The Obama Thread

[TarJak]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

When the only threads someone ever starts are all on the same topic, it is indeed spamming.


They did.

I know they could do it again is my suggestion.

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Or Third Man can stop spamming them in the first place.

Or that.

Or we could fill them all with the usual OT spam.

[DarkFish]

Originally Posted by TarJak

Or that.

Or we could fill them all with the usual OT spam.

Aye! Spam the spammers so they can spam no more!

[Gerald]

Never ending story,

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

I was thinking more in terms of an unresolved Oedipal complex.

*goes to google*



Let's just call him a MILFster.

Originally Posted by Vendor

Never ending story,

I loved that movie as a kid.... then I realised it actually ends... never seen it again since then.

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by Dowly

*goes to google*



Let's just call him a MILFster.



I loved that movie as a kid.... then I realised it actually ends... never seen it again since then.

[Bubblehead1980]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

There's no 'may' about it, and it's not a matter of how you or anyone else looks at it. The Subsim forums are, essentially, a bit of electronic private property that the owner has opened up for public use, with the terms of use posted for all to see. You can "look at it" any way you like, but your perspective isn't the one that sets the terms or decides if and when they're being violated.

Imagine walking into someone's home, taking a dump on their carpet, and then arguing that you have every right to do so even when it's pointed out to you that 1) there's a sign on the wall saying "Don't Crap Here, signed, The Owner" and 2) others have been forcibly removed from the place by the owner or his representatives for doing exactly the same thing. Surely you understand the concept of private property and the rights of a property owner to set the terms regarding who's allowed to be there and who isn't?

Eh, whatever. Hey Dowly, pass the popcorn!

lol I fully understand private property rights etc As long as not topic spamming, starting a thread on an issue that may involve BHO but is not about him is not in violation.I basically agree with the Obama thread idea IF the topic is about Obama but not right to try and force people to post anything related to BHO on one thread.As said, if it's about Obama, people should post in this thread.If it's about a political subject where Barry may be mentioned at some point, then users have every right to create a seperate thread.I think even the stuffiest moderator could agree with me on that.

[Gerald]

I loved that movie as a kid.... then I realised it actually ends... never seen it again since then. [/QUOTE] your dream,

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980

If it's about a political subject where Barry may be mentioned at some point, then users have every right to create a seperate thread.

You only have the rights you are given here. Neal can start keelhauling people for the use of "is" if he so chooses to, it's his website.

I think even the stuffiest moderator could agree with me on that.

I doubt it.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980

lol I fully understand private property rights etc As long as not topic spamming, starting a thread on an issue that may involve BHO but is not about him is not in violation.I basically agree with the Obama thread idea IF the topic is about Obama but not right to try and force people to post anything related to BHO on one thread.As said, if it's about Obama, people should post in this thread.If it's about a political subject where Barry may be mentioned at some point, then users have every right to create a seperate thread.I think even the stuffiest moderator could agree with me on that.

I think the issue here is that someone starts a thread on a topic without it being an "Obama thread," but at the point where Obama is brought into it, it is done in a way that does not specifically address the original topic in any thoughtful manner. Instead it's just another post consisting of the same old invective that adds nothing to any discussion except yet another post in a series of endless reiterations of how much the poster hates Obama.

It would be like someone who hates SH3 going to the SH3 forum and replying to thread after thread, not with something meaningful regarding the questions being asked or issues being reported or experiences being shared, but with some angry rant about how much SH3 sucks. Over and over again, until it drowns out almost everything else.

If all you have to say is that you think Obama sucks, fine. But if that's the primary or only sentiment you have to add to a discussion about some topic on a political or social issue, it gets old. Really fast.

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

It would be like someone who hates SH3 going to the SH3 forum and replying to thread after thread, not with something meaningful regarding the questions being asked or issues being reported or experiences being shared, but with some angry rant about how much SH3 sucks. Over and over again, until it drowns out almost everything else.

Ah, brings back memories. I actually saw Terrapin, well atleast a guy called Terrapin on some site week or so ago... just can't remember where. Ah, good old days... Gizzmoe should really come back and take over GT.

[TarJak]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

I think the issue here is that someone starts a thread on a topic without it being an "Obama thread," but at the point where Obama is brought into it, it is done in a way that does not specifically address the original topic in any thoughtful manner. Instead it's just another post consisting of the same old invective that adds nothing to any discussion except yet another post in a series of endless reiterations of how much the poster hates Obama.

It would be like someone who hates SH3 going to the SH3 forum and replying to thread after thread, not with something meaningful regarding the questions being asked or issues being reported or experiences being shared, but with some angry rant about how much SH3 sucks. Over and over again, until it drowns out almost everything else.

If all you have to say is that you think Obama sucks, fine. But if that's the primary or only sentiment you have to add to a discussion about some topic on a political or social issue, it gets old. Really fast.

Like that's never happened anywhere on Subsim before.

I love the fact that the biggest argument in the Obama thread is whether or not it is the right place to have an argument about Obama.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

I was thinking more in terms of an unresolved Oedipal complex.

You do realize of course that I...uh, Oedipus never actually wanted to do any of those things.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

You do realize of course that I...uh, Oedipus never actually wanted to do any of those things.

No... but maybe Freud did.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by TarJak

I love the fact that the biggest argument in the Obama thread is whether or not it is the right place to have an argument about Obama.

The Internets is a wonderful thing.

[TarJak]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

The Internets is a wonderful thing.

Yes but a pale shadow of real life.