Goodbye Political Forum

rainstorm · #21 Postby **rainstorm** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:30 pm

Stephanie wrote:
hurricanedude wrote:i guess, to simplify this, why not punish the ones that ruined it ...why does everyone suffer for a few mistakes....thats my point....a hanful ruined it for over 5500 members, I just dont understand, maybe Im the stupid one....I just dont see why a few ruins it for all...just like being in Kindergarden

It was just a handful that truly benefited from it. It just got too hard.

appoint 2 special political mods to take over the duties. me and a liberal

Miss Mary · #22 Postby **Miss Mary** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:30 pm

This is a weather board. Good point! Allowing an Off Topic Forum was an added benefit and one some might take for granted. This member doesn't take OT for granted. It was another added benefit the PA was started, prior to the election. To be honest I'm surprised the PA lasted long past the election!

And one more thing, at least S2K gives members announcements about important changes like closing a Forum, days before it will do so. It doesn't just yank the entire forum. As I've seen done in the past, elsewhere. That we should be grateful for too.

Geez, this is turning into a major brown nosing post. Didn't mean for it to go that direction. Just wanted to post out that maybe we should look at this from an Admin point of view.

Mary

#23 Postby **Stephanie** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:34 pm

No way rainstorm.

Thanks Miss Mary. I know how you and alot of others felt before the PA forum was set up. You were afraid to even set foot in here because of the BS posts. If ANY bashing occurs within a post that post will be removed and the offending parties will be warned.

StormChasr · #24 Postby **StormChasr** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:42 pm

If one wants to debate politics, why not go to a political forum, as opposed to a weather forum. I'd be glad to debate Charley versus Camille, but as far as debating geopolitical issues.....NOT!

sunny · #25 Postby **sunny** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:44 pm

StormChasr wrote:If one wants to debate politics, why not go to a political forum, as opposed to a weather forum. I'd be glad to debate Charley versus Camille, but as far as debating geopolitical issues.....NOT! :D

So don't. There are those of us who did enjoy it.

StormChasr · #26 Postby **StormChasr** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:47 pm

So don't. There are those of us who did enjoy it.

I am sure plently of folks did enjoy it. Others didn't.

rainstorm · #27 Postby **rainstorm** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:48 pm

sunny wrote:
StormChasr wrote:If one wants to debate politics, why not go to a political forum, as opposed to a weather forum. I'd be glad to debate Charley versus Camille, but as far as debating geopolitical issues.....NOT! :D

So don't. There are those of us who did enjoy it.

RIGHT SUNNY, and i offer the perfect compromise. there is no reason to kill the forum. appoint 2 special mods!!

BEER980 · #28 Postby **BEER980** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:49 pm

So should I scale back posting the news that I have been? Or just not post anything political in here?

sunny · #29 Postby **sunny** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:49 pm

StormChasr wrote:
So don't. There are those of us who did enjoy it.

I am sure plently of folks did enjoy it. Others didn't.

I am WELL aware of that fact.

#30 Postby **Stephanie** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:50 pm

BEER980 wrote:So should I scale back posting the news that I have been? Or just not post any thing political in here?

Your posts have been fine IMHO, Beer.

Good, so between Sunny, hurricanedude and rainstorm, that's 3 out of 5500 members that enjoyed it.

mf_dolphin · #31 Postby **mf_dolphin** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:51 pm

Folks I am one who enjoyed it as well. :-)

That being said, there is a resource issue when it comes to the board in general. Beside the staff workload there is a finite limit to how much traffic the board can handle. With us hitting a peak of over 400 simultaneous users during Charley and every sign that we'll beat that number this year it's just a matter of priorities. Last year we shutdown the Games Forum and this year we're shutting down the Political Forum. The Games Forum has also been switched so most of the activity it generates is not on our server. Our first priority will always be the Weather Forums, that's why we exist :-)

hurricanedude · #32 Postby **hurricanedude** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:51 pm

but, 5,490 hasnt spoken yet

rainstorm · #33 Postby **rainstorm** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:52 pm

BEER980 wrote:So should I scale back posting the news that I have been? Or just not post anything political in here?

help us save the forum, mr beer!!

appoint 2 special political mods

Stormtrack03 · #34 Postby **Stormtrack03** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:52 pm

Save the political Forum!

rainstorm · #35 Postby **rainstorm** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:54 pm

hurricanedude wrote:but, 5,490 hasnt spoken yet

comeon, lets compromise here. when a cane watch is issued the political forum can be temporarily closed

SAVE THE FORUM

OtherHD · #36 Postby **OtherHD** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:56 pm

if the members' opinions are important then put me down as someone who won't miss the PA one bit.

sunny · #37 Postby **sunny** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:58 pm

I can understand that Marshall. Am I mistaken in the fact that the Political Areana is one of the heaviest used forums?

hurricanedude · #38 Postby **hurricanedude** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:58 pm

HD!!!!!!!

Miss Mary · #39 Postby **Miss Mary** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:58 pm

I guess my point has been lost in the shuffle.

At least S2K informed it's members the PA would be closing soon! Come on, doesn't that count for something?

Who knows, it could come back again....in 3 years. (did I hear a collective mod groan? Sorry!).

Mary

OtherHD · #40 Postby **OtherHD** » Tue May 31, 2005 9:01 pm

hurricanedude wrote:HD!!!!!!!

sorry DUDE!!!!! I still love you!!! I just don't love the political forum.

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