The Political Board is Growing up
 

I am happy to say I see a major improvement on this board. Yesterday, I was sent a You Tube Video from a friend in Virginia and everything went wrong from that moment:

1. I watched it, copied and posted it to this site.
2. About a dozen folks that saw it berated me harshly and rightfully so.
3. I went back and reviewed it and it was an old, piece of trash.
4. I apologized for posting it and I learned to review, research and be sure before I post another Video.

THE BIG DIFFERENCE FROM A FEW WEEKS BACK WAS SIGNIFICANT:

No one called me Short, Fat, Ugly, etc. etc. as when the jerk train was at full throttle.
Rather the content of the Video was attacked for being false.
I was scolded for posting the trashy video and I should have been.

Point being, this content attack and not personal attack was SPOT ON as a way to improve and not destroy this Political Site.
My hat is off and I salute those that used the Civil method to make change on the site.

:bigbow:

I sure hope you are right and that the politeness was not just because the "right" people did not see it. Did you take it down?

No I left it as posted. I felt that if I took anything away, it would be about me trying to hide where I messed up. Since I believe it is more about the benefit of the board, I left it for all to read and see how stupid my post was and hopefully read my apology and forgive my mistake. I enjoy this board and When I saw what a few were doing to it, I decided to try to help the board even if that means my loss. I have seen a big change in negative posters to include the leader of the pack since this approach. The good folks that slapped me around did it with civil words and facts. That would never have happened even a few months ago.

The name calling starts from the very top of the food chain. Our President says one thing and does another, then that flows to the Senate then to the House and on down the line. The major media outlets are no different. The Left or the Right bad mouths the other side, while each is saying, "Don't say those things."

So somewhere it has to stop and they (WH, Congress & media) need to start working to fix things to get our country back up and working, the debt fixed and not fixating on gaff that our Oh, So Smart leaders or whatnabe leaders (notice leaders in small letters) say.

That is really good to know. I hope it sticks!

I think and have hopes for a good run on civility. This has been one of the most polite Sunday afternoons I have seen in quite a while. It takes the determination of every member of the Political board to make it work, and I commend every poster for a job well done. Since the #### train seems to be empty now, I will recommend retiring the train and turning the track into a multipurpose path. And I :pray: we never need it again.

:a040:

Please get ahold of yourself and your self-appointed police action. No offense, but things are going to heat up around here and nobody is going to cool it down. Oh, we can sit around the table for awhile and act cordial, but when the debates start for real, you are either going to pout or carry on.
You know about the preverbal heat and kitchen gig. Well,it is true.

Go back to the archives here for 2008. Take a walk down the old political days of yesteryear. It is commendable to keep things civil, but really, this id political. You know what they say about politics and religion?

Thanks for the encouraging words.

Seriously, I do not mean to be harsh, just truthful. I went back and read dozens of threads from about 5 or 6 months before the November election. Obama has seen nothing like the way they treated President Bush.

Could you please point to any post where I personally called you a name and did not just comment on your post.

You've made it clear that you mean me. So, in fact, I'm the one who is being called a name here.

Again, please illustrate when I've done so.

(If anyone wants to know what VillagerII is so upset with me about, re-read the thread "The Dummy Does It Again". His thread by the way)

There are enough of us to keep the conversation cordial and on track;)

Sorry...disagree with you. This board has deteriorated a lot in the last few months, quite a bit in fact. There is no improvement whatsoever

I know you are right Golfer. I just hope for a miracle, but as long as we have childish players in the game, we are going to have mud slinging personal attacks. You post in here alot, so maybe with your help, we can make a little improvement in the site. Thanks for trying.

LOL. You are such a funny little man Richie. You can't believe I have been referring to you. LOL I could go back and copy posts I have made praising you, but could never find any that I have said you were anything else. LOL you crack me up. LOL LOL I have to go out of town for a week or so, but I will try to stay in touch with my laptop. Richie, your a real hoot. LOL

Dear Richie,

After I dried the tears of laughter out of my eyes, I went back and read the "The Dummy does it again" thread and I did see where you insulted me a few times in there, but also where you said you liked the thread. Anyway, I don't see anything in that thread that would make you so paranoid. As I said in the post, If you insult me, I will just ignore you. LOL, you need to take a chill pill. I will do this for you, I will be very careful and sensitive when responding to anything you post. OK. Like the Budweiser guy says: " I LOVE YOU MAN"