Remove Off Topic and Politics and Religon Forums from this board

[Azzudiin 26]

I have been watching and reading these boards for about 2 years now and I have to say in that short time it has degraded badly because of the self appointed experts constantly chastising people looking for advice.

This is most rampant in both the Off Topic and Politics and Religon forums, and removal of these forums would cause these internet power junkies to find another website to boost their egos.

These two forums give them a place to fester and lurk until they can jump to one of the upper forums and pounce on someone looking for advice.

Those truly wanting to help others in the immigration process by posting their experiences will still keep the board active and viable, but deprieving the internet power junkies of their forums will cause them to go elsewhere because they really could care less about helping other people with immigration issues.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Who forces you to read the off-topic and politics forums? I'd have a bigger problem with that person.

[thongd4me 69]

I have been watching and reading these boards for about 2 years now and I have to say in that short time it has degraded badly because of the self appointed experts constantly chastising people looking for advice.

This is most rampant in both the Off Topic and Politics and Religon forums, and removal of these forums would cause these internet power junkies to find another website to boost their egos.

These two forums give them a place to fester and lurk until they can jump to one of the upper forums and pounce on someone looking for advice.

Those truly wanting to help others in the immigration process by posting their experiences will still keep the board active and viable, but deprieving the internet power junkies of their forums will cause them to go elsewhere because they really could care less about helping other people with immigration issues.

OT & P&R are for those who want to talk about other topics than immigration but who enjoy the comraderie of the VJ boards. My wife's visa journey is not completely over

because she will adjust status in the coming months. I mainly post now in OT but

I pretty much stay away from P&R because I don't have anything to prove and the

tone often gets argumentative in that neighborhood. To each his own.....I think those

forums provide good food for thought at best and are a waste of time at worst but

nobody forces you to go there.

[TracyTN 237]

I am here mainly because of the immigration stuff, but I don't begrudge anyone discussing other things so long as they're in the right place. If someone gets belligerent or out of order when giving immi advice, report them like you would any other post.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

It's simple.

You don't like OT? Don't read it.

You don't lik P&R? Don't read it.

There, that was easy!

[SMOKE 1,426]

It's simple.

You don't like OT? Don't read it.

You don't lik P&R? Don't read it.

There, that was easy!

you must be one of those 'internet power junkies'

[Jenn! 918]

I don't think he would be complaining if he didn't feel like the atmosphere in the OT forums "bleeds over" into the upper forums. I believe there is some truth to this, but I don't think the solution is to remove the forums - let's not cut off our nose to spite our face. As Tracy pointed out, any "misbehavior" in the upper forums should be reported and dealt with.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

I am here mainly because of the immigration stuff, but I don't begrudge anyone discussing other things so long as they're in the right place. If someone gets belligerent or out of order when giving immi advice, report them like you would any other post.

Dare I say that we might consider bringing back the "-1" in the upper fora for this very purpose? Bad advice could be flagged more easily. I think a lot of the big time OT/P&R posters don't venture much into the upper fora anyway, unless I'm mistaken.

[Harsh_77 718]

Politics and Religion are important section of the forum - I would think their purpose for immigrant is how to adjust with the political situation in new country or how they can fulfill their religious needs in the new country.

But I feel both the sections needs to be better moderated.

[Ban Hammer 13,398]

let's just outlaw ot and p&r, that will solve all problems!

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Politics and Religion are important section of the forum - I would think their purpose for immigrant is how to adjust with the political situation in new country or how they can fulfill their religious needs in the new country.

But I feel both the sections needs to be better moderated.

See Forum: Moving Here and Your New Life In America

[Calypso 464]

Politics and Religion are important section of the forum - I would think their purpose for immigrant is how to adjust with the political situation in new country or how they can fulfill their religious needs in the new country.

But I feel both the sections needs to be better moderated.

Good joke.

[TBoneTX 45,498]

fester and lurk

Great words, and reminiscent of chief characters on The Addams Family.

Seriously: If any OT/P&R attitudes bleed over into the upper fora, those posts should be reported. I think that it happens rarely, but it does happen. I admire the OP for stating his opinion.

[alienlovechild 75]

I have been watching and reading these boards for about 2 years now and I have to say in that short time it has degraded badly because of the self appointed experts constantly chastising people looking for advice.

No examples+no names= no one knows who you're referring to.

Tell the moderators if you think someone from OT or R&P is needlessly attacking people on the strictly immigration parts of the forum.

[scandal 951]

I think we should remove those pesky upper forums. They only get in the way of OT/PR and take up valuable bandwidth and storage better used for these more worthy pursuits.