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Originally posted by LiquidMirage
Originally posted by mythatsabigprobe
reply to post by SkepticOverlord
In that case I'll have to pass. One thing I've learned as a member here is that there's always a contradictory source for political information and even with the best intentions you can never guarantee the accuracy of information. All political parties have experts to spin the facts, we're just the dumb suckers that parrot them.
Agreed! There is a reason why, when writing a college level research paper, professors look down upon Internet sources in favor of good old library work. Very few Internet sites truly meet the required criteria.
To SkepticOverloard:
I fully respect your effort to attempt to make ATS a better place but the penalties for simply making an honest mistake are really going overboard considering the point I made above.
Thats your opinion
Originally posted by TKainZero
reply to post by SkepticOverlord
What a terrible idea...
I would have loved to hear the discussions on HOW you guys came up with this one...
"Hey, Free speach sucks..."
"Yep, why don't we make a NEW fourm, where we can just ban anyone we disagree with"
"Excelent IDEA Billy... The Unwashed Masses don't know whats good for them..."
"Then we must decide, what is, an what is not, acceptable speach..."
"Yea, screw the First Amendement... Those old white supremistists didnt know what they were talking about..."
"Only we know the truth, and can decide what the truth is..."
... :shk:
This is the WORST idea ATS has EVER had...
Ands worse... The supposed 'intelegent' members of ATS are aplaauding this...
ATS dies a little more by the day...
Instead of opening a New fourm on the Russian-Georgian conflict, they open a fourm so they can systematcly BAN those that they disagree with...
Is it a Bannable offense to state the truth...
Becasuse you are offended by it...
Pretty pathetic to me...
Originally posted by Andrew E. Wiggin
If you contribute to the forums in a manner in agreement with the T&C - why would you be offended to begin with?
The trolls still have their decision 2008 forum
now everyone else has a venue that's troll free to express what really matters in an election season.
like another poster said, it will be only a matter of time before all other forum regulars request the same of their favorite forums.
Originally posted by Andrew E. Wiggin
The only thing that is not allowed, as set forth in the new guidelines for this new optional forum, is mud slinging, trolling, and topic derailment.
Originally posted by SkepticOverlord
Exceptionally strict rules will apply, one post containing divisive political rhetoric or deceptive information about candidates will result in:
1- immediate removal from the Bully Pulpit access.
2- a five-day posting ban from participating in ATS.
3- immediate forfeit of all ATS points
4- if a member has fewer than 200 ATS posts, their account will be terminated
Originally posted by JSR
what im saying is, you will create a group of political snobs within ATS. the political elite if you will. all others will be deemed not worthy of "real and important political issues".
all of these reasons you have listed below for having a new forum, with a greater consequence for infraction are already covered in the original T&C.