PoliTalker
Diversity Makes Greatness
Hello and welcome Felex Sanders,
This is a wild and open forum with very few rules. I like it for the activity level, but the trade-off for this much volume of participation is the trolling and flame wars. There is ample good political discussion mixed in with the food fights, but it takes active use of filters to glean it from the chaff.
The lack of restraint helps increase activity, but also sadly acts to run off good people who don't want to deal with it. I hope you can learn to deal with the shallow in order to get to the deeper stuff.
I personally, do not tolerate being trolled because it is a waste of time and I see no upside to allowing it. I do so with stringent use of the Ignore Feature. Hence, my signature makes clear my Personal Ignore Policy:
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Flame on me, mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you go on my PERMANENT Ignore List. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I won't participate in your threads, you will be banned from mine. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: if you like my PIP, feel free to use it. It works well.
Good luck here. I hope you find you can make it work for you, and I hope we can be friends.
Hello, one and all and thanks for having me into your forum. Looking forward to getting to know you and share opinions with you. With that, I turn the floor back to the forum for a reply.
This is a wild and open forum with very few rules. I like it for the activity level, but the trade-off for this much volume of participation is the trolling and flame wars. There is ample good political discussion mixed in with the food fights, but it takes active use of filters to glean it from the chaff.
The lack of restraint helps increase activity, but also sadly acts to run off good people who don't want to deal with it. I hope you can learn to deal with the shallow in order to get to the deeper stuff.
I personally, do not tolerate being trolled because it is a waste of time and I see no upside to allowing it. I do so with stringent use of the Ignore Feature. Hence, my signature makes clear my Personal Ignore Policy:
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Flame on me, mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you go on my PERMANENT Ignore List. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I won't participate in your threads, you will be banned from mine. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: if you like my PIP, feel free to use it. It works well.
Good luck here. I hope you find you can make it work for you, and I hope we can be friends.