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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2017 16:09:14 GMT -5
Everyone loves mods. Isn't that right, gang? Right?
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Post by Amadan on Feb 10, 2017 17:07:52 GMT -5
I'll let Angie field that one.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2017 17:12:44 GMT -5
Pfft. Angie loathed and despised me long before I was a mod. And haggis and poetinahat are just snickering in the background. I totally can hear you guys, you know.
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Post by Christine on Feb 10, 2017 21:10:16 GMT -5
Meh. Most everyone has put in their two cents, everyone knows where the discussion is. I don't know that anyone has anymore to say about the original topic, so I'm not going to split this off. I appreciate the points of view on all of this; there some good info, some stuff to think about. But per some of what Cass said, let's remember a few things: 1) This forum isn't set up to make any money and I can't see how it ever could be set up to do so. Nor is it being run as asome sort of charity or necessity to serve the needs of some specific group of people. 2) Despite the various subforums, this place is about politics, about what's going on in that regard, and about expressing opinions on the same (with a strong likelihood that this will lead to "debate"). 3) And in that regard, I set it up to serve MY need for such a place, first and foremost. I knew of others who I thought might have a similar need, so I rolled the dice and hoped some might join. Since it is mine, I'm not going to relinquish any control over it at all. I'm also not going to stop participating in discussions, because then I'd still have the same unfulfilled need. And frankly, if I stopped participating, there would be significantly fewer threads. In that light, there's been some talk about the typical bent of threads here. That's mostly a consequence of me. I have a point of view and my thread starts are going to reflect that point of view. If people want threads from different angles, then they have to start some threads. Seriously. If members here enjoy the forum and want it to continue, I actually would like them to pitch in. I know some people like the idea of a forum where they can scroll the topics and just comment from time to time. There's nothing wrong with that. If that's what some people want, fair enough. But I would ask that if you want to take issue with how the forum is being run, if you want criticize the decisions being made, that you at least be in the group who is pitching in (and I know some certainly are pitching in; there's no need to name names, people know what they are or are not doing, imo), to some extent. This place--right now--is like a scene from The Princess Bride. Every night, I look at the forum and say "goodnight, I'll most likely shut you down in the morning." But then I find actual posts from after I hit the hay, actual points being made, so I push on. This is a good post. I'm sorry for my part in being critical of the "bent" of threads. I'm sorry I don't start threads either. This is for a couple of reasons. One, I'm only online at night (though I lurk during the day when I get a minute), and at night I'm a consumer, not a producer. I produce all friggin' day, especially this time of year. Night time is reading time. (Note: I read All Of The Threads, and All Of The Responses. You are all being heard by me. ) Two, if I start a thread, I feel a sense of responsibility for it, in reading and responding and following up. Probably dumb, but I don't like feeling that way. It distracts me from my other responsibilities. As does posting on other people's threads, to a lesser extent... but sometimes I'm compelled, usually by strong disagreement. A lot of times, I read threads/discussions, and I don't know what my position is. That's the whole point, for me, in reading what other people think. So I'm silent, but I am still reading and pondering. At any rate. I will try to at least post more agreeable/upbeat responses, to balance out my argumentative/ranty ones. Cheers xo
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Post by Don on Feb 10, 2017 23:14:28 GMT -5
Christine, I don't think anyone would be upset if you posted a few snippets of a news article with the comment "This perplexes me. Any thoughts?" Perhaps with a sentence explaining why your perplexed, if it's not obvious. As for starting threads, I've been lax lately, but life's been busy. I'll watch for something interesting in my news feed tomorrow.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2017 23:23:31 GMT -5
Yep, it's totally fine to start a thread that way. Even just posting an article, period, to start a discussion can be fine. Sometimes I just want to share stuff, though I don't quite know what to say about it -- I felt that way about a lot of ISIS atrocities, for example.
But believe that it's not that we want thread topics slanting one way. Absolutely, we don't. I do think that some folks more often start new threads -- and naturally, their thread topics will reflect their views.
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