[ssmith]

.... I know that Donkeys and Elephants both can be passionate about their views but ....the reason I stayed out of it....is the tenor went from staying on topic to degrading a person because they have a different view than you. Really? I mean Really? This has occurred on this venue as well. Why must there be a personal attack on a person and their character? Why must there be so little respect when a person disagrees or when you question the authenticity of a post?

Mind you my experience happened before political left this venue! Just sayin.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Posh 08

There isn't one on the board that I wouldn't have a beer with
After all we are all Americans excercising our rights.

I ...think..that in an election year that it would be necessary and even kind for people who feel strongly to talk about it. It seems more than just about parties, it is amost a religion, a way of life...it is very important to those folks who feel strongly about political opinion. I wish that the administrators would bring it back and just ban personal attacks.

And I wish that people would be a little more respectful of political opinions that were not far right or far left. Just more respectful in general.

There are good people from both sides and bad creepy people from both sides.

It only takes a minute to figure out who is fair and presents a well thought out argument and who respects your opinions if you differ from their views.

I don't like hostility and anger from a person who is anonymous. It is just wrong.

[John_W]

All this political talk is a waste of time, if you had just read this morning's Sun paper you would know that tomorrow they are having a 'Victory Rally' at LSL, apparently they've already picked a winner!

[justjim]

I think that Dwight D. Eisenhower probably said it best: "I despise people who go to the gutter on either the right or the left and hurl rocks at those in the center". This election is especially hostile----both sides have billions to spend on negative ads. The spin, the half truths, and especially the INTERNET has former mature reasonable people about half crazy. And the crazy thing-----after this election-----no matter who wins it starts all over again. No wonder just about half of us even bother to vote.

[quirky3]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I ...think..that in an election year that it would be necessary and even kind for people who feel strongly to talk about it. It seems more than just about parties, it is amost a religion, a way of life...it is very important to those folks who feel strongly about political opinion. I wish that the administrators would bring it back and just ban personal attacks.

And I wish that people would be a little more respectful of political opinions that were not far right or far left. Just more respectful in general.

There are good people from both sides and bad creepy people from both sides.

It only takes a minute to figure out who is fair and presents a well thought out argument and who respects your opinions if you differ from their views.

I don't like hostility and anger from a person who is anonymous. It is just wrong.

I know it would be nice if TOTV could be "all things to all people", and it does provide a very wide range of topics! At the same time, if I were a moderator I would probably want a balance between the number of topics and the amount of time they demand. If (and I say "if") one forum was demanding a large amount of admin time compared with all the other forums, and there were lots of places for people to go to discuss that topic, I could understand wanting to stick to the many, many topics that don't have excessive admin needs.

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by jandbrare

Well, if the Political Forum is closed, I suppose the political posts will go to the "General Discussion"?

from the admin's post re political:

"NO political posts are allowed in any of the forums. First offense an account infraction and warning. Second offense account will be banned."

so i don' think so!

[bkcunningham1]

Does anyone have any experience with the website Quora? I just joined and so far, so good. It looks like it is going to be a very high quality Q&A site.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by bkcunningham1

Does anyone have any experience with the website Quora? I just joined and so far, so good. It looks like it is going to be a very high quality Q&A site.

It looks interesting. There are so many different topics available where you can register an interest. Over 55,000 people interested in Political. It's going to take some time to explore the site.

[Joaniesmom]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

TOTV Political Forums

Well I think Admin made that clear as a bell. This is his site and I love it here. Just as is TV, if you want to live and play there, you abide by the rules. There are zillions of political sites to join on the net and discuss endlessly who chained who today. If you like that kind of discussion, you won't be deprived.

[jebartle]

:BigApplaus e:
I will not miss forum one bit!

Originally Posted by ilovetv

I would liken it more to a couple of snakes biting and spitting venom 30 feet across the room.

Whenever people take the position that "my party/candidate can do no wrong" and "the other party/candidate has never done a single thing right", there is no exchange of ideas nor learning.

[EdV]

I never joined the political forum because it had little if anything to do with what’s happening right here in and around me.

Personally, I never understood why the political forum wasn’t set up with sub sections for each of the three counties and perhaps each of the numbered CDD’s. I mean think about it. Do you know who your CDD trustees are and what they’ve been voting on?

And how about the Amenity Authority Committee which ironically has no authority whatsoever. Who are the members and what are they voting on? That’s the kind of stuff I thought should be debated, not what’s being done on the other side of the world.

Perhaps a restructuring of that forum with a new focus would be a better alternative to a suspension altogether.

Just an outsiders thoughts.

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by EdVinMass

I never joined the political forum because it had little if anything to do with what’s happening right here in and around me.

Personally, I never understood why the political forum wasn’t set up with sub sections for each of the three counties and perhaps each of the numbered CDD’s. I mean think about it. Do you know who your CDD trustees are and what they’ve been voting on?

And how about the Amenity Authority Committee which ironically has no authority whatsoever. Who are the members and what are they voting on? That’s the kind of stuff I thought should be debated, not what’s being done on the other side of the world.

Perhaps a restructuring of that forum with a new focus would be a better alternative to a suspension altogether.

Just an outsiders thoughts.

ed - political discussions went far beyond cdds and counties! all of the local info you question we find in the district gov page. sometimes topics about the goings on there were brought into the 'general' forum and if discussion strayed the mod was careful to determine if/when a thread should move to 'political'.

just wonderin' - if you never joined 'political' how is it you are familiar with its set-up?

[jandbrare]

Originally Posted by njbchbum

from the admin's post re political:

"NO political posts are allowed in any of the forums. First offense an account infraction and warning. Second offense account will be banned."

so i don' think so!

That's what it sounds like. No political posts, anywhere.

I started a Google Group to discuss local, The Villages politics: click here. Spin-off forums don't usually work, but I thought I'd see if there were enough residents interested in discussing local politics to make it worthwhile I started by posting about my present concern: the return of signs north of CR 466. You will have to join to post, but it's not hard to do. Join and leave any kind of post to show interest, please. Doesn't need to be serious or angry

Jerry

[old moe]

Originally Posted by jebartle

:BigApplaus e:
I will not miss forum one bit!

Agreed,me either. This is not the place for politics, it is mainly for information, and FUN. Thanks to the admin. for his action.

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by jebartle

:BigApplaus e:
I will not miss forum one bit!

well, i sure miss it - but i also understand the need for a cooling off period that was obvious from the sniping and lack of civility. hopefully the admin will restore it soon.