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Post by QuickSilver on Nov 5, 2017 14:31:51 GMT -5
I have a question to those still posting over there... WHY? Why would you want to post on a forum where you have to be so careful and re-read every thought to make sure it's just perfect and won't get you banned... We are all way to old for that grade school style of monitoring. What fun is it? You cannot even type out a random thought in frustration without wondering if you will be spanked. Seriously... What's the attraction?
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Post by Warrigal on Nov 5, 2017 21:33:35 GMT -5
I still post over there. I find American attitudes fascinating and I'm waiting for the day when the current administration implodes to see how half the population manages the fall out.
However, the forum is generally a great big yawn at the moment.
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Post by tnthomas on Nov 6, 2017 21:25:40 GMT -5
I still post over there. I find American attitudes fascinating and I'm waiting for the day when the current administration implodes to see how half the population manages the fall out. However, the forum is generally a great big yawn at the moment. Yes, after dumping the Political section the only threads left are in the "gee I had to sweep the porch today" level of excitement. running-around-smiley-emoticon <----I love this smiley They still regularly engage in one-sided pruning of threads, letting the Right wing comments slip in, but clipping out any other points of view that remotely resemble "political" comments. ....that is really unprofessional and clumsy at best, but yea-I-know, it's their forum, not mine.
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Post by badsanta on Nov 7, 2017 16:08:39 GMT -5
.... I... agree... everyone here... all ... we all have our opinions and have opportunity to express ourselves without fear of banishment as some have said those other forums do.... good words to live by,,,, let;s see how true they ring,,,
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Post by butterfly on Nov 7, 2017 22:40:18 GMT -5
I still post over there. I find American attitudes fascinating and I'm waiting for the day when the current administration implodes to see how half the population manages the fall out. However, the forum is generally a great big yawn at the moment. Yes, after dumping the Political section the only threads left are in the "gee I had to sweep the porch today" level of excitement. <----I love this smiley They still regularly engage in one-sided pruning of threads, letting the Right wing comments slip in, but clipping out any other points of view that remotely resemble "political" comments. ....that is really unprofessional and clumsy at best, but yea-I-know, it's their forum, not mine. I was on there for several years and enjoyed it immensely, until the moderators became so heavy handedly pro-right. They completely ruined the forum -- I still post there occasionally, but the forum is completely ruined IMHO and I think it will ultimately peter out.
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Post by tnthomas on Nov 7, 2017 22:55:03 GMT -5
Well, at least the favored cadre of rightwingers will continue to enjoy the forum. There are still many democratic, centrist and 'some' republicans that do have a
sense of decency...actual conservatives, that I enjoy conversing with there.
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Post by Warrigal on Dec 1, 2017 9:56:51 GMT -5
Criticism of the moderators is a sackable offence. So is complaining about bias.
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Post by tnthomas on Dec 1, 2017 12:39:43 GMT -5
Criticism of the moderators is a sackable offence. So is complaining about bias. That is of course, understood. Neither occurred in this case.
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Post by butterfly on Dec 1, 2017 19:43:02 GMT -5
As a practical matter, it is almost impossible to talk about ANYTHING without it having some sort of political implication, especially in the eye of a beholder to whom everything is either black or white. If I said "the price of bananas has gone up today," that could be construed by certain closed minded people as a criticism of the present administration even if I just meant it as a commentary on the price of bananas.
There are still a couple of people over there with whom I enjoy conversing, but very few. And I must confess I do enjoy pulling BobF's chain when I get a chance, in particular about his Neanderthal opinion that if you are sexually assaulted or harassed it is all your fault for dressing like a girl and thus arousing the uncontrollable passions of your male co-workers.
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Post by tnthomas on Dec 1, 2017 21:43:12 GMT -5
I must confess I do enjoy pulling BobF's chain when I get a chance, in particular about his Neanderthal opinion that if you are sexually assaulted or harassed it is all your fault for dressing like a girl and thus arousing the uncontrollable passions of your male co-workers. The pure pleasure of pulling BobF's chain is about the only way a person can enjoy conversing with him. Trying to coax Bob out of his intellectual cave into the sunlight and fresh-air is a challenge that can only serve to frustrate.
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Post by QuickSilver on Dec 2, 2017 7:18:02 GMT -5
I must confess I do enjoy pulling BobF's chain when I get a chance, in particular about his Neanderthal opinion that if you are sexually assaulted or harassed it is all your fault for dressing like a girl and thus arousing the uncontrollable passions of your male co-workers. The pure pleasure of pulling BobF's chain is about the only way a person can enjoy conversing with him. Trying to coax Bob out of his intellectual cave into the sunlight and fresh-air is a challenge that can only serve to frustrate. Ha.... I tried that for years.... Not possible.. no matter what facts BobF was confronted with, he'd just post the same sorry old grafts and claim Obama and the Dems were to blame for everything.. I'm convinced there is a little organic brain damage happening there.
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Post by Kady on Dec 2, 2017 11:14:24 GMT -5
The pure pleasure of pulling BobF's chain is about the only way a person can enjoy conversing with him. Trying to coax Bob out of his intellectual cave into the sunlight and fresh-air is a challenge that can only serve to frustrate. Ha.... I tried that for years.... Not possible.. no matter what facts BobF was confronted with, he'd just post the same sorry old grafts and claim Obama and the Dems were to blame for everything.. I'm convinced there is a little organic brain damage happening there. ........especially the rising deficit....
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Post by sundown on Dec 3, 2017 13:24:47 GMT -5
Will this just be a political forum or more of a general forum for seniors, Tnthomas ?
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Post by highlandannie on Dec 4, 2017 22:08:07 GMT -5
The pure pleasure of pulling BobF's chain is about the only way a person can enjoy conversing with him. Trying to coax Bob out of his intellectual cave into the sunlight and fresh-air is a challenge that can only serve to frustrate. Ha.... I tried that for years.... Not possible.. no matter what facts BobF was confronted with, he'd just post the same sorry old grafts and claim Obama and the Dems were to blame for everything.. I'm convinced there is a little organic brain damage happening there. BobF definitely has some issues with logic. His biggest beef with me was that he was outraged that anyone should be allowed to have 2 citizenships and I needed to choose with country to be loyal to.
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Post by tnthomas on Dec 5, 2017 12:29:35 GMT -5
At first I only wanted to be on a senior forum but I'm really enjoying having all ages. The "seniors" thing was a novelty, I participate on numerous forums whose membership age ranges from 14 to ...up, with the majority being in the 14 to 34 year old category. Ha! One guy on a computer forum I frequent recently referred to himself as "old guy". I ribbed him about that, as he is apparently in his early 50s. I'm not sure that an all seniors forum is a healthy environment. Sure, you can live in the past, talk about old cars and old movies. But, looking at today's world through an antiquated perspective does not advance meaningful dialogue.
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