Forum Poll: Would you like to have the Politics/Rant Forum Back?

[baseballdave]

Like it isn't bleeding out now? There are political fights here on a weekly basis. Might as well have a place to put it.....

I agree. There is religious and political arguements going on in sports threads here all the time and the mods have to step in to stop it. Have a place to put the "discussions" so that those who just want to read sports discussions, they can go and read only sports discussions.

I think it will put LESS work on the mods as long as everyone -and I know that won't happen 100% - rant in the rant section and sports and plays in the sports and plays section.

And by the way, this thread and some of the ones that Savage has started, with some interesting and not so interesting topics , has the most views and responses in a long time.

Again, just my opinion

[Spark]

Guys don't waste your efforts on him ... his opinion means nothing on this forum ... he is just a parasite around here ..

[The Lovedoc]

I'm a very well respected member on here. I don't know what your talking about.

[kbsooner21]

Guys don't waste your efforts on him ... his opinion means nothing on this forum ... he is just a parasite around here ..

It's hard to find more truthful words than this...

[frankb03]

If we did, there would still most likely be restrictions on bashing each other on a personal level. It got out of hand last time and we want to know if you think it should come back for another try.

Why restrict it? If things get out of hand or become personal those members have the ability to log off the site or leave the thread. I say no holds barred. This is the internet. There's a level of anonymity. It's not like someone is going to hop on a plane to track down another member. That being said if any monitor partakes in any discussion they have to pay by the same rules without fear of being banned because a member disagrees with the political or any views of any of the mods.

[wayne1218]

Why restrict it? If things get out of hand or become personal those members have the ability to log off the site or leave the thread. I say no holds barred. This is the internet. There's a level of anonymity. It's not like someone is going to hop on a plane to track down another member. That being said if any monitor partakes in any discussion they have to pay by the same rules without fear of being banned because a member disagrees with the political or any views of any of the mods.

frank, I don't care if we are in your house, my house or on the internet. If people start calling others a cunt or saying something about fucking their mother or anything like that out of control, we have no place for it here. Maybe other places do but i don't like seeing it here. I do care about a lot of people here and i can't sit back and watch anybody talked to that way. Sorry.

[The Lovedoc]

frank, I don't care if we are in your house, my house or on the internet. If people start calling others a cunt or saying something about fucking their mother or anything like that out of control, we have no place for it here. Maybe other places do but i don't like seeing it here. I do care about a lot of people here and i can't sit back and watch anybody talked to that way. Sorry.

My points exactly!!! THANK YOU WAYNE!!!

[frankb03]

There is an old saying.....

Don't discuss Politics nor Religion with friends, it may cause you to lose one.......

That's one's choice. But who has the right to censor what I discuss or not discuss. If I want to risk 'losing' a friend again that's my choice. The last I checked there was still freedom of speech.

[Stroker71]

frank, I don't care if we are in your house, my house or on the internet. If people start calling others a cunt or saying something about fucking their mother or anything like that out of control, we have no place for it here. Maybe other places do but i don't like seeing it here. I do care about a lot of people here and i can't sit back and watch anybody talked to that way. Sorry.

I agree. The problem is it always seems to get back to name calling. Especially whenit is the same few argueing over and over. I do like political threads on other forums but they almost always will get shut because of the very names and attacks you say.

[baseballdave]

frank, I don't care if we are in your house, my house or on the internet. If people start calling others a cunt or saying something about fucking their mother or anything like that out of control, we have no place for it here. Maybe other places do but i don't like seeing it here. I do care about a lot of people here and i can't sit back and watch anybody talked to that way. Sorry.

[frankb03]

frank, I don't care if we are in your house, my house or on the internet. If people start calling others a cunt or saying something about fucking their mother or anything like that out of control, we have no place for it here. Maybe other places do but i don't like seeing it here. I do care about a lot of people here and i can't sit back and watch anybody talked to that way. Sorry.

I understand your point. At the same time no one has the right to censor what I choose to discuss. Providing no laws are broken such as personal threats I still say no holds barred. If it gets personal and one is offended then it's real simple. LOG OFF.

[Spark]

That's one's choice. But who has the right to censor what I discuss or not discuss. If I want to risk 'losing' a friend again that's my choice. The last I checked there was still freedom of speech.

You can say and talk about whatever you want but you can not be tearing into each other ... No one is going to get banned for speaking their mind ... no matter what it is ...

[wayne1218]

I agree. The problem is it always seems to get back to name calling. Especially whenit is the same few argueing over and over. I do like political threads on other forums but they almost always will get shut because of the very names and attacks you say.

and that is what we are here for. If it happens, they get to take a day or two off.

[frankb03]

My thing is will it keep politics all in one thread.I don't like arguing politics but if it all stayed in one thread then I would be for it.I will just stay away from it in that forum.
Would you guys ban a guy from a thread if he started that shit outside of the political forum is the main question? Thats what I want to see.I don't want to post something in the all sports discussion like "My Vols Suck" and some one like Kaz come in and say "Blame Bush".

I agree. If the heated discussion moves to any other thread 3 day ban. That'll cool off the participants.

[wayne1218]

I understand your point. At the same time no one has the right to censor what I choose to discuss. Providing no laws are broken such as personal threats I still say no holds barred. If it gets personal and one is offended then it's real simple. LOG OFF.

frank, People can fight their fight all they want but it is a privately owned site and i think having limits is a good thing. It isn't always as easy as logging off. My father passed away a few years back and somebody said something about him after it happened and logging off didn't make those comments go away. I won't allow it if i'm here. You can rip me and it has happened here a million times but there are places you simply shouldn't go, free speech or not.