Poll: Should religion/politics be discussed on a toy forum?
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RoboDad
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Unfortunately, that's part of the problem. If someone (and I'm not singling anyone out here) believes their position or their subject matter knowledge to be superior to those of other posters, they tend to appear arrogant and condescending, and to belittle the opinions of others. And they may not even realize they are doing it.
I agree. But then I made a very civil post in the 9/11 thread and it created quite a ruckus. We even had calls for deletions and personal criticism that somehow escaped moderator admonishment despite Dave's stated "zero tolerance" policy.
So I think we need a fair way to define infractions and even-handed moderation. We haven't seen much sign of either of those things, and with respect the moderators can't even seem to agree whether to keep certain threads locked or unlocked; other threads are being locked despite the last several pages remaining civil and so forth.
As it happens I agree these threads should be subject to rules and oversight. I just wonder how we even get to that point on a fair and reasonable basis.
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RoboDad
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What you failed to realize in that thread is that the definition of civility is not solely the province of the person who is speaking. You may have considered your post to be civil, but it is clear that many others did not.
Right. Hence the problem with setting up guidelines.
Again, you were being civil, but you weren't being tactful.
The 9/11 thread is about remembering a terrible day and the lives that were snuffed out. It was not a forum for political discussion. That is what angered people about barbelith's post in there, and rightly so.
The 9/11 thread is about remembering a terrible day and the lives that were snuffed out. It was not a forum for political discussion. That is what angered people about barbelith's post in there, and rightly so.
RoboDad
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It isn't really the problem you make it out to be. The decisions of the moderators may seem arbitrary, they may even be arbitrary, but if they succeed in "keeping the peace", then they are working.
And, ultimately, this is forum is not a democracy. If the mods establish guidelines, we are bound to either follow them, or risk the consequential disciplinary action.
McHavyck
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i don't see why we can't discuss politics and religion calmly and rationally.
oh, wait...these are the Freaks. 
my vote is YES.
oh, wait...these are the Freaks.
my vote is YES.
I post in several other sections but I'm not a big fan of the silly "my tracking number says my doll is two days away!" sort of posts. So a lot of reading and then asking questions or offering an opinion. I don't think the toy section really opens itself up for meaningful discussion unless you wind up with an Alien Kane situation. There's only so much to say about the Hot Toys Prison Break dolls.
Whereas the politics and movie threads provide a venue for conversation that isn't served by posting once every few days. So when an interesting thread emerges you sort of check up on it throughout the day so you can keep current in the discussion. It's just one of those "nature of the beast" things.
Actually this was the first post in that thread ...
GOD BLESS AMERICA
Doesn't seem to be specifically guided towards just remembering at all. Seems open for discussion to me.
.....sigh Rory... you are very young I am afraid.
Also Rory, you neglected to quote any of his other posts which make it quite clear what the purpose of his thread was.
Whether I am young or not is beside the point here. That was the first post in that thread and it offered no specific direction. You can say it did but you would just be inferring.
No I didn't. That was the first post. That is all there was. I didn't edit anything out. Go and read it for yourself.
I hate discussing religeon and politics.. I just don't clck on those threads... Unless I plan on flinging some poo..
WHAT WHAT
WHAT WHAT
And again I disagree. I had a valid opinion that was expressed with tact and did not challenge any of the posters who held different opinions. That's why drafting these sort of guidelines is a challenge.
Every post that said God Bless America or Never Forget or just showed a picture of the flag was a political message. It was only later that people began posting remembrances of the day and how it affected them personally. And where was it posted that the thread was "about remembering a terrible day and the lives that were snuffed out?" Not in the title. Not in the opening post. Is there a thread summary somewhere that I missed?
My point is not to have an argument about what happened in that thread but rather to show how complicated establishing these sort of rules are. Maybe we should have thread abstracts saying what is an isn't permitted. I don't know.
It's only a problem if we go through the motions of a fair and reasoned guidebook. I have no problem with the moderators saying point blank "this is a dictatorship." But say that and don't pretend there's anything else going on. In many ways I think that's the only solution, to be honest.
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