[Bogie Shooter]

duh!

[batman911]

If you can't take a few licks, maybe you should stay out of the ring. I do not visit that forum but it appears to be ruff and tumble and for mature people.

[EdV]

Originally Posted by rubicon

...Personally anyone who can't or couldn't handle the political forum ought to stay away from it.....

Well, that's just what he did. But he took his ball with him so.... Game Over!

[Taltarzac725]

I can live without the Political Forum on TOTV. Will miss the humor, passion, and other stuff.

[Indydealmaker]

Political discussions (particularly forums) regardless of which side of the fence you sit upon, consist of people either preaching to the choir or preaching to a brick wall.

Because these conversations quickly erode into acrimony, there is little opportunity for an exchange of ideas.

Political Forums Rarely Spawn Converts.

[eweissenbach]

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker

Political discussions (particularly forums) regardless of which side of the fence you sit upon, consist of people either preaching to the choir or preaching to a brick wall.

Because these conversations quickly erode into acrimony, there is little opportunity for an exchange of ideas.

Political Forums Rarely Spawn Converts.

Very true Indy! As I have said before, it is entertainment, nothing more.

[ilovetv]

I like the posting of links to relevant articles on other websites, so that people can go and read from the source articles and then decide for themselves. I've read many convincing articles from both sides of an argument this way.

Here on political (now suspended), I would think that the offenders could be kicked off the board instead of closing the entire political forum.

[rp001]

good riddance

[hulababy]

Removing the political forum was the WRONG thing to do. We as mature adults and FREE AMERICANS (or NOT??) should always be allowed to express our opinions especially in a year as critical as this one!! Will make TOTV much less appealing now as one gets tired of talking whats cooking in the kitchen all the time. Very disappointed and I think a bad decision was made.

[rubicon]

Originally Posted by ilovetv

I like the posting of links to relevant articles on other websites, so that people can go and read from the source articles and then decide for themselves. I've read many convincing articles from both sides of an argument this way.

Here on political (now suspended), I would think that the offenders could be kicked off the board instead of closing the entire political forum.

ilovetv: Nope we all got spanked. One poster wrote good riddance. Well I could say the same thing about a forum that discussed knitting but instead I say "to each is own" and skip over that forum. Another wrote something like it was "preaching to the choir and/or a brick wall...." I like preachers and I like brick walls.

[hulababy]

No mental stimulation anymore. Geez, what's the point of coming on??

[looneycat]

Originally Posted by rp001

good riddance

amen!

[looneycat]

Originally Posted by hulababy

Removing the political forum was the WRONG thing to do. We as mature adults and FREE AMERICANS (or NOT??) should always be allowed to express our opinions especially in a year as critical as this one!! Will make TOTV much less appealing now as one gets tired of talking whats cooking in the kitchen all the time. Very disappointed and I think a bad decision was made.

there is no expectation of freedom on a privately owned forum.

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by ilovetv

I like the posting of links to relevant articles on other websites, so that people can go and read from the source articles and then decide for themselves. I've read many convincing articles from both sides of an argument this way.

Here on political (now suspended), I would think that the offenders could be kicked off the board instead of closing the entire political forum.

i so agree with you. the posters who were good enough to post links to articles was a heplful shortcut to my having to search thru hundreds of links in google! having such a variety of viewpoints helped me understand a great deal about the issues and how they impacted real people. unfortunately the acrimony began to far outweigh the learning experience...so it is back to google for me and a nitely prayer that political will return - especially in light of this weekend's upcoming activity there - i'd so prefer to hear about it from someone who was there rather than a reporter!

[gomoho]

Originally Posted by looneycat

there is no expectation of freedom on a privately owned forum.

I'm not so sure about that - why invite people to post ideas and opinions and when in your opinion it's getting to hot in the kitchen just shut it down. Should let the market dictate what happens - if enough folks get fed up they will stop coming and it looses its appeal. Have never even been on the political forum, but I am disturbed that someone can just shut it down when they desire.