Admin - please reenforce “no politics.”

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Mizmo said:
Oh well on the lighter side folks just to break the subject up and getting away from teapots and the P word,
Taylor Swift has just become a billionaire...uhuh.
Isn't that wonderful news
Good night all.
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Oh yes, I'm excited too. Why worry about massive shooting in Lewiston, Maine, war in Israel or that old war in the Ukraine when we have Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift will make everything alright??? She will be taking all of us to Nirvana!
 
So yet another thread on political posting we've discussed at length that is not as black and white as some view it. Post from October 27, 2023, "Admin - please reinforce “no politics.”, with snippets from earlier threads.

Admin - please reenforce “no politics.”

I cannot speak for Matrix nor my inputs be considered policy, but rather terse advice. Older posts in threads bearing on this subject:

Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade?

I've mentioned this before on this board that is supposed to avoid politics, that some apparently did not absorb. Members need to stop DIRECTLY naming political parties and politicians in their threads. There are other ways to reference parties, groups, and politicians without doing so directly. For example, B is the D president. Yeah I know [insert member name], you prefer to demonize directly so everyone can read whatever. Some members are increasingly doing so and some of the same names who do so pop up frequently.

As an example, search in this thread shows "republican" 12 times, democrat 4 times, biden 5 times, trump 5 times, 7 alito, 9 thomas, 6 roberts, 3 breyer, 1 sotomayor, 3 kavanaugh, 1 kagan, 1 gorsuch, 3 barrett.

It's Nice Being on a Non Political Forum

Obviously, some members here strongly would prefer the ability to discuss politics within these forums and some have already posted within this thread that attitude. I'd bet the same people are the ones that post as though they are trying to influence other members as though they are doing so in the service of their personal political party or group for whatever those causes are. Of course, since the Internet arose there have been these trolls that work at such on a list of web forums as though they are performing a service for their cause. I've addressed that previously

https://www.seniorforums.com/thread...ther-members-a-valid-view.71314/#post-2102672

...Several times I've related I am not here to change others as some tend to act as though whatever might bear on a political election or how a conflict or controversy occurs because whatever we post here on this modest web board unlike some social media site like Twitter, will have an infinitesimal effect. While posting does offer value reflecting how a range of people feel about whatever as well as practices discussion skills.

And one can expect they will continue to push forum policy in that direction and in fact use the fact they bait others herein into the same behavior as evidence many are doing so or it is "OK". Well folks don't be drawn into their game. The majority herein obviously don't want to be reading excessive political diarrhea as is found at many other web boards especially during political election cycles. And yes there are ways to discuss political elements without the usual favorite demonizing tactics political trolls tend to use.
 
Matrix said:
It's challenging to precisely define the scope of political discussions. We implemented this rule in response to the 2016 presidential election, where discussions became overly heated and divisive. The original intent of this rule was to eliminate partisan American politics from the board; we have no intention of extending the ban further.

In essence, 'no politics' means no American partisan politics. If we can tell if the poster is a Republican or Democrat, it's considered political. Obviously this leaves a lot to discuss, but we believe it's in the best interest of the forum to remove divisive political content while retaining a sense of enjoyment.

Please keep in mind that this is a community, and we depend on member reports to moderate the forum. If a post criticizing Biden was removed while one criticizing Trump wasn't, it's solely because the former post was reported, allowing us to take action.

Regarding politics in other countries, no complaint, no actions.
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As an Australian, I refrain from discussing Australian or UK politics here because I have other avenues for that. It seems only fair that if US politics is off limits then I should refrain from all political content.
 
PeppermintPatty said:
I don’t know the difference between a Republican or Democrat so I guess I’m ok.
The only time I use the word trump is when I am referring to outranking . 😅
I had to look up partisan “ A partisan is someone who supports one part or party”
example - a political follower

Check! Yayyy I don’t follow anyone 😊
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The only time I use the word trump, or even think of the word trump, is when I'm playing the card game Spades. Guess I'm totally non-political.
 
I think I agree with what you said @David777 but like with most of your posts I may have to read it again to be sure.

Like your use of 'terse.' Don't use that word enough. I like it. I like it better than, i.e. 'stern.'
 
Actually above was an unintended post meant for another current thread, I typoed herein due to my unfamiliarity of using the touchpad on this cheap Windows 11 laptop I tend to only use when away from home. I strongly dislike using laptop touchpads but am doing so a bit this morning in order to build up minimal touchpad skills. So went into the touchpad device settings and changed most of the gesture settings to "nothing" from defaults. Complex gestures by default in Windows 11 are enabled and complex. Why default enable all these multiple finger gestures? Well of course, because of the rise of smartphones enthusiasts that I also as a computer user from earliest era also find annoying.

Another issue, is why can't I see a delete post option active for at least a short period after entering a post accidentally? Otherwise would have zapped it instead of entering a [dot].
 
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Nathan said:
Well said, I agree wholeheartedly!
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Sorry, couldn't resist, I have a really bad facetious streak in me.

David777 said:
Actually above was an unintended post meant for another current thread, I typoed herein due to my unfamiliarity of using the touchpad on this cheap Windows 11 laptop I tend to only use when away from home. I strongly dislike using laptop touchpads but am doing so a bit this morning in order to build up minimal touchpad skills. So went into the touchpad device settings and changed most of the gesture settings to "nothing" from defaults. Complex gestures by default in Windows 11 are enabled and complex. Why default enable all these multiple finger gestures? Well of course, because of the rise of smartphones enthusiasts that I also as a computer user from earliest era also find annoying.

Another issue, is why can't I see a delete post option active for at least a short period after entering a post accidentally? Otherwise would have zapped it instead of entering a [dot].
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My sympathies, the touchpad can be tricky, but I fully detest the "touch" technology of smartphones. Then there's Windows 11...but I'll refrain from Microsoft bashing, at least in this thread.

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why can't I see a delete post option active for at least a short period after entering a post accidentally?
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If @Matrix sees this comment maybe he could shed some light on this. I usually can delete a post within a couple(?) hours if I'm using a web browser on my desktop(Linux), but sometimes I don't have the delete option in an Android browser. :unsure:
 
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NewlySenior said:
On the sign in page:
Welcome to SeniorForums.com - The most active online community for senior citizens and baby boomers. To participate in the discussions, please register. You can login directly with your Facebook or Google account. No politics

As a matter of semantics, it says "no politics" not "no discussion of politics"

Perhaps the admins should elaborate on exactly what constitutes 'no politics', because if it is a rule, the lack of clarity means enforcement is impossible.
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If any potential poster cannot understand what Matrix is stating, maybe they should discuss it with a mental health professional before posting on this site. Such a person might be able to put them on the right track as to the meaning of his words.
For the great majority of us, I think the meanings are clear.
 
mrstime said:
You bet !!
While a few might find this hilarious, I am liking no politics. I also think the ban on politics should also include religion.
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I don't know. I think we've been pretty good about discussing religion in a civil manner.

I wish there was a way we could discuss politics in a bi-partisan way. For example something happened yesterday during a congressional committee meeting involving three women of three different races and from two different parties -- all three very much out of line as far as I can see. I'd enjoy talking about it in the sense of how our standards of dignified behavior have deteriorated across all party lines.
 
Della said:
I don't know. I think we've been pretty good about discussing religion in a civil manner.

I wish there was a way we could discuss politics in a bi-partisan way. For example something happened yesterday during a congressional committee meeting involving three women of three different races and from two different parties -- all three very much out of line as far as I can see. I'd enjoy talking about it in the sense of how our standards of dignified behavior have deteriorated across all party lines.
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Me too baby girl. Btw, don't even think of playing with me.
 
The problem is defining what is a discussion of "politics." Some subjects which are borderline are gun control, abortion, LGBTQ rights, wars in the Middle East or Ukraine, book censorship, sepration of church and state, this country's support or opposition of what other countries are doing, capital punishment. Politics creeps in.

I think Matrix does a good job of eliminating the overt political discussions, as in: "Who are you voting for?" or "Should the electoral college system be abolished?" But the in-between matters are tough to define. They are partially political, but not basically about politics. Must be hard to be a moderator!
 
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