About the reptilian threads

[Weiss Pinguin]

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

My approach to them would be the same; create a master Obama thread for all of the discussion. Hell, even sticky it. 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.

It seems to me that would be a bit like creating a shared highway for planes, cars, boats, trains, and bicycles, just to save space and make it easier for someone to get somewhere without getting lost. I understand why you suggest this, but starting a new thread kind of keeps focus, and keeps most of the discussion on that topic in that thread, instead of mixing around in other threads. IMO if you pack more than 2-3 topics into one threadi it's going to get sticky at some point, and if someone starts a new line every time Obama does something, you're going to end up with threads looking like these charts:

(except for the 12 Angry Men one and a lot like the Primer one)

IMO a sub-forum would be better organized than a superthread. Just my 2 cents.

[Raptor1]

Originally Posted by Oberon

I would only add my voice in support of a sub-forum (there's a pun there somewhere) for politics however I would also add 'religion' to go with that sub-forum, because if we manage to expel the Obama threads from GT they will simply be replaced with "OMFG THE MUSLIMS WILL KILL US ALL" threads.

It seems to me that most religious threads are also political threads anyway, so that's probably a good idea.

I was rather opposed to a political sub-forum, but I guess it might be a viable solution to the topic spamming. I don't think an Obama thread will survive unless the whole issue is very brutally moderated, and even then it will not work so well. So if we're not going to fix this with mock trials and execution by firing squad, I think a political forum might indeed be a reasonable solution.

[Oberon]

We've tried creating an Obama superthread but it rarely works out because people will insist on posting a new thread anyway, or someone like yubba will come along and derail a thread that has nothing to do with Obama.

So if we're not going to fix this with mock trials and execution by firing squad

You mean we're not? I thought that's how it was done in the USSA these days under Josef Obama?

[Freiwillige]

Originally Posted by Oberon

When the Fleetlord says, "The Earth is for the Race," We SSS! SSS! right in the Fleetlord's face! When the Fleetlord says, "We rule the Earth from space," We SSS! SSS! right in the Fleetlord's face!

Am I the only one who caught this brilliant piece of humor? Oberon you busted my gut on this one buddy.

Found the orig.

[Raptor1]

Originally Posted by Oberon

You mean we're not? I thought that's how it was done in the USSA these days under Josef Obama?

I don't know, it seems a lot of his most ardent detractors can be found around here, but they don't seem to be mysteriously disappearing all too quickly.

Hmm, so I guess all of them must be CIA agents sent here to find real dissidents...

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Freiwillige

Am I the only one who caught this brilliant piece of humor? Oberon you busted my gut on this one buddy.

Found the orig.

All credit to Harry Turtledove and his excellent Worldwar series.

[Tchocky]

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

Worth it?

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Tchocky

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

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.

[Hottentot]

Originally Posted by Platapus

I am a big political interest guy. My interests are professional and academic. I love discussing politics! But honestly, I read the first 2-3 posts in a political thread and I can decide whether it is worth following.

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.

[Rhodes]

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









V reference...

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Rhodes

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









V reference...

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

[Castout]

Snake is good for eating. It tastes like chicken.

I know this is not the thread.

[Penguin]

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

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...

Originally Posted by Hottentot

Well heck . I was wondering if I could get the local Finns in here to start conspiring by starting gazillions of threads about our coming elections (the world revolves around us after all), but I guess this spares me from getting laughed at, brigged and banned. And does it in a more classy way too.

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.

[Weiss Pinguin]

Originally Posted by Freiwillige

Am I the only one who caught this brilliant piece of humor? Oberon you busted my gut on this one buddy.

Found the orig.

I got the musical reference

[Skybird]

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!