New member-only political subforum - FHOPolitics- read here to join

[IsrAmeriPrius]

Originally Posted by malorn

How do I join?

Read the OP, the instructions are there.

[Loveit]

Originally Posted by TonyPSchaefer

. . .after considerable thought, the first guy says, "for my wish, I want a twenty-foot wall constructed around my home town to keep out all the undesirables and all those people who we don't want coming in."
The genie nodded his head. "It is done."
The second guy turned to the genie and with no hesitation said, "fill it with water."

Nasty! Nasty!

[pkjohna]

Originally Posted by TonyPSchaefer

I would like to make it clear up front that this move was spurred by the large majority of PriusChat members who did want to see all the political discussions. Danny pitched this idea to the Moderators a long time ago and we all supported it. As most of you have noticed, in the previous PriusChat incarnation, when you hit [New posts] you saw everything in all sub-forums. Even the local groups.
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Ummm...errr..I know I'm way late to the game and I haven't been around for a while but ---

Has anyone pointed out the irony of a moderator talking about cordoning off political discussions when that self same moderator slaps a blatantly political banner ad in his signature which gets propagated with every post? And just to be clear I'm not saying anything for or against the particular political figure in question - I'm pointing out the irony and suggesting that perhaps it would be more consistent to leave the promotion of political figures to the political forum.

Now wouldn't it be doubly ironic if there were something biased in my own signature? I honestly can't remember...

[amm0bob]

Ohhhh...

So this is where the political stuff will be played out... Cool...

[zonie911]

Oh, what a great location to solve the world's problems, only thing is
no one is listening except us, and we already know how to take care of everything. ha ha

[kenoarto]

thank you , Thank You, THANK YOU!!!

[Merkin Muffley]

" Boom! You have access to talk politics at your leisure."

Well, not really. Unless your political bend is basically the same as the guys who have been around a long time, forget it. One guy (EJ something or another) has been on the board less than 2 years and has over 4 thousand posts. You better not cross swords with EJ! He'll get you expelled.

How is it discussing politics if now alternate views are allowed?

Seems pointless.

[efusco]

Originally Posted by Merkin Muffley

" Boom! You have access to talk politics at your leisure."

Well, not really. Unless your political bend is basically the same as the guys who have been around a long time, forget it. One guy (EJ something or another) has been on the board less than 2 years and has over 4 thousand posts. You better not cross swords with EJ! He'll get you expelled.

How is it discussing politics if now alternate views are allowed?

Seems pointless.

As pointed out. A recent influx of trolling individuals with little or no interest in the Prius at all arrived within a short period of time apparently intent on trying to take over the political discussion here via a show of force and volume.
Alternative points of view are welcome from our Priuschat members. But this site is and always has been, foremost, a PRIUS forum. You, sir, do not have a Prius, have not expressed interest in the Prius, and have not made a single post related to the Prius, and yet on this site with 30+ subforums including the "hidden" political sub-forum you managed to make 8 of your first 9 posts here in the political forum....hmmmm, let me analyze that for a bit.

You're a troll and therefore not welcome here...you wouldn't be welcome if you were a Huffington loving CNN subscribing liberal either. My troll slaying axe has 2 edges.

[Merkin Muffley]

I see. You are the axeman. I have failed to "earn" my right to enter into adult conversations. didn't know there was a prerequisite. Now we know there is. It seems I must have a Prius. Would have been easy to lie about, don't you think? But I didn't.

Takeover? Hardly. 5 or 6 new voices are going to "take over"? I don't think so.

Troll? No. I was indeed invited here to help bring some balance into your extremely lopsided political arena. But I can see you do not want balance. You folks only want people who think exactly the same. Your lively discussions in the political area will be exactly what they are now. one sided. Your faithful don't want to engage in debate, and seem unsuited to the task. You keep the balance tilted in your direction by stacking the deck. Which is good for you.

You might have learned something from me. And I might have learned something from some of your folks. That is not to be. I actually thought the exercise might have been worthwhile. Wrong.

Speaking of wrong. Exactly what is wrong with wishing actions you don't support should fail? Judging by my limited time attempting to have a dialog with your folks, you have made sure I fail. Which is the best thing you can do to keep your status quo. But this action is yet another example of the double standard I have clearly seen. Do not be bothered or hindered by facts! Silence those who dissent! Make sure opposing voices FAIL.

I bid you farewell.

[efusco]

adieu