dear Mods,Is it possible to make a dedicated politics discussion board?

[icyfroth]

Dear Mods. Is it possible to create a political discussion board similar to the Art and Crafts or the Fun and Games Board?

That way the politickers could argue politics all day long if they wished without disrupting the flow of general discussion topics on Community Spirit.

Thanks.

And is there any chance the hover feature will be coming back?

[joz*garage]

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@*ibis wrote:

Everything got chucked off willy-nilly because people voted they wanted to keep CS for general discussion

really? how was this vote taken?

i must have missed it

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translation:

Everything got chucked off willy-nilly because people whinged they wanted to keep CS for general discussion

but i suspect my tune threads were moved to F&Gs reported in spite

[freakiness]

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@toon_town_nutter wrote:

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@freakiness wrote:

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@toon_town_nutter wrote:

I'd like the political threads to have their own board.

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So often current affairs, news and politics are mixed. 

Creating a political board would just be another way of banning political discussion because nobody would go to a specific board.

Where would current affairs and news fit?

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Current affairs and news relating to politics in the policital discussion forum. Current affairs and news not relating directly to politics in community spirit. 

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Surely it would just get boring. 

There'd be stuff all threads and stuff all posters. 

It's sure to settle down now Gillard and Rudd are not there for the posters who registered at the same time last year to spam us about every day.  Without those the regulars probably won't feel the need to make mock posts to balance the flow. 

[izabsmiling]

Silverfaun wrote : Good idea icy

you didn't think this a while back when others have suggested it ...things changed  now have they ?

[twinkles**stars]

Gawd there's no pleasing some is there? Time to start up a hobby?

[izabsmiling]

OK.Have fun.

[icyfroth]

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@freakiness wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@daydream**believer wrote:

The devils tag thread got chucked onto the Fun and Games board which is supposed to be about Word games, song lyrics, letter games etc.

The Devils tag thread was not a game thread. It was a place that a group of people went to chat together.

It was one thread that did not disrupt the board at all.

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I know, DDB.

Everything got chucked off willy-nilly because people voted they wanted to keep CS for general discussion. OK fine, but in the last few months it's been dominated by politics. Fair enough there's been a lot of political turmoil and smear campaigns on both sides.

The election is over. We have a new PM. Time to move on.

Those that live sleep and breathe politics should be able to talk freely on their own board, without disrupting the flow of general f topics on a community board.

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When did anyone vote on moving threads off the boards?

Didn't the moderators just take it upon themselves in much the same way live world moderated the boards?

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No it was voted on. Can't remember the exact circumstances but folks got a chance to vote and the word games got voted off  when the transition was made from CW to CS, if memory serves me.

[icyfroth]

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@izabsmiling wrote:

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@twinkles**stars wrote:

Do others also feel that threads such as members of a community protesting against fluoride,

anti/pro immunisation,raising/lowering drinking/driving ages, threads about how a political figure looks should be on another board  (a Political board)

These are general discussion topics for those who care about such issues

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and they all could be seen as involving politics/policy and Pollies couldn't they ?

Politics can't imo  be excluded from general discussion (maybe in some other Countries it's not permitted????) 

imo it shouldn't be excluded any more than religion should or could 

Hi Icy, Politics is a part of life .So much involves politics  in one way or another and political threads have been posted on CS for much longer than the past few months.imo discussing politics is not a problem though I know it may be to others ...imo It's how things are discussed 

at the moment we await the PM Elect becoming PM and clarification of the plans the new Government has for this Country .There will be a lot of Australians and people overseas discussing this ...good,bad or otherwise.That is our right 

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Absolutely agree Iza.

Hence the call for a seperate politics board where politics can be discussed to the heart's content without overpowering the more general discussion boards.

[*pepe]

there is no need for a dedicated board, all that is needed is for the political zealots to stick to one or two threads instead of posting a separate thread for each brain bottom burp, and to quit invading other threads with their propaganda.

[icyfroth]

Political zealots tend to like airing their "bottom burps" all over the place, as you well know Pepe, and never mind about the bad smell.

[j*oono]

I don't remember any kind of a vote, Icy?  I think they were just moved over when there was a change of board format.