All credit to Harry Turtledove and his excellent Worldwar series. :up:

I've never read Worldwar, but I've gone through Timeline-191 twice now :DL

Worth it?

I think so, it's a nice twist on the traditional alien invasion stories, the technology of the Race is not all powerful and it's rather well balanced. The attitudes of the time are reflected well. If you enjoyed 191, I reckon you'll enjoy Worldwar. :yep:

Well said, sums up many of my thoughts too. I'm mostly a reader, because I don't think I have enough knowledge to start debating politics of a foreign country (and not always even those of my own country either), but I like following a political discussion. And when it's usually about a subject that doesn't touch me directly (say, American health care), I just like following a good debate. Even when I don't participate myself, I often find myself learning something from both sides of any given debate. It's nice.

I still agree with this topic. The Obama threads aren't a problem. The problem is that the first page can only hold so many topics at once. While there are many valid discussions about the subject as well, they too get buried under the topic spam and get the "great, yet another Jawabama thread"-label all too easily. Agitprop benefits no one in here, but if that can't be stopped, then a sub-forum or a big thread would be nice. At least then everyone would know what they are opening.

So, those this lizards would be eating birds heads or not?









V reference...

Nah, I think they're more into Guinea Pigs. :yep:

Snake is good for eating. It tastes like chicken.

I know this is not the thread.

Wow, first I thought Tak took the wrong pills or someone hacked into his account - or the motherships landed in PA :03:

I would also like to see a seperate politics forum. My argument is that it would certainly bring more people back to GT who don't like to post here (anymore) or are po'd by politics spam. I also hope that maybe more sub-related or historical discussions would take place here. I know there are many in the many sub-forums, but I think it's a pita to read through all of them, especially of games (like SH5) which I don't play. And honestly a discussion about the different type VII's could be in any forum, that's why I would like to see it bundled somewhere - maybe even in a historical/military (sub) forum - in my perception the Sub & Naval Discussions is more about sources not so much about (military) history.

V-related: Does anybody still watch the new series? I do, though I think it's quite shallow biut I like the theme...


Actually I would read one thread about this. It is always interesting to get some insight to other nation's politics. Though we just live across the Baltic, we don't get to know much about your politics - I think the Americans get even less news.
I learned more about the current US healthcare discussion here than anywhere else, or another great insight was the poster from Egypt who gave some interesting perspectives into his country at the time of the unrests.
So Hottentot, I would like to encourage you - as any poster from other countries - to open a thread about your countries politics if you feel like this. Though us damned foreigners can't bring anything into the discussion, it could be an interesting read.

I got the musical reference :rotfl2:

Political subforum hardly would work - it is only a question of time until it gets "spammed" with one and the same issue, and then they dfemand inside that forum another special forum for that issue.

GT is the one rumble pit where all and everything gets thrown into that does not match the other forums. Like it and enjoy it, don'T like it and stay out. That simple! ;)

Are you French sir? or just a wise owl! :cool: @tak, if you should advance my way enroute to brig, I will throw you a ball and glove, if to be had. ;)

I did not know that Obama was an issue. So far I thought the issues here where his different policies, politics and dreams he had for the country.

And comparing 4 threads posted within a short time with ~187 threads over.. what? 2 years or almost 3 years is rather mood, imho. Thats less than a new thread a day on average and nobody puts a gun to anyones head to post in them to keep these on the first page.

You can always tell Vendor to stop playing a news caster :D (just kidding), that will reduce the number of Obama threads on the first page drasticaly. :O:

I understand where you are coming from, and what you intend to show. However, when it comes to politics humans rarely (no matter which politcial sprectrum they are part of) are rational (no offense to anyone), and it is not going to change.

Just speaking for myself here: Yes, I do get annoyed sometimes too about all the Obama threads, all the Bush threads, all threads about how much the new patch sucks, how ****ty this (no particular) mod is, or how crappy the SH V / Ubi DRM is, but I decide if I want to read or even post in it. If I don't like it, I'll just ignore the threads.. No sweat, no lost sleep. :up:

No, I'm a Hottentot! Sorry, couldn't resist. You just reminded me where my nick comes from. We were once in France with bunch of friends (all Finns), staying in a certain place where many people from different countries were staying at and usually also accommodated in same rooms. Then this French guy suddenly barged into our room when I was all alone and asked if anyone there was French. I replied apologizing that I'm unfortunately a Hottentot and all my friends are Bushmen. Poor guy left with a very confused look on his face and later I learned that he only wanted to know what time it was.

Come to think of it, I haven't ever been called "French", "Sir" or "Wise". Even less all in the same post. I'm taking it as a compliment and hope that tomorrow I won't wake up as a Reptilian drone.

I say we found our new FFL football commish.... for the next 10 years.:haha:

Then a toast my good man! To duty, and manners. Good day. :woot:

This is exactly what I'm talking about! If you try a superthread for something like politics, you'll have people going off on tangents left and right just like this, and it'll be more foncusing than just having a thread for each line of thinking :smug: ;)

I'm sure the musical reference on page 2 was relevant, though.

The only possible way to make it work would be to instantly lock any new thread and brig the creator for some time. Sooner or later it might sink in. Or not.

:rotfl2::rock:

hey I'm with you takeda.

funny articles are much better than "obama this" "obama that"

Oh yes very :haha: :salute: