A plea to the management - Get rid of political posts.

originally posted by: breakingbs
a reply to: Speedtek

Right wing is political. I gotcha:


BIASBIASBIASBIAS

*political post* *political post*


..

even.


Anyways...you create what you sow. And many of us don't like being stuck in this position so..STOP IT.

That was one example, I'm more centrist/slightly left, but I'm not debating that now. Should I post examples of left-wing butthurt to make you feel better too?

originally posted by: Speedtek

originally posted by: breakingbs
a reply to: Speedtek

Right wing is political. I gotcha:


BIASBIASBIASBIAS

*political post* *political post*


..

even.


Anyways...you create what you sow. And many of us don't like being stuck in this position so..STOP IT.

That was one example, I'm more centrist/slightly left, but I'm not debating that now. Should I post examples of left-wing butthurt to make you feel better too?

Lol, make "me" feel better, *hasn't read my posting history* I could give a damn


Lolbias

a reply to: ManBehindTheMask

Let's be honest there is no free flow of information and ideas there is free flow of information and ideas that were alloud to talk about.

originally posted by: Speedtek
Argh! I cannot take it any more

I very rarely post.

right wing echo chamber nonsense

You damn hypocrite. You nasty liberal. You non-contributor.

Why didn't you post this in the rant forum? Why don't you take the site back by overwhelming us with the sort of material you appreciate?

originally posted by: NthOther

originally posted by: xuenchen

But how could a "dozen or so" members amass thousands and thousands of stars and flags?

Because they've been at it for a very long time, and have lots of "friends".

Guilty conscience, xuen?

Not the least bit guilty conscience.

and then who will I take the piss out of if you take away all my favourite political contributors?

I will literally have nothing left to live for if I cannot at least point out how strong the delusion is with this one, at least once per day.

Don't you want me to be happy?

a reply to: Sublimecraft

I'll take the liberty of speaking for the entire community.

I'm their elected leader.

No we don't want you to be happy.

originally posted by: Speedtek
a reply to: BlueAjah

Sure! I dig a good conspiracy, but that's not what I'm venting about. I'm venting about silly click bait star collectors.

Perhaps stars and flags are detrimental to a quality forum?

Shouldn't we all be posting for the sake of good discussion and worthy content?

Stars and flags may be appealing to the worst parts of us.

Do we really need little ego boosts in order to enjoy each others conversation?

My stars, flags, applauses, etc could be set to zero for all it matters.

Kev

a reply to: Speedtek

Realize of course that no one is forcing you to go to the individual political forums and read the threads there.

There are many, many different forums here on ATS that have NOTHING to do with politics.

Go there. Problem solved.

originally posted by: Sublimecraft


Don't you want me to be happy?

Highly overrated!

a reply to: KellyPrettyBear

The stars and flag system is something I actually agree with and it's a big part of the site

originally posted by: TerminalVelocity
a reply to: Speedtek

Realize of course that no one is forcing you to go to the individual political forums and read the threads there.

There are many, many different forums here on ATS that have NOTHING to do with politics.

Go there. Problem solved.

Sure, I realize that. But when you visit the site, the front page is dominated by these posts. Any new visitor will be confronted with that, and either will click away, or more political "activists" will be drawn to the site. Either way, the spirit of ATS is changing.

Hey, everyone needs a hobby.

a reply to: Speedtek

It been done changed when everyone stopped posting about the galatix federation of light, HAARP, and the latest entity someone channeled.

I did actually enjoy some of those readings even though I didn't believe many of them.

I haven't read a RA post recently either

All the really good philosophy people disappeared for some odd reason

originally posted by: onequestion
a reply to: KellyPrettyBear

The stars and flag system is something I actually agree with and it's a big part of the site

So are you a star and flag collector?

a reply to: KellyPrettyBear

I don't know go through my posting history and determine the answer for yourself.

a reply to: Speedtek

I understand what you are saying and I do apologize for contributing to the problem you speak of.

I'm truly sorry. ATS used to be something different. ATS used to be a site where facts mattered and where research/learning was more important than blind obedience to political ideology and ignorance.

Again, I'm sorry.

Please forgive us.

a reply to: introvert

Ohhh here you go...

originally posted by: onequestion
a reply to: KellyPrettyBear

I don't know go through my posting history and determine the answer for yourself.

You love generating posts on a large number of topics, often with enticing titles.

And you said that you liked the star and flag system.

You must admit it was a fair question.

But maybe you are just a chatterbox with many interests.

I'm just interested in control loops...and punishment/ reward systems are a control loop.

Kev

originally posted by: onequestion
a reply to: introvert

Ohhh here you go...

I'm truly sorry. I've been part of the problem.

ATS used to be different. Wish it could be the way it once was.

The OP is right.