[bkcunningham1]

Originally Posted by billethkid

and the suspend will last at least through the election!!!

Might as well tie a rock around it and throw it in Lake Sumter now.

Unless there is more to the story than we will ever find out, there are alternative, effective way to have a political forum. To not be able to even talk about "today's event" is sort of a crowning blow to logic.

Thousands of residents in the square....TV makes the square available.....and on a forum for what concerns residents of TV not to be able to talk about it???? Something is starting to smell a bit?

btk

Yep.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by bkcunningham1

Yep.

A lot of people think this forum is run by The Villages, which of course it is not. It is privately owned by an individual who has the power to run it any way he wishes.

I don't know why this happened? I don't go there anymore. Was there a big blow up???

Richie Lion was a huge poster on the political forum. I wish he would tell us what happened.

[bkcunningham1]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

A lot of people think this forum is run by The Villages, which of course it is not. It is privately owned by an individual who has the power to run it any way he wishes.

I don't know why this happened? I don't go there anymore. Was there a big blow up???

Richie Lion was a huge poster on the political forum. I wish he would tell us what happened.

I asked the Administrator what happened, Gracie. Did you see the response? All I know is what the Admin told me and the rest of us on the forum. The post is numb 157: Where is the political forum? (deserves it's own thread!!)

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by gomoho

I asked admin in a post for a site to discuss today's activities in The Villages and was shut down "no political posts". This is something that occurred in The Villages for Villagers, but we can't discuss it freely. I don't get it.

It's a very hard decision to understand. Especially in an election year. But I think part of the responsibility may lie on the shoulders of the members of the Political Forum. Just a guess, but I have a feeling the Admins were bombarded with complaints from members of the Forum about the conduct of other members. Perhaps the Admins should have started by removing the "red triangle" feature.

[OhSuzannah]

I've just started to consider a move to TV and currently live in North Carolina.
I must say that it is concerning that adult opinions, however rude, would be censored in this community....and that is the issue. That your village isn't allowed to get riled up, rude, loud, etc, especially since it is done in print, and no one is compelled to read it. It certainly seems to be a very judgmental call on the part on one group of adults against another - Pretty insulting to the participants of the group. I don't know if I want to live in a place that controls thought expression.

[pooh]

Originally Posted by OhSuzannah

I've just started to consider a move to TV and currently live in North Carolina.
I must say that it is concerning that adult opinions, however rude, would be censored in this community....and that is the issue. That your village isn't allowed to get riled up, rude, loud, etc, especially since it is done in print, and no one is compelled to read it. It certainly seems to be a very judgmental call on the part on one group of adults against another - Pretty insulting to the participants of the group. I don't know if I want to live in a place that controls thought expression.

Not sure why you think thought expression is controlled. TOTV is a privately owned board and its administrators have suspended one forum ....it is their right to do so. TOTV is not a company owned and operated by The Villages. Participants on TOTV are invited to post at no charge, but must remember, they are guests.

[Golfingnut]

Originally Posted by bobkat1

i certainly can't speak for the moderator, but history shows that no matter how innnocently a thread starts with a political bent (i.e paul ryan in tv), it quickly deteriorates.

Sometimes i think some threads are started not so innocently. Just imo of course.

bingo

[Golfingnut]

Originally Posted by OhSuzannah

I've just started to consider a move to TV and currently live in North Carolina.
I must say that it is concerning that adult opinions, however rude, would be censored in this community....and that is the issue. That your village isn't allowed to get riled up, rude, loud, etc, especially since it is done in print, and no one is compelled to read it. It certainly seems to be a very judgmental call on the part on one group of adults against another - Pretty insulting to the participants of the group. I don't know if I want to live in a place that controls thought expression.

Its not like that at all. Please read other forums in this site and you will see:
1. Senior help hints and Ideas.
2. Scam alerts and advise.
3. Good and Bad Contractors.
4. Money saving Ideas for seniors.
5. Congratulations/ Thank yous/ Happy birthdays/ Get well Prayers, etc. etc.
6. For sales and wanted adds.
7. Club/Event information.
8. Experts on line to help us with our questions about so many topics.
9. Church information and Help or support group updates.
These are just a few of the many reasons that thousands of people use TOTV as their daily calendar and sometimes just a friend to talk to.

My point is, that if one of the forums is deleted for the benefit of the rest, then in MY OPINION, it is a wise and kind thing to do for so many Villagers at the expense of only a hand full of those that would for lack of a better term, become so passionate about one topic, that they :::::: ah ah ah , well I think you get the message. Please stay with us and this is the friendliest home town in America.

[Ddogle]

I agree!

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by OhSuzannah

I've just started to consider a move to TV and currently live in North Carolina.
I must say that it is concerning that adult opinions, however rude, would be censored in this community....and that is the issue. That your village isn't allowed to get riled up, rude, loud, etc, especially since it is done in print, and no one is compelled to read it. It certainly seems to be a very judgmental call on the part on one group of adults against another - Pretty insulting to the participants of the group. I don't know if I want to live in a place that controls thought expression.

We post on this forum that is owned by an individual who I believe is younger and does not live on site and he maintains it as a business and the source of revenue are the advertisers on here. He can make any decision he wants about the perimeters of conduct. It must be very difficult to do with our prolific postings ( I am the biggest culprit).

It has NOTHING to do with The Villages or The Villages form of government that does have deed restrictions like most upscale communities across this country so that you don't see cars up on blocks, campers parked in driveways, lawn art in yards, outbuildings and fences. These are choices you must make if you move here, whether or not you want deed restrictions, and you need to know that a CDD form of government is not changed by votes. It is what it is.

We are all old and older or young and younger depending if you look at the exterior packaging or the inwardly workings of the heart. NOONE can squelch us. We are old enough to be danged sure we are right, stubborn, opinionated and mouthy. Some of us have kept the manners our mother's taught us and others I suspect did not have a mother.

It is so great here that I don't know how anyone who is old enough can keep from moving here. We just love it. Come on down.

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by Golfingnut;5***07

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My point is, that if one of the forums is deleted for the benefit of the rest, then in MY OPINION, it is a wise and kind thing to do for so many Villagers at the expense of only a hand full of those that would for lack of a better term, become so passionate about one topic, that they :::::: ah ah ah , well I think you get the message. Please stay with us and this is the friendliest home town in America.

golfingnut -would you please be so kind as to explain first, how suspension of the political forum has now turned into deletion; and second, how deletion of the political forum benefits the rest of the forums?

[ceejay]

Originally Posted by njbchbum;5***41

golfingnut -would you please be so kind as to explain first, how suspension of the political forum has now turned into deletion; and second, how deletion of the political forum benefits the rest of the forums?

I agree...curious minds would like to know...

[Taltarzac725]

The political posts are still on TOTV you just cannot post onto any of these threads.

I often thought of opting out of the TOTV Political Forum because of how outspoken some posters would get. I did have that option though.

Still believe that TOTV should lasso some volunteer moderators whom the Administrator trusts. The volunteers can flag various posts which can then be examined at the Administrator's leisure.

Violators of terms set by the Administrator can be booted from JUST the Political Forums for violating the rules of the Political Forum.

[ceejay]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725;5***51

Violators of terms set by the Administrator can be booted from JUST the Political Forums for violating the rules of the Political Forum.

Yet...they have been able to return (one, in particular) under the guise of new screen names.....

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by ceejay;5***62

Yet...they have been able to return (one, in particular) under the guise of new screen names.....

Kind of hard to protect a message board if the new guise wearer behaves.