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

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Danny, Dec 2, 2007.

  1. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    Many years ago ... in the 1990s ... there was USENET and we had some forums for Huntsville residents. But eventually the political flame-throwers just got to be too much. So I announced the first 'HSV.general pizza party':
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    Yes, it was a long time before color was invented: Second HSV.GENERAL Dinner

    But a funny thing happened. Once we were within fist range of each other for an evening, our Southern hospitality emerged and the worst of the down right rude and crude, snippy comments disappeared or at least moderated for about 3-4 months. Perhaps our 2nd Amendment folks finally realized their honorable competition was armed and Marine Corps trained. <GRINS>

    I am sure that Internet anonymity promoted bad behavior and being open about who we are (or at least reachable) keeps people honest (within the limits of their understanding.) But one-way communications is the pits and leads to bad behavior.

    Later,
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  2. Stevewoods

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    So, obviously the instructions below do not seem to work any more.

    I may want to spout about a very recent incident in the State of Washington, but then again, I may not.

    At any rate, I would like access, just in the event I totally lose it and decide to post about it

    Any help?

    How I gain access to the FHOPolitics forum so that I can post threads about political subjects?
    • Check out your "Group Memberships" page and you'll see the Fred's House of Politics Group. Just click the radio button next to Join Group, then click "Join Group". Boom! You have access to talk politics at your leisure.
     
  3. ETC(SS)

    ETC(SS) The OTHER One Percenter.....

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    I'll vouch for you.....

    (if you think that will help.....)
     
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  4. bisco

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    do you need access to post a new thread? i never joined, but am able to post dumb comments in existing threads.
     
  5. Stevewoods

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    Cannot even "see" the forum. It shows up nowhere for me. Not in New posts, not in popular or recent. Only place I "see" it is in this sticky.
     
  6. bisco

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    must be one of the current 'glitches'. i'm on safari, and started seeing it in new posts about a year ago.
     
  7. Stevewoods

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    Don't think so, maybe something to do with when you joined the forum, maybe people who were members before some certain join date, but over the past couple of years, the political forum has come up in various discussions on other forums here.

    So, I remember looking for it more than a year ago and no luck and then last spring there was some discussion about it showing up big in the new discussions thing on the left side of the board, but I never saw them and I looked.

    I finally did some google searching last winter, I believe and was able to find some posts on google to the political forum, but when I tried to click on the google link I got some sort of error, do not remember what sort now.
     
  8. bisco

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    could be, why not pm a mod?
     
  9. Trollbait

    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    I think some people got pulled in when a thread they were posting in got moved to the political dump for some reason.
     
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  10. Stevewoods

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    Good thought.

    I am less, ticked off than I was this morning, so if I get access, fine, if not. also fine!
     
  11. bisco

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    maybe just post it in fhop, get thrown into jail, and you're golden!
     
  12. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    You could, you know, PM a moderator for help :)


    You should have access now.
     
  13. Stevewoods

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    Yeah, well, I was upset this morning, plus, look at my avatar...

    But, yes, thank you!
     
  14. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Heh.

    You're welcome!
     
  15. tucatz

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    Ohh. OK. This is where Fred's house is located. Scroll down, Dude.
     
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    The "Group Memberships" link is dead. Now what?
     
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    See post 152, just a few above yours. ;)
     
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    Bring a sense of humor in with you....
     
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    Saw it, did it, and nothing happened.
     
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    Hmm can I get access too?