Jay said:ferris209 said:
Well, I do appreciate that. But I have to agree with C3PX, it seems to me that within the last few months you have appeared to display an aggression toward us conservatives. Even in threads where no politics are even being discussed. One example would be my tribute thread to Bettie Page. I had always thought you didn't care about a little minor nudity, as long as it wasn't excessive or hardcore. But you put the quash on me and I respected that. But it just lingered in my mind that if I had not just prior had a debate with you regarding my opinion of Obama, would you have done that? Would it have turned out different if any one of our many liberal friends had posted it? All in all, I'd like to think that we can easily disagree on politics, but then all walk away friends because of our shared commitment of someday seeing a restored, unedited, original trilogy.Nudity has always been forbidden--not because I'm a prude, and certainly not because of political differences. The result would've been the same for any member.
How many of those "liberal" members you mention are still present? At some point, the hardline conservatism and relentless point-counterpoint of the discussions here become too tiresome for anyone to bother with anymore. Hell, I can't even stand to read some of the novels that get posted by people who seem to be intent solely on proving their point. Taolar has shown remarkable stamina, but eventually he, like everyone else, will grow bored with the discussion and stop coming back.
I'm sorry that those differences spilled into this topic as well, but the split in thinking is as clear in this discussion as in any other. I just find it odd that Off Topic used to be the most active part of the forum (as it tends to be in any busy forum, I've found) and now it's a virtual ghost town.
Informative, productive debate lends itself to further participation. What does it say when most members have chosen not to participate?
I reckon that's why most forums choose not to allow political discussion. I kind of hate that, I pride myself on being able to vehemently argue my position and then completely forget the issue altogether in the next thread, I even do that in person. I am a highly political person and I love studying politics, reading news stories, studying history, and keeping up on current events. So, I love the political discussion, but I guess if is putting that much of a wedge in the forum, then maybe we should re-evaluate the "Politics" thread and consider banning all political discussion. I apologize if I assumed that a little boobage was fine, I did a search and confirmed that no nudity was always the rule to protect the kiddies and you, Jay, from getting into crap. But I just cannot help but think I've seen some titties on here before. Anyhow, I do certainly feel that you have some sort of prejudice against us conservatives, I respect your point of view just as I hope you respect mine. I had hoped we could argue our points and still be friends in the end. I dunno, maybe C3PX and I are the only ones who sense the hostility you have displayed against us, maybe we're just being over sensitive or just plain silly. Either way, I dunno, that's just been my perception. Again, should we re-evaluate our political discussions policy?