Posted By: Anonymous
STOP, STOP, STOP- Please!!! - 07/29/04 01:34 PM
I don't know about everyone else, but I am tired of seeing all of this political junk on this bulletin board. Everyone has their right to free speech and to their opinions, but enough is enough. I come to this BB to read enjoyable things, and it was fun at first- but now it isn't!
Please STOP!!!!!!
Posted By: Poopzilla
Re: STOP, STOP, STOP- Please!!! - 07/29/04 01:45 PM
Perhaps a new forum should be devised strictly for political topics. Call it the Political Arena or something. Other than that, I just try not to get involved or at least try not to stir the water more. Mostly I just don't even look in them anymore.
Posted By: 1 Peter 5:7
Re: STOP, STOP, STOP- Please!!! - 07/29/04 01:48 PM
These things run in spells, Anon. It's the political season. Just don't click.
Posted By: Elwood P. Dowd
Re: STOP, STOP, STOP- Please!!! - 07/29/04 02:04 PM
Properly labeled threads will help. If it indicates it is political in nature and we open it, it's the risk we take.
Civility is simply too much to expect when even those people who don't post as "Anonymous" are.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: STOP, STOP, STOP- Please!!! - 07/29/04 02:14 PM
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I don't know about everyone else, but I am tired of seeing all of this political junk on this bulletin board. Everyone has their right to free speech and to their opinions, but enough is enough. I come to this BB to read enjoyable things, and it was fun at first- but now it isn't!
Please STOP!!!!!!
I agree with you, Little Devil, this must stop.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: STOP, STOP, STOP- Please!!! - 07/29/04 02:28 PM
I agree w/ the others- but I also agree with you ANON, it is a bit frustrating. We see it here, we see it on the news, its everywhere!
I don't typically respond to the political threads, I don't like politics much- but I do sometimes find them amusing.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: STOP, STOP, STOP- Please!!! - 07/29/04 02:37 PM
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I agree with you, Little Devil, this must stop.
where do you see "little devil" posting anything in this thread. i think someone is playing games . . .
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: STOP, STOP, STOP- Please!!! - 07/29/04 02:54 PM
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where do you see "little devil" posting anything in this thread. i think someone is playing games . . .
Little Devilish games indeed.
Posted By: Elwood P. Dowd
Re: STOP, STOP, STOP- Please!!! - 07/29/04 03:14 PM
If you do find that there are posters whose opinions on any subject have no value to you, click their screen name above their avatar then click "Ignore this User." The body of their posts will not appear on your screen if you are logged in.
It's kind of like weeding the garden, it reduces stress.
Posted By: MB Guy
Re: STOP, STOP, STOP- Please!!! - 07/29/04 06:06 PM
How about those that don't want to read the political posts, don't, and those that do, do. Why is this concept of "freedom of choice" so hard to understand? This is precisely the reason this country is having the issues that it is. Just because a certain subsection of the population (no matter how small) doesn't like something or finds it offensive, the rest of the population has to "STOP STOP STOP - Please!!!" expressing their opinion. BS if you ask me. Just don't look. Period.
Posted By: HappyGilmore
Re: STOP, STOP, STOP- Please!!! - 07/29/04 07:08 PM
Isn't that every thread in here?
Posted By: SMQ, CRCM
Re: STOP, STOP, STOP- Please!!! - 07/29/04 08:11 PM
Granted, it is often hard to tell what a thread is about until you get into it, especially in the watercooler. The only advice that I can offer is click the remote or use the BACK button. One could avoid the watercooler altogether, but some topics are fun.
And now I will go a little off topic on this one.
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That's like saying don't smoke in the smoking section of a restaurant...
And...this is similar to prayers and schools and the pledge....my answer is the same, "I have the right to pray whenever and wherever - you have the right not to. I won't force you to pray with me and I ask that you not force me to stop."
step....
.........step....
..................step....(me climbing down off my soapbox. 
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Posted By: GreatBlue
Re: STOP, STOP, STOP- Please!!! - 07/29/04 09:37 PM
FWIW, no one thinks these dumb anonymous posts are you.
Ok, I didn't actually poll anyone on this, but seriously, no one who's spent any time in this forum would ever think you'd do that.
But some interesting threads get hijacked with less-than-civil discussions and it really has gotten old. I really like the idea of a Political Forum where people who want to jump into the fray have the ability to do so; those of us who want the Watercooler to be a fun and frolic zone can have it back. And yeah - I assume that once the election is over, the recount is over, the inauguration is over, and things settle down, this will all die down again -- I'm just afraid it's going to be next March...
