' is deemed more able to hold a 'proper' discussion on 'sensitive' topics than say member '@churchmouse'

Either everyone counts or nobody counts - I thought that the old saw of...'everybody's equal but some are more equal than others' had well been laid to rest.

 

[dandydan]

I'm happy to offer my services as moderator to any politics thread.

 

[hibbo'sclass]

I very rarely (if ever) join in political threads, but do read them occasionally and find them informative initially, but they do tend to become entrenched.
Would it be possible to leave them in the Ale House but with a shelf life before auto-locking?

* heads into upgraded forum for a kip.

 

[magicjuan]

I think we need to take a moment to consider the other person's feelings and be respectful to all.

Have you 'found Jesus'?

 

[Groucho]

But Football is politics surely?

No mate it's much more important than that.

 

[Seanjd]

No mate it's much more important than that.

Religious discussion is banned too!