If Biden wins, hopefully this doesn't become a right wing safespace. However, if that's what is needed, I'm cool with being banned.
anyone can handle it. the question is whether or not one who, in handling it, can still enjoy it. and the reality is that while i don't agree with the plaza ultimatum at all, i can't say he's alone in feeling frustration.
and the issue isn't strictly about "political beliefs."
we are all busy here and with volume being what it is, any one of us could easily make this their personal twitter page and post a slew of political links without adding any sort of independent and substantive thought. its not hard to do, but most folks have the decency and respect for others not to do that.
if you know me, you know i like conflict and i like debate. but im not going to debate a link. i know when im being challenged and when im being trolled. and honestly, if its ball busting trolling, hell yeah. but if its just war of attrition trolling, at a certain point my interest shrivels to nil. thats kind of what is happening here.
in my opinion, this board works beautifully when the emphasis is on two things:
1) people are mocking the deuce;
2) people are engaging in locker room talk/telling stories
obviously there's room for other stuff too, but with a few limited exceptions, i dont really need to know a ton about your jobs. or your families. or your lunch habits. i enjoy a lot of you, but ive never taken the "community" thing very seriously. if youre a shut-in like sammich (or a message board hall of famer like viv), sure. but for most of us, its just entertainment. so, i come here for the laughs... and not to read vox articles about gerrymandering in states ive never been to or to catch up on the latest in alleged voter suppression in texas. there are plenty of other places for those who crave that content (namely, the deuce), and again, its not hard to decipher the intent; in 95% of these cases the express intent is to irritate.
and like i said, plaza was wrong to make it him or fanin. i dont think anyone needs to go. i dont want anyone to go. i think its an election year so tensions are a little higher than normal. and i acknowledge that since i dont generally agree with fanins political opinions, im probably biased in complaining about his more recent posting patterns... but i dont know. i thought the move he pulled on potomac (imo one of the best contributors we had here) was lame, and the guy hasn't been back since. im not going to stand up on potomac's behalf because he doesn't require that, but it irked me.
so i really don't think im on an island on this one, but im just one man giving my opinion.
No one has stood up for you and protected you more than me. we don't ban people here for their political beliefs. leave if you can't handle it.
Let’s see if Xar appreciates a board full of lib spam posts that draw 1 response each.
It’s past time to post on Villain’s board exclusively. This place has potential at one time, but Fanin has killed it. Look at the 1st page of posts.
I’ll see all you guys over there.
It’s pointless for me to complain. I won the bet. It wasn’t honored. The trolling has only gotten worse. And it’s waste of my time to post here.
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you have to accept reality. it was stolen but there is no way to prove it.1