Should we get rid of the Off Topic section altogether?

[johnjyb]

So..... 47 votes, with 33 people voicing why they voted and 15 of them only speaking once about their reasoning. 110 responses so far in total with 6 people being responsible for half the responses. Kinda looks like some members do try to push their agendas a lot more then others, but I do still find most of the posts informative.
The main thing, in my humble opinion is that the right forum is used for the right topics and the OP doesn't get his thread derailed by bickering or arguing done by others on the thread.
Off Topic will always be important for this and if you don't like a topic, don't read it. If you don't like a poster, block them. Do not expect a mod to give you a back rub and a soft caress every time you go in snowflake mode.
(This post is not meant to offend any snowflakes)
John

[fishermccann]

'Shot down' is acceptable if done respectfully , insults of a personal nature about the poster and their family are not.

[MikePal]

And of course Facts trump Left Wing versions of the story ...

The facts are these: in August 2000, Trudeau was the subject of an editorial in the Creston Valley Advance, a local B.C. paper. The former prime minister’s son—then a 28-year-old high school teacher two months from delivering a stirring eulogy at his father’s funeral—was upbraided for reportedly touching one of the paper’s female reporters (“groped” and “inappropriate handling,” according to the paper) at the Kokanee Summit, a music festival. Trudeau apologized “a day late” to the unnamed journalist, the editorial stated, who was also reporting for the National Post and Vancouver Sun. Trudeau is quoted: “I’m sorry. If I had known you were reporting for a national paper I would never have been so forward.”

The initial description of the incident, as per the resurfaced, unsigned “Open Eyes” editorial in the Advance, accused Trudeau of “groping” and “inappropriately handling” of the reporter on assignment. And while the publisher has since suggested it was “a very brief touch” on Knight’s backside, her then-supervisors—who both corroborated Knight’s account and vouched for her excellent reputation and solid character—

The troubling power dynamic underlining Trudeau’s 2000 statement—”If I had known you were reporting for a national paper I would never have been so forward”—that conceded unwanted behaviour had occurred is again on display. If the woman was so affected by an alleged interaction with Trudeau that it become the subject of an angry newspaper editorial, it’s safe to say it was “negative” from her point of view. And her point of view is what matters here, not what Trudeau “doesn’t think.” It’s not about him. Anyone sensitive to the nuances of reporting about any form of personal assault should know that.


A bigger one, of course, is that any admission on the Prime Minister’s part would subject him to the high standards of behaviour he demands from others. The fact he refuses to make himself accountable to those very standards is why the “Kokanee Grope” matters.

[MikePal]

How many non-Cons actually avoid posting PERSONAL OPINION because they know they will be shot down?

'Shot down' is acceptable if done respectfully , .

Exactly; if you post an 'opinion' that can be debated there is no indication that discussions don't work. If it gets shot down, chances are your opinion failed to live up to the (members) scrutiny and was probably based on less than facts. That is not a problem of the forum or the membership.

[smitty55]

1. Since there seems to be a generalized acceptance that any post that does not fully support a Conservative point of view is trolling or “stirring the pot”,

WRONG. I don't think you fully understand what a troll is. For the most part I believe most members here don't have an issue with someone who has a differing opinion. That's not the case here however. There are 3 members here who continually wait for every opportunity to intentionally stir the pot and hijack threads no matter the topic and regardless if they even believe what they post so long as it disrupts the forum. To anyone who has been here for any amount of time it should be obvious, as is the fact that one in particular never contributes anything to the hunting and fishing topics of this forum and just hides in the wings looking for his opportunity to get everyone wound up with his self serving posts. He's gone so far to even admit it thinking he was being funny. I can guarantee you one thing, if those three were to stop their trolling this forum would take a leap in members actually contributing to topics and even starting their own threads, of this there is no doubt.
Cheers

[Deer Hunter]

WRONG. I don't think you fully understand what a troll is. For the most part I believe most members here don't have an issue with someone who has a differing opinion. That's not the case here however. There are 3 members here who continually wait for every opportunity to intentionally stir the pot and hijack threads no matter the topic and regardless if they even believe what they post so long as it disrupts the forum. To anyone who has been here for any amount of time it should be obvious, as is the fact that one in particular never contributes anything to the hunting and fishing topics of this forum and just hides in the wings looking for his opportunity to get everyone wound up with his self serving posts. He's gone so far to even admit it thinking he was being funny. I can guarantee you one thing, if those three were to stop their trolling this forum would take a leap in members actually contributing to topics and even starting their own threads, of this there is no doubt.
Cheers

Well said....

[TroutSlayer]

WRONG. I don't think you fully understand what a troll is. For the most part I believe most members here don't have an issue with someone who has a differing opinion. That's not the case here however. There are 3 members here who continually wait for every opportunity to intentionally stir the pot and hijack threads no matter the topic and regardless if they even believe what they post so long as it disrupts the forum. To anyone who has been here for any amount of time it should be obvious, as is the fact that one in particular never contributes anything to the hunting and fishing topics of this forum and just hides in the wings looking for his opportunity to get everyone wound up with his self serving posts. He's gone so far to even admit it thinking he was being funny. I can guarantee you one thing, if those three were to stop their trolling this forum would take a leap in members actually contributing to topics and even starting their own threads, of this there is no doubt.
Cheers

I agree 100%.

[Gilroy]

WRONG. I don't think you fully understand what a troll is. For the most part I believe most members here don't have an issue with someone who has a differing opinion. That's not the case here however. There are 3 members here who continually wait for every opportunity to intentionally stir the pot and hijack threads no matter the topic and regardless if they even believe what they post so long as it disrupts the forum. To anyone who has been here for any amount of time it should be obvious, as is the fact that one in particular never contributes anything to the hunting and fishing topics of this forum and just hides in the wings looking for his opportunity to get everyone wound up with his self serving posts. He's gone so far to even admit it thinking he was being funny. I can guarantee you one thing, if those three were to stop their trolling this forum would take a leap in members actually contributing to topics and even starting their own threads, of this there is no doubt.
Cheers

I believe I have gone over your past history of postings and can probably count scores of posts where you have personally attacked me and other members and have stirred the pot by constantly demanding that some members be ostracized or sent to Coventry.

So SIR you have encouraged members to place other members on an IGNORE LIST, you actually have me on your ignore list and I am sure others, but you seem to always want to IGNORE your own IGNORE LIST.

You do not own the forum its a public forum and you do not get to order or advise others as to your wishes.

If you cannot handle the back and forth of debating simply do not engage.



"You know --------- it's one thing to not agree with someone's point of view but you really demean yourself when all you can do is insult them. If you don't want to read his posts why don't you just block him instead of making a fool of yourself because that's what you're looking like lately."


Maybe you should heed your own advice?

[blasted_saber]

No, but more moderation is certainly needed

[MeghanOOD]

No, but more moderation is certainly needed

https://www.oodmag.com/community/sho...70#post1139470