Politics threads

[BDC99]

No, I think **** needs a tuck.

 

[3_Octave_Fart]

I mean no disrespect but what is the psychology involved in WANTING to play cop on a message board?
The rules of the politics thread were clear as day. It halved the moderators' daily responsibility under the existing terms. It was the wrong side of town and it was fine.
It also was smart, fast-paced and forced people to bring game- which many threads around here do not.
I'm not going to comment on this any further, but I think the idea of restricting working professionals and news junkies from discussing current events is pretty obnoxious.

 

[SnarkShark]

Someone should make the case for the politics thread again. It'll work this time. I'm sure of it.

 

[Boom_70]

I mean no disrespect but what is the psychology involved in WANTING to play cop on a message board?
The rules of the politics thread were clear as day. It halved the moderators' daily responsibility under the existing terms. It was the wrong side of town and it was fine.
It also was smart, fast-paced and forced people to bring game- which many threads around here do not.
I'm not going to comment on this any further, but I think the idea of restricting working professionals and news junkies from discussing current events is pretty obnoxious.

Talk about obnoxious, your point is driven home daily with the "Stop Now" thread stickyed at top of Sports and News thread:

"We're in a chill-out mode on ISIS and the Middle East and politics. A handful of immature posters can't hold their water. Will we allow discussion? Perhaps. Depends on the temperature of the room. For now, everyone is in timeout. So, please, stop poking the bear. Get some sleep. Come back in the morning and we'll see how things are and if posters have grown up. Have my doubts, but you never know."

Now back to the important topics of the day such as
Haden Panettiere Gives Birth with it's 546 page views
or
What to do in Denver with 291 page views.

 

[Machine Head]

Decided I'm going to make some kind of display for my campaign buttons. This might be the oldest one. Gonna hit eBay and try to fill in all Presidential elections as far back as my funds take me.

 

[Machine Head]

Searching online for buttons I remember when Perot ran and his people left a couple of boxes of campaign stuff at the station I was working at. Buttons, bumper stickers, banners, literature, etc.

It sat there for a while, then I think it was chucked.

 

[Songbird]

We used to sell this mug in the gallery. Sold quite a few.

 

[3_Octave_Fart]

Boom, I started the Pannetterre thread just to see how many views such an insipid news item like that would get.
I was not guessing more than 500.
And I wouldn't recognize her if she delivered a pizza to my door.

 

[Boom_70]

Boom, I started the Pannetterre thread just to see how many views such an insipid news item like that would get.
I was not guessing more than 500.
And I wouldn't recognize her if she delivered a pizza to my door.

She's pretty tiny I believe. I don't think you would see her at first if you opened the door.

But start a thread on Obamacare and the over under is 500 + page views in less than an hour

 

[jr/shotglass]

I am not a political animal. That goes without saying for many here.

But I think over-regulation is a real danger on this site. Getting rid of the random images? A quick trigger finger on deleting "questionable" posts? No political talk?

We may not agree with each other all the time. That's part of the fun of it.

And if there's too much policing around here, this board is going to start looking like a ghost town.

 

[SnarkShark]

The board has already turned into a ghost town, by the looks of it.

 

[Vombatus]

I've seen a Water Cooler thread absorb most of the political BS from sports and news threads.

I have to admit that it might not work for this site. Requires a bit of civil discourse and respect. Plus, an ability to be thick-skinned and ignore bad behavior like trolling, etc. This community may be too far gone for that, but I would at least like to see the experiment tried one more time.

 

[Boom_70]

Cut to SJ 2016. The SJ mods wonder where everyone is
as they await a new thread to moderate.

 

[BDC99]

The board has already turned into a ghost town, by the looks of it.

Agreed. Wonder if it has more to do with the new software, which I'm learning to like (except for the WHITE!) or the new rules.

 

[schiezainc]

The board has already turned into a ghost town, by the looks of it.

I'm not going to lie. I've already started checking this site a LOT less since the makeover/takeover.
I'm still optimistic that this site will rebound as it's a great place to go but, honestly, if I'm going to be heavily told what I can and can not say, and what I can and can not post, I (and I'm sure many others) will just go find a board more to my liking.

 

[3_Octave_Fart]

It's Christmas week. There is no cause for this site to be hopping.
Tangentially, how does the algorithm for Google Ads work? I have heard mixed reports on this. It's not all about clicks.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Agreed. Wonder if it has more to do with the new software, which I'm learning to like (except for the WHITE!) or the new rules.

I suspect it's the new platform more than anything else.

 

[Walter Lippmann]

It's Christmas week. There is no cause for this site to be hopping.
Tangentially, how does the algorithm for Google Ads work? I have heard mixed reports on this. It's not all about clicks.

Combination of clicks and page views. Get a lot more for clicks, but who does that?

 

[Vombatus]

Traffic does seem way down. Not as many new posts, not as much stuff to read.

 

[Vombatus]

I really like this site. I stumbled upon it shortly after the Penn State Sandusky grand jury findings were released. I lurked for about 8 months, then joined and started posting. I've always taken the politics discussion with a huge grain of salt. Some BS, but I value diverse opinions.

The humor is what kept me coming back. The Random Images thread was one of the best. Now gutted.

I don't mind the new software and format. What concerns me most is continued interesting content by us users.