Should we trial moving political threads to a new forum?

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Is it time to move political threads to their own forum?

Poll closed Oct 1, 2019.

  1. Yes

    139 vote(s)
    64.4%

  2. No

    77 vote(s)
    35.6%
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  1. Marlon

    Marlon Well-Known Member

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    Hundreds coming from outside the borough to support tarn !!SEND EM BACK!!
     
    Marlon, Sep 24, 2019
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    I'm not joining any Irish band without a proper backstop!
     
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    Depends how you view the thread though - I read from the iPhone app, but you can’t even see there’s a poll on that, never mind vote in it.

    You have to log in to web view, as I have, and do for the player of the week/season polls
     
    troff, Sep 24, 2019
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  4. troff

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    Don’t see it as a sensible option if I’m honest Gally.

    All that will happen is that something mildly political will be said on here rather than whatever new forum is set up and folk will jump straight down said persons throat. Bans, hissy fits, good poster’s leaving.

    I don’t see the harm in leaving it as it is. If people don’t want to contribute to a given discussion they don’t have to. I like to read and involve myself in the political threads, we are all connected by supporting the same football club but come from various backgrounds with different outlooks. I’ve never seen the bbs as solely something to comment about the football team on, its a lot more than that, and I think it would be a great shame to clip the wings.

    What is next? A separate forum for those who like to post what they will be drinking later in the evening? A separate thread for jokes? Movies etc? It’s all done on here, just folk only moan about the politics ones, likely as there is a growing distaste and apathy - but that doesn’t mean it should be banned and moved elsewhere.

    I’m sure you’ll win the vote though.
     
    troff, Sep 24, 2019
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    Please move it now
     
    cudeth red, Sep 24, 2019
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    Spot on. The variety of stuff discussed on here is one of the forum's strengths. That's how it's always been, going right back to the old email list in the mid-90s and through all incarnations of this BBS. Change that and it'll be poorer for it.
     
    Micky Finn, Sep 24, 2019
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    You assume I have mates.
     
    Plankton Pete, Sep 24, 2019
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    I agree with you - I also find its often quite easy to tell threads to avoid if you arent interested in them by the title - for example threads called Labour Party conference, that have referendum or prorogation in the title are probably not about football
     
    Farnham_Red, Sep 24, 2019
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    Armed with this information I could have saved myself around 12 years of my life.
     
    Plankton Pete, Sep 24, 2019
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    You’ll have to read and re read nudgers threads and posts for your entertainment if this happens .
     
    Marlon, Sep 24, 2019
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    Dante's fifth circle of hell.
     
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    Can we keep this thread alive to effectively filibuster?
     
    Plankton Pete, Sep 24, 2019
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    No.
     
    Jake The Red, Sep 24, 2019
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  14. Marlon

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    With no political and or other threads than football they could linger on first page for weeks and months covering CEOs every move and how they are fooooking killing his club .
     
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    I don't see how having them on a different forum is any different to just not opening the political threads in the first place?
     
    Redstone, Sep 24, 2019
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    I think we should have a vote on that
     
    troff, Sep 24, 2019
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    Can we close the vote gally? Or do we extend the deadline until politics catches up.
     
    Gordon Owen, Sep 24, 2019
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    I'd leave it as is, personally. I mean, virtually every "political" post on here is made obvious what the content is with the title, so if you don't want to read political posts then just don't click it. And even if one with a neutral title does get posted, it's only an extra button click on the "back" button to come out of it.
     
    Cod Eye, Sep 24, 2019
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    Agreed. What with politics forums and matchplay threads there'll soon be nothing left.
     
    Sestren, Sep 24, 2019
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    Snow flakes ... If you don't want to debate... Politics or any other subject... Don't click on the thread to open it... Simples.... Or what... Or does everybody want their backsides wiping these days... The vast range of subjects that we discuss on here makes the board unique.. Best idea open up a new forum for those who just type abuse when the teddy bear gets chucked out of the pram..
    Just my opinion
     
    shed131, Sep 24, 2019
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