Is this what it takes for a thread to get hot?

from the most threads deleted ever, source, another "winner" in the search for the truth

Not that there's anything wrong with trolling along,jmho

 

I don't know about deleted but Freds House of Politics is the place a lot of these threads end up in . . . and deserved.

You are right that a few of us have strong opinions but that is no reason why one side or the other should EVER get free pass.

This is PriusChat and as long as we're discussing things Prius and automotive, I'm a happy camper. In fact, I'll put my Prius content posting against any of the 'honorable competition' anyday. But I won't unilaterally give our 'honorable competition' a free pass to echo nonsense from the bubble.

Bob Wilson

 

Irony makes my face wrinkly.

 

Come on down to "Freds House of Politics" where you'll find plenty of race, politics, and religion to your heart's content. Just don't expect any form of 'enlightenment.'

"Interesting?" more like Kabuki mud wrestling but fun enough. At least Fred's House of Politics keeps the nonsense where it won't 'scare the horses.' Well I've got some Prius stuff to do today and other projects.

Bob Wilson

 

Some of the horses I know stay away in disgust, not fear.

Rational, intelligent discussion is difficult enough to find on the regular channels.

 

Pattern goes something like this. Thread is created, bob or one of his lackies goes in making irrelevant political and/or racist posts, meltdown ensues, thread gets moved.

 

There seem to be some differing viewpoints here as to the identity of these 'usual suspects'.

 

One of my sociology projects I am in the process of completing has been on web forums. Typically they are a microcosm of people who, despite notions of creating a "broad minded" gathering on the Internet have done just the opposite. A forum devoted solely to one topic, such as a toyota Prius for example, is actually not the best place for an "outsider" to go for information on said topic because they will only get one narrow minded viewpoint on the topic. In other words there is no difference of opinion, it's as if the forum as a whole is one individual.

That being said, there always exists a small faction of people who are what I labeled the "peacekeepers". These people, although they may have "good intentions" in keeping the forum "on topic" are actually limiting its potential by alienating others who do not share their often narrow minded viewpoints. These people who like to flaunt their above average expertise on one topic do so to compensate for something they are lacking outside of the microcosm of the forum. It is similar to mmorpg's. People use their high status in the online world to compensate for what they lack in the real world.

To those whom I may have offended I apologize; but I thank you for being unwilling participants in my ant farm.

 

For those that know...this is funny!

It seems that it only takes a couple of specific people to comment on a subject (with bad juju) and the thread moves to the political threads, where they continue to spew forth! I watched (and wrote) on one specific thread for several years, and several hundred posts until a purple of these trolls chimed in, and BINGO, off to the nether world.

These people couldn't carry on a civil discourse if thier life depended on it...and they know who they are! In fact one has "proudly" stated that his mission is to be disruptive. Why the mods
allow such behaviour is beyond me, but hey, I'm not in charge. My feeling is if you cause a thread to get booted more than once or twice that person should be booted for life!

Just MHO,

Icarus

 

LOL!

Yeah, it is unfortunate that Star Trek threads or most of the threads in Other Cars get little love.

Yeah, I have no access to FHoPol, nor do I want access to it. If I read posts there, I'd probably just eventually get angry/upset. No thanks.

 

The only thing of worth in the politics section is TJ's cartoon thread. Seems more one sided lately, but I can appreciate clever humor even when directed at me.

 

Sorry if I have offended you, but I have never "proudly" announced anything.

Your role here exists in almost all webforums regardless of topic. In my research I have labeled this role the "crybaby". The crybaby typically doesn't contribute anything of value to the discussions he/she posts in; only to raise alarms when the viewpoints of a minority of members do not match that of the majority. Typically the crybaby latches on to one or two posts of the minority members they seek to ostracize and brings them up whenever they can. Typically the "crybaby" and the "peacekeeper" travel together.

 

Indeed.

I suspect I am a usual suspect in this case. The thing is, there is nothing that annoys me more than bigotry. It's bigotry (and its kissing cousin stupidity) that lead to inequality, poverty and war. Pretty much everything that's wrong with the world can be traced to the sort of attitudes that I see on here and argue against. I can't help it

Am I alone in not believing this?