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Political Discussions banned - again!
Topic Started: Aug 13 2006, 09:58 AM (422 Views)
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Yeah, political debates are the dumbest things on the internet. In real life you can have political debates, but on the internet, not really. People begin believing that their opinions are facts, and that everyone else's opinions are just garbage and aren't worth a damned thing. Soon, everyone begins to get pissed off, and the debate has become a flame-fest about people's countries. Arguments are nice to have on forums, well, not "nice" but you get what I'm saying, but some topics should definately be kept out.
Do you think it'd be a good idea to start having debates about religion? Probably not, way too touchy of a subject. So things such as politics, religion, and extremely personal matters should probably be kept away.
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Aug 13 2006, 09:58 AM
I am sorry to those who oppose this, but Rudder clearly stated to me that he feels that these political discussions are very unpleasent, because people flame each others contries in one way or another, and they lead to nothing good! He thinks it ruins the atmosphere, and I believe he is right, since his country is one of the "flamed" ones.

this a bit immature, if you cant handle a comment towards your country, dont look at the thread.
Call Aussies outback rednecks, wow, i honestly dont care. Next post please

it's insanity people <_<
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Obviously, though, if it's something as blatant as that, it really wouldn't effect very many people at all. However, it's things like the attitude of the person that can come across, and not so much that their country is better then yours, but when they act like every person in their country is a better man or woman then every person in your country. And such things like that.
Hell, if someone said that the US was just a bunch of trailer parks, I wouldn't care, as it's just such a stupid statement.
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1. Well if we're talking about pointless, then we might as well ban forums, because the world's not perfect and arguments need to take place for us to get somewhere.

2. And teenagers are as good a source for info as any, being somewhat sharper than older individuals and less forgetful. You can't say our points of views aren't worth anything because of our age.

Oh, and by the way, let's ban this topic because it's becoming an argument...clearly it won't get us anywhere if conflict changes opinions. 


Haha go Derek!
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without going to the extreems of Derek, i do agree with him
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JackDVS
Aug 14 2006, 03:04 AM
Yeah, political debates are the dumbest things on the internet. In real life you can have political debates, but on the internet, not really. People begin believing that their opinions are facts, and that everyone else's opinions are just garbage and aren't worth a damned thing. Soon, everyone begins to get pissed off, and the debate has become a flame-fest about people's countries. Arguments are nice to have on forums, well, not "nice" but you get what I'm saying, but some topics should definately be kept out.
Do you think it'd be a good idea to start having debates about religion? Probably not, way too touchy of a subject. So things such as politics, religion, and extremely personal matters should probably be kept away.

And I agree with this!

Come on! It's way too difficult to discuss real life, modern, conflicts and political things on these forums! Because of what everyone else said! I like discussing politics, but it is of no good. I also learnt some thing, but still - some people felt offended - then I believe I should be no egoist. No one listens. Everyone has his/her own fixed sight on reality, conflicts, politics, and on forums at least, it is hard to get your opinion changed, because you can't really know what's true and what's pure tricks to make an opinion sound better - like in a competition!

I think it's all right to not have such debates HERE, while you can feel free to do it wherever else you want.

Democracy has spoken, and so have I!
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Why are you on the ground Sunny? :lol: :D

Sorry i couldn't resisit. :ph43r:

Anyway i don't have anything against political discussions. If we could debate more responsible then i don't see why we should ban it but if banning keeps the peace then im all for it.
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I also think they COULD be there, but it is way too hard to keep the discussions going without a flame-war.....in a way at least. They are hard to control in my humble opinion!
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That is my stance as well. Maybey we could try again in a month or two?
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I have an idea - why don't we all shut up and carry on wit our little lives? It's a freakin' forum, jeesh.

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HIC, I demand that you bludgeon yourself with a rock until your mental status returns to the level of a rapist who calls back to apologise! Your use of elaborate language and words is making me uneasy. Although, I am somewhat relieved to see that your punctuation remains shit-based.
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*refuses chill pill and smokes meter long joint*

This plac wouldn't be the dame if we didn't take everything too seriously B) .
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And what if some people care just a bit about these freaking forums and want to get the most out of them, Alex? Take a chill pill yourself, and have some arguments - this is a discussion forum - we discuss this matter - it's the point of these "freaking forums", so if you do not wish to discuss this matter, then don't post in it!
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Aug 13 2006, 04:30 PM
Your responses tend to not be an relation to what someone said, you ignore them and start on something else. I didn't call it spam, and i didn't say anything else. Also no-one says anything crediable derek, i would back up alot of what i say, but i don't have the time nor the patience to search for it, on dial up. And yeah, our real world discussion that we're apperently having, is that of two 12 year olds argueing, about which stick is straighter. Espicially you, Derek. You throw around alot of wild claims.


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It's pointless because it's constent reiteration. It gets no-where. You could call it spam.


LOL...enough said.

Here's what I think: Our two most popular forums at the moment are Off Topic and The Center of Science. The Center of Science is basically built for political discussions, so you might as well ban that. And Off topic is built for spam, so you might as well ban that. ^_^

And Lachlan, you're just upset because I don't rip on the US like you do.
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Ok theres no point continueing to argue on it, you can have debates but when they become either about countries or political we stop them, you can still debate views of each other to your hearts content just not polotical things =p go on argue about hair colour i dare you =p
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...what's there to debate other than politics? ^_^
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ODSTs :lol:
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Haha, but you guys want to get rid of political discussions because they're argumentive and pointless. Well, since we're all just little kids according to Lachlan, then every topic is the same. Meh...I still think this is an incredibly stupid idea.
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No, Derek we're getting rid of political arguements, because, they aren't arguements, they're flame fests. Unable to accept that, is behaving like a little kid.
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^_^ Nobody was insulted in that debate personally...well...I was, but that's beside the point. If people can't hack their countries being dissed on then that's being immature, but arguing your point of view isn't immature Lachlan...calling one of your best internet friends a little kid is immature.
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Aug 15 2006, 11:32 AM
^_^ Nobody was insulted in that debate personally...well...I was, but that's beside the point. If people can't hack their countries being dissed on then that's being immature, but arguing your point of view isn't immature Lachlan...calling one of your best internet friends a little kid is immature.

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It's not our war, the United States has been accused of many things and I for one am sick of everyone badmouthing us. Compared to alot of other countries we look like angels, we fight dictatorships and typically give power to the people. Democracy for the record, lol.


Seems you're slightly sick of you're country been flamed. Hypocritical to say the least. I rest my case. ^_^ . Drop it Derek. It's getting annoying.
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