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Originally Posted by rubicon
TOTV is a good forum for The Villages because of its : "many eyes" reporting happenings that otherwise would be missed.
Indeed moderators have a very difficult challenge
By environment, education and practice, the subject matter I most enjoy is honest debate. However these are not topics for some because they take them too personally.
In additional to being too emotional for some our society as a whole has lost its ability for civil discourse politicians inabilities to resolve issues is one clear indicator of this lost art.
On the other hand I have communicated with many members who are quite skilled at debate and so it is sad that provisions are not made to allow these responsible members an opportunity to do so.
Anyone who has been on this forum for a period of time has noticed the change in those usernames of members who participate on a regular basis.
So the obvious question is what reason(s) contribute to active members actively withdrawing from the forum ?
Clearly there is a continuum of new members but its sad to lose touch with some
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I very much agree with this very well thought out post.
I have even tried to gather like thinking people from this forum for a social evening so we have a way to talk together without annoying people who completely disagree with us. It is hard to listen and act like it doesn't matter when someone is typing something you completely disagree with..... AND you know from Facebook that some are against things that you believe in. It doesn't mean that person doesn't have good qualities but just not the same philosophies on how things work or should work.
I would very much like to have a political forum. That way, if you can't stand the heat, you can just stay out of the kitchen.
One very different thing about seniors is, they don't hold back. We don't have all the time in the world like we used to