Oso planning to go pro
So is the Politics board a permanent deletion? If so I think that was a good idea.
So is the Politics board a permanent deletion?
I think I got my ignore category up to 5 members anyway.
Maybe Dodds can hire me on part time?
Who posted last and what was it?
Wow, I'm very concerned for Benny. Being able to mimic Myron Medcalf's writing so closely implies an oncoming case of dementia.
Does this mean Topper takes a pay cut?
No...and after reading many many psosts from people on this board that do...I have to say I'm MUCH better off, if this is the type of "intelligence" a degree from MU gets you. It sure is on full display I will say that.
what brought about the want for a politics board?
and then led to its removal?
what brought about the want for a politics board? and then led to its removal?Seemed pretty random.
Despite there being a "No Politics Rule", posters would occasionally bring political comments and topics into the Superbar and discussions would just start to get heated and then locked by mods before they could blow-up. In an attempt to de-police the Superbar the mods gave Marquette fans an outlet to vent by creating the Politics Board. Despite several heated discussions over several months things kept relatively level headed until a couple weeks ago when a few posters went way way way overboard leading to blow-ups that resulted in a 2-minute warning that the board was being shut down permanently.
One thing for sure, this is going to be a much quieter board the next 4 months I suspect. Offseason is quiet enough, and with what will dominate the news from now until November off limits, going to be pretty quiet. I never understood why people who don't like it, just stay away from it, put people on ignore. Oh well.
Jimmy Hendrix.Star Spangled Banner.ZMF.
Yes
It's unfortunate as with an institute of higher learning, an exchange of ideas can be constructive, informative and healthy on many levels. Now I'm not saying that scoop is an "institute" of higher learning, but most of us have either been to MU or, the less fortunate,
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
Unfortunately the negative feelings generated from the politics board leak into the other boards. Posters were attacking each other because they began to dislike specific posters because of their political views. It made the board less enjoyable for those of us who stayed out of the politics board.
Is there any particular reason that this is still pinned on the front page of the Superbar?
In hopes that it may actually prevent some number of political posts on the board.
Those hopes are long gone...
Yeah...my point entirely. Every time I click on the Superbar, I see the "This is a politics free zone!" at the top of the page. Then the vast majority of threads are full of politics. This includes threads that are started as politics threads, as well as threads that are hijacked. And politics makes its way into threads on the other page too.Like a lot of others, I just marked my 11 year anniversary on this board. Not sure I'll make it to 12.
Oooh, a good place to repeat this from two months ago:[snipped for brevity]
Hit report to moderator ever time you see politics. Either you moderate it or you don't. Only way to ignore it is to leave Scoop as it hits every thread. Same 6-10 posters, no matter the leanings.
Kenosha thread get out of control talking about Kenosha Italian restaurants and comedians?
Ban defund vegans?
lol did that get moved to this thread or did I post her on accident?