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Political discussion

Post by SSCBen » Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:29 am

For years we've had a rule that was stated only in a sticky that there will be no political discussion here. After some thought, I realized barely anyone knew about that rule anyway and I can't see any harm coming from political discussions at this point. Politics are free to be discussed now. With the 2008 US presidential election coming up too there could be some interesting discussion to keep us busy during the off-season.

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Re: Political discussion

Post by Silence » Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:03 pm

I don't know...recently I've decided it's usually best to keep politics out of other discussions. People who agree with you won't change their opinions, but you'll lose a lot respect from those who disagree with you.

Well, I guess I have nothing against discussion, but I'd still encourage people not to do it. Fortunately the forums keep off-topic discussions well hidden.

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Re: Political discussion

Post by swirlycurly » Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:12 am

It is funny to watch the girls fighting for obama against a hardcore republican teacher. It just makes me laugh. Mainly because their thoughts do not matter at all for a few years.

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Re: Political discussion

Post by SSCBen » Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:50 am

Silence wrote:I don't know...recently I've decided it's usually best to keep politics out of other discussions. People who agree with you won't change their opinions, but you'll lose a lot respect from those who disagree with you.

Well, I guess I have nothing against discussion, but I'd still encourage people not to do it. Fortunately the forums keep off-topic discussions well hidden.
I agree with your points. Those are precisely the reasons I didn't allow political discussion before. And I'll admit I'm a little hesitant now, but I think (or hope) we can be respectful. Given that barely anyone discusses politics here anyway (as the rule was unenforced), there's been little opportunity for problems.

Any rules, of course, can be changed in the future. Maybe I'll feel different in a few days.

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Re: Political discussion

Post by SSCBen » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:18 pm

Just as a general note, no political discussion is allowed again. I've thought about it and decided to reinstate this rule.

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Re: Political discussion

Post by Hunt_and_Annoy » Thu Jan 22, 2009 1:34 am

Has there actually been any political discussion in this period?

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Re: Political discussion

Post by SSCBen » Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:17 am

None occurred. The forum's been too slow.

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Re: Political discussion

Post by cantab » Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:44 am

Does mentioning Obama fluffing his oath count as political discussion ;-)
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Re: Political discussion

Post by SSCBen » Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:57 am

Not really. And I noticed that too. I thought it was amusing. ;)

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Re: Political discussion

Post by Silence » Thu Jan 22, 2009 4:37 am

He didn't mess up. Chief Justice Roberts did. :cool:

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