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  • Joel
    Moderator
    • Aug 1999
    • 3747

    #1

    Should we rename this forum...

    to 'Politics Are Us'? With the majority of the post being so political in nature lately I was just wondering what y'all thought.

    Joel
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    Libertarian is still the way to go if we truly want a real change.

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  • Dogbert

    #2
    While we can open a new forum just for politics in order to keep the soapbox clean

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    • Guru
      Super MURCer
      • Nov 1999
      • 6018

      #3
      Originally posted by Dogbert
      While we can open a new forum just for politics in order to keep the soapbox clean
      Yes and Hpar_ should get his own forum as well!
      According to the latest official figures, 43% of all statistics are totally worthless...

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      • Dogbert

        #4
        Seriously, politics is one big subject but it's still just 1 topic. The soapbox is for a myriad of things other than politics (such as: being bored @ work, jokes, Liz, women in general, health etc.)

        I don't see how 1 topic, as big issue as it might be should take over the entire forum.

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        • GNEP
          Super MURCer
          • Feb 2002
          • 5241

          #5
          No - the "Soap Box" nicely reminds me of what (still) goes on in Hyde Park Corner - if anyone is ever in London on a Sunday, go and listen - lots of political preaching going on, and quite fun to watch...

          gnep
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          • Jammrock
            The Berserker
            • Aug 1999
            • 8661

            #6
            Bringing back the old...

            Me thinks we should attempt the old suggestion of creating a forum called 'The Toilet Bowl.' Anyone who posts political, racial or relegious threads that blow up (which most of them do), people can vote to 'FLUSH IT' and off it goes to The Toilet Bowl.

            There people can be whatever type of id10t they feel like without disrupting the Soap Box.

            Jammrock
            “Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get out”
            –The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett

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            • Dogbert

              #7

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              • Pace
                Super MURCer
                • Feb 2000
                • 3414

                #8
                Yeah, this wouldn't be bad. There are a couple of threads that I'd have liked to have continued, despite ongoing spam intefering with the topic. Rather than just lock it before it gets troublesome, you could shove it in the "Crapper" - although if it does get very offensive, it might still have to get deleted. Can't have racist etc opinions being expressed on MURC...can we?

                P.
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                • SpiralDragon
                  Super MURCer
                  • May 2002
                  • 3548

                  #9
                  i am with jammrock on this one
                  "They say that dreams are real only as long as they last. Couldn't you say the same thing about life?"

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                  • ZokesPro
                    Serial Murcerer
                    • Sep 2000
                    • 8325

                    #10
                    Should we rename this forum...
                    No!

                    Or add the "toilet bowl" idea of Jam.
                    Last edited by ZokesPro; 17 October 2002, 08:47.
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                    • Byock
                      Super MURCer
                      • Jul 2000
                      • 2328

                      #11
                      Yup, A new forum, maybe, rename this one? No.

                      Too many other threads in here.


                      Just my .02
                      "I dream of a better world where chickens can cross the road without having their motives questioned."

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                      • The PIT
                        Super MURCer
                        • Aug 1999
                        • 11901

                        #12
                        If you start a politcal forum which poor sod going to moderate it??
                        Or will have to be done on a pro rota basis between all the mods.
                        Chief Lemon Buyer no more Linux sucks but not as much
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                        • Paddy
                          Super MURCer
                          • Mar 2000
                          • 6067

                          #13
                          If you start a politcal forum which poor sod going to moderate it??
                          sounds like a volunteer!
                          The Welsh support two teams when it comes to rugby. Wales of course, and anyone else playing England

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                          • The PIT
                            Super MURCer
                            • Aug 1999
                            • 11901

                            #14
                            Errr nope I don't have the time anyway and with BT coutting the time on line down five hours per day it wouldn't leave much time to do anything else.
                            Chief Lemon Buyer no more Linux sucks but not as much
                            Weather nut and sad git.

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                            • GT98
                              FanBoy
                              • Aug 1999
                              • 4408

                              #15
                              Hey I'll be the mod for the new board....I have entirely too much time on my hands at work so I can handle it
                              Why is it called tourist season, if we can't shoot at them?

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