Thread: Current Affairs Section Where Discussion About Contentious Topics Takes Place

Originally Posted by garrycol

But it is the General Rated sort of thing that may get discussed around a camp fire - unlike a lot of other non-4wd related crap that gets put up in a trolling gesture to try and provoke arguments from others. I am not privy to the new section so i assume it has gone there.

You really don't get the point do you? I couldn't care less about the Seinfield post. If people want to talk about Seinfeild, good for them. Me, I can't stand him. What do I do about it? Nothing. I don't open the thread. I am not going to open the thread and whinge and tell people what to think. In your post you said words to the effect of non 4wd related crap. Seinfeild is related to 4wd? Don't think so, but hey, I might be wrong. If people want to talk politics let them. Just don't open the thread, because it is becoming obvious that some people have issues with other people having an opinion. There will always be trolls on forums - even in posts relating to 4wd, doesn't matter what the subject is.

Chill people, Chill. Live and let live.

Cheers,
Tom.

Originally Posted by BathurstTom

You really don't get the point do you? In your post you said words to the effect of non 4wd related crap. Seinfeild is related to 4wd?

I certainly do get the point

General Chat = "Almost anything goes, have a look and drop in a few lines. Think of it as a campfire chat with the kids around."

Seinfeld - No not 4wd related but meets the General Chat rules unlike a lot of posts in the past, that to include what you left off when you quoted me "...........that gets put up in a trolling gesture to try and provoke arguments from others".

Cheers

Garry

Thought it was about time I bumped this thread back up to the top to remind everyone there is a separate section you can subscribe to where politics, religion and anything that is contentious and beyond what should be discussed in General Chat can be discussed openly.

Given the heat in most of the Eco threads I reckon its no longer just Politics and religion that are the main topics that cause angst and disharmony in GC.

This has been mentioned previously but I and others in the new Current Affairs section find it a little amusing that these topics can be discussed openly and with very differing opinions in CA and to date without any cat fights and insults, yet that is not the case in GC.

So if you want to enter into mature discussions without the arguments about topics that usually cause hostility and angst then it might be time to subscribe to the Current Affairs section.

I know the last few threads I have put up have got a bit heated,and I just want to say to everybody I don't post things in the hope they turn into a members insulting each other. The strain on defence force families post took a turn I was not expecting,I was just trying to highlight how some defence families live,but it morphed into something else completely. If what I am posting is not appropriate please let me know.

Given the heat in most of the Eco threads I reckon its no longer just Politics and religion that are the main topics that cause angst and disharmony in GC.

Terry, My impression from your comments is that the few members who caused most of the angst on the general topics area moved to the closed area, so there probably exists a "love in" and that is why the level of conflict has declined.

There are some members that cannot seem to help themselves and still post contentious topics such as eco stuff in the general area, and IMHO they should be immediately moved to the "love-in" area so that the respondents can all agree with each other and not be challenged by others with facts that may disagree with their point of view.

I have enjoyed the peace of the general forums since the restricted area was established and initially there was nothing in the general area that caused angst from diehards like me who hate what I see as misinformation, propaganda, etc being spread and have this desire to correct the information.

I know that is probably an undesirable trait .

However lately the same old diehards are once again posting in the general area topics that they must know will be challenged, which really makes them Trolls.
So I propose that all topics that are off subject ie Land Rovers, or fit neatly into a category such as flight or camera corner should go into the "love-in' section.
Regards Philip A

Not at all Discoman, where people take topics and how they communicate towards each other is not the responsibility of the person who originally put the topic up.

I was merely pointing out that there are plenty of what would be considered contentious and potentially heated topics discussed openly in CA without any agro at all and if people really want to discuss various topics then maybe they should consider, if they already haven't, joining the Current Affairs section.

Originally Posted by PhilipA

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However lately the same old diehards are once again posting in the general area topics that they must know will be challenged, which really makes them Trolls.
So I propose that all topics that are off subject ie Land Rovers, or fit neatly into a category such as flight or camera corner should go into the "love-in' section.
Regards Philip A

So, a topic that has importance in our day to day living and future for you is a troll?

I would suggest to you that before put names to those members you ask admin to change this:
General Chat Almost anything goes, have a look and drop in a few lines. Think of it as a campfire chat with the kids around.
It would not do any harms to kids to learn something about climate change and global warming. It is not a tabu topic in their schools either.
There are many threads in the general section that could possible bring some robust exchange of views but as long as they are within the forum rules IMO there is not reason to complain.
Every single member here have the freedom of choice to participate, read or not read threads that are not of his/her interest.
Have a nice day

Philip there is no 'love in' as you put it in CA, topics are debated with gusto from both sides of the fence and yet there has been no agro, to date everything is quite civil and mature, which is the way it should be.

Philip if you really don't want to see topics in the GC section that don't relate just to Land Rovers then why put fuel on the fire by getting involved?

If you really want to prove that others on the other side of the political, religous or eco fence use flawed logic and quote incorrect facts etc then why not join CA, there are all sorts of topics and comments in there being debated that I'm sure you would / could disagree with and then if you were a member you could then show / prove to those on the other side of the fence how wrong they are. ...