Shall we ban politics? Take the poll.

Do you want politcs to be banned from this forum?

  • Yes, ban it.

    Votes: 37 50.0%

  • No, keep it.

    Votes: 37 50.0%
  • Total voters
    74
  • Poll closed .
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AZ Jim said:
I believe Matrix will make a decision based on what he feels best for his forum. I see the problem and can not offer any solution other than banning the political sub forum. As a member I have an opinion that we are all "good guys" but in expressing our ideas or solutions to political matters we ca provoke others to unfriendly responses. I see only one reason for retaining the political sub forum and that is that some of us like to engage in the discussions. That being the situation here is my advise to Matrix, who is offering us this forum for our use at his expense: I would ban politics from the forum since there are many outlets for political discussion all over the internet that our members can go to to vent their feelings and when the want to talk about their other interests they can post here with people who like them and are not tainted by their political opinions. We have secret ballots to protect our right to exercise our political expression at the poll, our opinions are not needed here. Finally, who changes any minds with their opinion on the internet anyhow?
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AZ Jim said:
I hope they understand his feelings in doing so. There are very few who come here for politics alone in my view. You won't stop being my friend I hope should he decide to do away with politics?
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Ditto to all the above..


Thanks for the close..
 
I will not only stay but I will be enjoying so much more about the other forums as I peruse the other threads that I never had time for before. Like this morning, I learned so much about bananas in meanderer's thread :D It started my day with laughter and a light heart.

Thank you Matrix for being as fair as you could possibly have been and for taking everyone's opinions into consideration. I know it's been a hard decision to make and my heart goes out to those feeling the loss. I hope those with opposing political views will accept me as their friend. Peace :rose:
 
I'm sure it was a tough decision and we certainly had a good debate on the issue. I'm sure political discussion will creep into other sub-forums from time to time, but I suspect the decision to close the political forum will ultimately be beneficial. Thanks to Matrix for taking all of our opinions into consideration.
 
Happyflowerlady said:
“The thing about having a forum, is to let everyone be who they are. Regulating thought isn't a good idea.”

Actually, moderating a forum is totally different from regulating thought, which inspires thoughts of martial law and government control of free speech.
A forum is a privately owned place, belonging to the administrator, just like our homes belong to us. We each have the right to make the decisions about what is or isn’t allowed in our own homes, and the same is true of a forum.
If someone is in my house and screaming about something, it is perfectly in my rights to make them leave my home. I am not stopping them from screaming about whatever it is, I am simply saying that this is not permissible in my house.

Having an abusive post moderated or deleted altogether is a quite reasonable thing to do , and is sometimes necessary for the benefit of the forum as a whole.
Having one’s post deleted is a whole lot better than being summarily banned from the forum, and gives a person a chance to rectify their behavior.
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Very well thought out. Impressive indeed!
One, just one aspect of free speech is somehow always forgotten by those who wish to use their "right" by abusing others with objective rhetoric. ACCOUNTABILITY !!
Whatever we say or do and wherever it is said and done is a personal act and we have to take ownership of it. People who write nasty things on FB about their bosses or workplace deserve to be fired. People who act the ass in a restaurant deserve to be tossed out and barred. Those who call policemen dirty names while being stopped absolutely should be detained.
And lastly, those who use a public format to simply denigrate another human being because they love to do it should have their stuff deleted and or be banned from that format. Such formats as a political or faith based board seems to draw out the worse possible ingredients in some people and have to governed with the strictest priorities in mind so as to provide a mentally safe place for people to offer their opinions and hopefully....facts!

It isn't an "ism" to hold people accountable for what they do or say because everything we do and say has a consequence whether that consequence is good or bad. If we cannot take responsibility for ourselves and everything we do then someone else has to provide that action for us.
 
Bobw235 said:
I'm sure it was a tough decision and we certainly had a good debate on the issue. I'm sure political discussion will creep into other sub-forums from time to time, but I suspect the decision to close the political forum will ultimately be beneficial. Thanks to Matrix for taking all of our opinions into consideration.
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It's almost impossible to get away from creeping into our daily lives. Sometimes it will be hard to even make a comment.
 

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