Heiress said:

no, i've just always been alternately amused, baffled and befuddled that there are people who come to this site only to talk about politics. there are some people, when you look at their profiles, that don't post in any other forum. myself, i don't post in the Prince forum much, sticking mainly to the Music: Non-Prince forum. which some might find strange. however, as this is a musician-dedicated site, and just about every single thing that ever can be said about Prince HAS been said on it about 500 times in the last 9 years, it seems a more natural fit. but to come to this site to discuss politics and religion? surely there are better places on the internet to do that. but perhaps that's the problem: these people would be eaten alive on a site that was dedicated to those subjects, so they stay here where they can appear to be thoughtful, expert talking heads fighting for this cause or that, or blowing off steam over the outrage of the week without getting their asses handed to them by people who actually know what they're talking about on a site dedicated to politics and religion.

Heiress said:

no, i've just always been alternately amused, baffled and befuddled that there are people who come to this site only to talk about politics. there are some people, when you look at their profiles, that don't post in any other forum. myself, i don't post in the Prince forum much, sticking mainly to the Music: Non-Prince forum. which some might find strange. however, as this is a musician-dedicated site, and just about every single thing that ever can be said about Prince HAS been said on it about 500 times in the last 9 years, it seems a more natural fit. but to come to this site to discuss politics and religion? surely there are better places on the internet to do that. but perhaps that's the problem: these people would be eaten alive on a site that was dedicated to those subjects, so they stay here where they can appear to be thoughtful, expert talking heads fighting for this cause or that, or blowing off steam over the outrage of the week without getting their asses handed to them by people who actually know what they're talking about on a site dedicated to politics and religion.

Dewrede said:

I don't know if U were here when it was altogether...but any time something serious was introduced, the GD-ers turned it into sattire.
That was fun sometimes, but sometimes it was quite offensive.
So many complaints that a pole was taken, if I reacall..and the P&R forum was created.

The smart people need a place to hang out. The others are just jealous. The smart people deserve protection from the dumb people's jealousy.

Does that answer your question?

SensualMelody said:

poor Polish person.

i vote he or she should be given back to Poland.

Heiress said:

no, i've just always been alternately amused, baffled and befuddled that there are people who come to this site only to talk about politics. there are some people, when you look at their profiles, that don't post in any other forum. myself, i don't post in the Prince forum much, sticking mainly to the Music: Non-Prince forum. which some might find strange. however, as this is a musician-dedicated site, and just about every single thing that ever can be said about Prince HAS been said on it about 500 times in the last 9 years, it seems a more natural fit. but to come to this site to discuss politics and religion? surely there are better places on the internet to do that. but perhaps that's the problem: these people would be eaten alive on a site that was dedicated to those subjects, so they stay here where they can appear to be thoughtful, expert talking heads fighting for this cause or that, or blowing off steam over the outrage of the week without getting their asses handed to them by people who actually know what they're talking about on a site dedicated to politics and religion.

MrTation said:

oh please...ive just been in a shouting match with erotisist over his posts.....

actually, our political threads havent really been an issue of late. one thing ive noticed though is a real diverse pool of threads.....its been interesting to learn about so many new beliefs and ideals....

sosgemini said:

Mach said:

and this is the person we have to thank for that..

MrTation said:

oh please...ive just been in a shouting match with erotisist over his posts.....

actually, our political threads havent really been an issue of late. one thing ive noticed though is a real diverse pool of threads.....its been interesting to learn about so many new beliefs and ideals....

sosgemini said:

i'd say just the opposite. people's beliefs and ideals are rarely very interesting. and they try to obscure this fact by proclaiming them loudly and often.

If open coffee house political debates were allowed here
oh lord how it would open our minds.. we might even learn something
god forbid.

RomeoMustDie said:

im not familiar with this term...please expand..

sosgemini said:

it means your mind expands - what you poorly lock, hide or confuse as flaming is a passionate heated debate in European terms "coffee house debate" nothing is learned until all the more sensitive matters are thrown out into the open.

until then, this forum is indeed a farce.

RomeoMustDie said:

would it surpise you to know that i have not locked or hidden a thread in the p&r forum in ages?


and do you really think people are willing to expand their minds? within the p&r forum? i think we all had those hopes when the forum was first created...however, the p&r forum has turned into a soapbox derby.....with people spewing their own perspectives without even considering others views....

so, in order to keep things from getting out of control we require that people maintain a level of civility and respect for others beliefs...

and thats all.....

sosgemini said:

Unfortunately ,there is little civility or respect for others in that forum...

MrTation said:

what? because there isnt an equal amount of conservative threads created? or equal amounts of conservatives responding to the liberal view that is the majority here on this site?

well....sorry, thats gonna happen when your on a site dedicated to a black man who used to walk around in his underwear....

if you want a forum with a more conservative tilt then visit www.tobykeith.org.