Political forum is waste of bandwidth,no one is going to change anyone's mind or position.
The downside is members possibly becoming uncivilized toward each other and creating hard feelings.
My .02

I disagree with censorship. BUT

We need some deep breaths here.

A few steps back. A walk. A look at this lovely day. Check the Hurricane. Have lunch out.

Or as my darling granddaughter would say it so succintly. :arrow:


CHILL!

I agree GG - I'm walking over the TPC of Boston (about a 5 iron away from my house) to watch the 3rd round of the Deutsche Bank tournament and just CHILL.

Beautiful day here - 76 degrees and NO humidity.

I agree with Susan and Tom. Also with JimOO7.

The name calling from both sides needs to stop. Just showing your immaturity.

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I disagree with censorship. BUT

We need some deep breaths here.

A few steps back. A walk. A look at this lovely day. Check the Hurricane. Have lunch out.

Or as my darling granddaughter would say it so succintly. :arrow:


CHILL!

Enjoy this beautiful day. Stop argueing. We agree to disagree and the votes will decide. GG Your grand is such a smart child! "chill" I love it! Or as my grown son (I miss him soooo much!) always says at the end of our phone conversations, "I love you mom, peace"............ "Peace", I wonder where he got that from?? I guess I instilled a calmness to his being and he always makes me smile when he says it. To everyone at TOTV, Peace!!!

Good posts....
I do understand that TOTV is only a small part of the total "Villages experience".

As I've said before, we are new here, and do not have our future in TV, but down the road a few miles. I cannot retire from the Fire Dept for a couple of more years, and being here kind of helps us feel connected with others who have invested in the "55+ Gated Central Florida" lifestyle.

Being new here, I am not at all criticizing how this forum is or should be run....that would be very brazen of me, and I am totally not doing that. I was only relating what has worked on other forums I have experience in, and perhaps throwing that out as an alternative to censorship.

I'm sure you have rules here. I think I remember agreeing to them before I was able to register. Like others have said here, there perhaps are just a few who may benefit from a reminder of those rules.

I appreciate the kind welcome we have received here. Anyone who has been able to do what we have all done in investing in this lifestyle are truly blessed.

Frank D.

Moratorium is not censorship, just a freeze for a short period of time to regroup. This can be done without the involvement of the Admin's. I am glad this post has brought so many of us to realize something should be done to civilize this topic.
Sam started a thread called Chatters Talk: Happy or Sad, and it has become very, very popular and the format is very, very simple. If we ran the Political thread (not forum) that way I think most of our problems would be solved. The Political Forum has almost four full pages of different topics, a lot of them "trouble maker" threads. If there are too many different topics it tends to breed and open the door to mis-posts and nastiness. If there was only one Political thread that all members posted on to share legitimate information or ask political questions, there is less of a chance that hard feelings can take place. Posters would have to be more civil, like it or not, as they will be challenged and corrected. As of now, as Susan has correctly stated, some outsider can post something, start a riot and then just move on and start another topic in the forum and cause yet more angst. Cassie made a great point that this forum has got her inspired to vote as she has gleaned important information from our members. That is a good thing. Maybe this type of format will do exactly that without the bitterness.
In any event, thank you all for your insights and answering in an adult manner, Johnny

Benj, I am sure those troops appreciated your kindness and respect towards them :bigthumbsup:

I try very hard to not read anything in the political forum because it is full of misinformation, name calling, and people who are so biased in their views they couldn't see something wrong with their candidate if they committed murder. It has caused me to really wonder what kind of people live in TV. I try to remember it is just a few who cause these problems, but that is hard to do. I even stopped coming here for a long time and stopped posting because of all the trash talk in political topics.

The problem is I can't always identify if a topic is of political nature. Some are very evident by the title and others are not. The only time I get there is by looking at the sidebar topics and opening one in error. I just wish they could somehow highlight them in a different color, make the print italics, some way so those of us who want to not be exposed to the drivel in there could avoid it.

It shocks me that supposed intelligent people can be so dumb when it comes to politics.

I never go there. I was told thats where all the Buffalo went.

Seriously I think the political thread should be eliminated as it serves no purpose...........

close friend of Herbert Hoover fumar

Originally Posted by l2ridehd

The problem is I can't always identify if a topic is of political nature. Some are very evident by the title and others are not. The only time I get there is by looking at the sidebar topics and opening one in error. I just wish they could somehow highlight them in a different color, make the print italics, some way so those of us who want to not be exposed to the drivel in there could avoid it.

I completely agree I2. And lately it seems that, that sidebar, has had many threads that sound sane and intriguing....as if they may contain viable information, pertinent to decision making for this election. Sadly that is rarely the case.

Here is a which came first, the chicken or the egg type question...

Did the candidates learn from the populace to disrespect, lie about, distort the issues, hide agenda's and not mean or stand behind what they say, or did the populace learn from them?

Was there ever a time when our elected representatives had the courage to stand for what they believe and risk disapproval?
Yes, I know they can't do any good if they don't get elected, and there is always compromise (more like sell out these days) in politics, but wouldn't it be refreshing to have a politician you could trust?
Sorry, I am pretty cynical these days, but I do mean what I say...course I am not running for any office.

Hahahahah Fumar! 1rnfl Is that where the Buffalo went? Now where do the deer and the antelope play? ;D Oh that's right they're being barbecued at Gary's house on the 9th! :joke:

Leave the Political Forum alone. I have never been there but based on what I am reading here it is a place where mean spirited people get to call each other nasty names. So be it. Better there than on this or any other of the civilized forums.
If you close it or even declare a moratorium they will vent their mean spiritedness (Sp?) somewhere else and I bet this will be their forum of choice.

DC

I'm with downeaster, leave it there and give 'em a place to duke it out, good or bad,
just preface the top with a warning.

OR...

Open a new forum

The Mud Pit

I truly love political debate. When done without the namecalling and mudslinging, it can be informative and fun. For quite awhile, I ignored the political forum because of all the meanness. I've posted a few times recently but not often. If it went the way of do-do bird, I would not mind.

Like Frank, I own a large board and moderate another one. We have three set rules in both -- no foul language, no political discussions, no religious discussions. Everything else is pretty much open with moderators stepping in when necessary.

I would say the moratorium is a good idea but I'm afraid that the venom would just spill over to other forums. Probably the same would hold true if this forum were closed down.