Politics and religion on general and off topic or not ?

[davew]

Fair enough, I'll try a different forum for my MTB fix.

 

[Chopper the ex Copper]

C'mon Then, I'll fight you all!

 

[IDB1]

This part of the forum is called off-topic for a reason.

Everything that's not relevant elsewhere.

If all anyone wants to read about is bikes, off-topic is probably left well alone.

It really isn't difficult.

 

[greenstiles]

I was looking for a kinda shortish yes or no to this .......no cyber fighting please

 

[Neil]

I was looking for a kinda shortish yes or no to this .......no cyber fighting please

A poll is probably the best way, then.

Discussion is always going to cause some arguments - because live-and-let-live appears to be someting of an alien concept for some.

I'm not suggesting that threads can't sometmes get a little out of hand - but that's far from just limited to contentious subjects in general and off-topic.

I just think it's unrealistic that people won't discuss such things, at times, in a general / off-topic forum - but then I fail to see the harm - some of the reasons for discussion, are because of the audience of the forum members, rather than solely the topic.

I have never got the people who say they are sick and tired of it, though - truly, perhaps one of the most redundant perspectives I've encountered in internet fora - who makes these people read such things that they really don't want to read?

 

[Chopper the ex Copper]

And what will a poll achieve?

 

[t-stoff]

This part of the forum is called off-topic for a reason.

Everything that's not relevant elsewhere.

If all anyone wants to read about is bikes, off-topic is probably left well alone.

It really isn't difficult.

that sums it up.

RB is such a diverse forum where you can fit your bike subject virtually anywhere, why impose rules on an off topic thread ?


Its off topic!! I suggest move the entire thread to the bottom of the forum, at least you have to do some kind of effort if you want to read it, otherwise it will stay to close to some confused members. jk.

if everthing fails, a disclaimer too lol

 

[Neil]

And what will a poll achieve?

Just give the OP a clearer picture of what he wanted.

 

[greenstiles]

I'm happy as it is really it's nice to hear people expressing their veiws......in a poll can't people just keep voting and give a false reading ?

I guess we all need to be reminded that we always have a choice to read or not to read and to just walk away. After all there are no prizes to be won, and quite often it's just misunderstanding 'text on a page' with no human tone on voice or facial expression, things can be read many different ways sometimes.

I did try and set up a poll but it didn't work for some reason but it's good to hear longer views on this i guess.

 

[silverclaws]

The trouble is and I have seen it on here and curiously only on here, some want everyone to have the same view or else it's a problem to them and they go off skriking about closing stuff down which is to all intents and purposes is inhibiting freedom of speech, and I am for one do not support that.

But perhaps where things do go a bit awry is where people actually become abusive towards each other, there is no need for that and people should remember that they adults if they are and so should act adult or else it is all doomed, freedom of speech will be curtailed to protect the minority.