What do you guys think?

My vote got deleted and I can't vote again.

What was your vote? I will add it in .

1000 votes no, ewok votes yes, forum is made

i think it is necessary due to the sheer volumn of political threads.

lol

Thanks I voted yes, but don't tell anyone!

I voted yes too. Off topic is too flooded by political posts.

Off Topic
Anything (well almost) that you need to say you can say here.



Last I checked, this means politics (& religion & bodily fluids & illegal immigrants).

What's wrong with political posts?

What purpose would this "poll" serve? There's a disparity in the number of liberals vs. conservatives in this forum. More liberals than conservatives. That alone would skew the "poll".......

OT is full of idiocy. Some of it's political, some of it's sexual and some of it just silly games for the post whores.

Why single out one form of idiocy and banish it while leaving the others alone?

We can all play idiot word games, but not everyone can talk politics. Why? Because not everyone reads. Perhaps everyone should. Then we could all play

ps. I voted no.

Ahh, perhaps I'm one that can't read for I didn't know the purpose of this poll....Now I do!

I voted NO!

( Bigotry , name-calling, and a LOT of favouritism ).

Banish is a little strong, no? More like, move it. Will it be difficult to locate?

Welcome to VJ!

I knew someone would say that.

That's true, yes. However, it seems that the topic "merits" it's own section due to the popularity of it.

If you know what I mean.

No, I don't. This election process has forced more Americans than ever to vote- that's HUGE! And ti's exciting - Americans are energized to pick a leader (as split as they appear to be). Our country is in turmoil & a recession. I think it's great that current events can be discussed with my peers, whether or not I agree.

At the end of the day, OT is exactly that, OFF TOPIC. The purpose of this site is immigration, not OT. Don't give it more importance than it already has. No one makes anyone click on a thread.

To me it really doesn't matter at all since I use Recent Topics or View New Posts most of the time.

Not arguing with you. I was asked and I voted.

This is exactly why I read but don't post in those threads.

I'm not here to get into arguments with you all

Have a nice day.

Capt.,

Since this appears to be very divisive, what about adding filters for the topics, where the OP can designate what category they want their post recognized as (politics, humor, religion, news) and then members can select which filters they want on? This would make viewing the list of threads in OT customizable to everyone's tastes and this would eliminate the need for subforums within OT.

Thank you and good luck on your journey !

I'm from FL - will my vote count?

There's not option for a no holds barred, non moderated, subterranean dungeon forum. That's what I vote for.

I totally agree with Troll. Everyone knows we're rooting for rival candidates and I confess a lot of what he posts gets my goat but I do appreicate reading his POVs and to discern where he is coming from. Politics is contentious but out of the debates even viscious as they are, we gain insights.
I also concur with Dev on asking why we want to micromanage? After all we are adults and by now know pretty well who is going to post which POV.
Now with regard to volume, through all these years, I have suffered cats and dogs and all kinds of
idiotic topics taking over OT, only to ebb and flow.
I voted NO.

I like this idea. Would help me avoid the kitty pic threads.

It would be a win-win situation all around.

I love the idea of forum segragation It would end up the same as it is now imo!

Yep.



Indeed its not banishing. Perhaps some people are afraid that they (and their content) won't get as much attention as usual

I like the idea of the 2008 political forum idea. It seems appropriate for the time.

Damn! I'm from FL too.

I vote YES!!!

25 yes
19 no

Why is your chad hanging, you prevert...

What's really flawed with this idea is that ordinary, mundane subjects sometimes morph into political discussions.

It would be chaotic to try and manage what threads belong where, or worse yet, moderators would have to warn people not to drift of into the political aspects of a particular topic. Not good.

This is a bad idea.

In the chat last night, you said yes?

Flip Flopper...... Must be a dem.........

yes

what sick chopf##k moved this thread from off topics to polls..ban his filthy hide

I think the nail head has been hit here.




He's a troll, William. He'll say whatever he thinks will stir up trouble.

Don't your trolly? *pats cute little troll on the head* There there. Can I get you an ice cream?

The Captain placed this poll in OT, to gain specific feedback from the OT crowd.

Someone mistakenly moved it. I am moving it back to OT.

I say no. The political discussions often get stupid and tasteless, just like everything else in OT. I actually agree with Kaydee (maybe for the first time ever) that it would be hard to distinguish what belonged there and what belonged in regular OT in many cases.

Also, I don't like when people pretend politics aren't a part of life or are something they can ignore. Taking those threads out of OT would add to that. That's called being a crappy citizen. "Politics is not a picture on a wall or a television sitcom that you can decide you don't much care for." ---Molly Ivins

Jenn, I swear, your posts always have me laughing from your wit...



I can't believe I'm going to say this, but Steven, that idea's not half bad. Huzzah!



He said no in chat as well..

Guess we need the chat transcript here....Anyone?

I guess if it doesn't work they can change it back...

Interesting you say that....there is no chat transcript. It's been cleared.

DUN DUN DAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

*raises eyebrow and stares*

ooohhh that'd be fun!
YOU HAVE A GREAT IDEA !

I don't have the transcript, but I recall saying I didn't like the idea. Alex's post sums up my feelings on it well. Politics is life.

Mags, I know I call myself VJ Troll but I always thought of it as a non-serious dig at myself. I'm frankly offended that you see me a real troll.

Troll, can I ask you why it's so personal to you why the political threads should not get moved into their own arena? I mean... #1 you'll know excatly where to find all the political stuff and .... #2 those of us who are interested will know exactly where to find all the political stuff. I can't see where the problem lies.

Mags was being sarcastic. Relax on that.

oh, chat records exist, yes. Esp the name-calling.