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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen
Hi all,
My little act of civil disobedience was simply to illustrate the fallacy of the claim that 'different aspects' of the same topic are not the same topic. It is still topic spam, and if 4 threads were that annoying, please imagine the frustration that many, myself included, feel over 187 threads about the same issue.
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Indeed, however 2 points:
1) Is it really necessary to start a thread pointing this out? That there are 187 threads involving Obama? I posted in there and to ask what the point of it was? Was it to invite 'bashing' of yubba? I'm sure it wasn't the aim to do so, however, we all realise that some will jump on the wagon and take an opportunity when it presents itself.
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Originally Posted by Freiwillige
you have to understand that he is the most divisive president I have ever know and as he charges in uncharted directions people are gonna respond both for or against.
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Exactly, it's going to happen.
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many are just as valid as they discuss new policy's, Power struggles and the future of this great nation. Now I am honestly not sure of the point you were trying to make, I mean in the forum world I know you well enough to know your a level headed guy and quite likable and I am sure you were just trying to make a point. I just hope that point is not to stifle any legitimate discussion about our prez and his policy's.
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Or indeed about any other political figures.
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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen
No, I don't want to stifle anyone's expression. I agree that Obama is divisive, and so was Bush 43. My approach to them would be the same; create a master Obama thread for all of the discussion. Hell, even sticky it.
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Good point, you have my support for that. While we are on the subject of stickys, what about the "Tribute" thread? When members post about the deceased, or a loved one for instance? There are RIP posts which could be combined into one thread. I'm not attempting to hijack the topic here, just because we are talking about stickys and combining multiple threads about similar issues into one.
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This way, the people that want to talk politics get what they want, and the people that don't want to wade through all of those individual threads get what they want.
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Again, you have my support.
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I know that this may not be organized enough to make some happy, but let us face it; political discourse is less Napoleonic warfare and more bar room brawl. Neal or Neon can make the thread easily, but what is needed is the members to go along with it.
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Seems pretty organised to me at least, once again, count me in!