Jack The Tab
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Fri Sep-19-03 11:14 AM
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I wish the mods would make a new forum..the "Candidate Bash" forum.. |
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That way anyone who wants to see page after fucking page of bashing every single candidate, or even wants to participate in this most useless wastes of time, can step right into this forum.
GD has turned into a playground at recess.
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Fri Sep-19-03 11:15 AM
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nothingshocksmeanymore
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Fri Sep-19-03 11:16 AM
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2. Maybe it's a Skull and Bones plot to render GD useless |
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Fri Sep-19-03 11:21 AM
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3. I've begun ignoring the more blatant bashers |
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There is a campaign specific forum, i wish they would take it in there, then i'd love to see the threads displayed in "Latest" user configurable, ie i can choose not to see the lounge, and the campaign forum listed. The signal to noise ratio is becoming unbearable and I only expect it to get worse as the primaries get closer. I really hope that after the primaries we can unite behind the nominee.
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Fri Sep-19-03 11:56 AM
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13. Politics and Campaigns forum |
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I wish this was used for the "discussions" re the candidates....
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Fri Sep-19-03 11:24 AM
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I got tired of the candidate bashing, so I went and kicked up a thread entitled "Republican Lessons". Check it out and let's try to start up an intelligent non-candidate discussion. Maybe it'll catch on and more people will discuss interesting stuff instead of candidate bashing.
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Fri Sep-19-03 11:24 AM
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5. Moving them to the same place |
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certainly would clean up all the other currently affected forums. This sounds like a good idea on first reading- anyone have any thoughts on it?
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Fri Sep-19-03 11:27 AM
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6. There is a big difference... |
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...between discussing the issues and differences between candidates and the kind of in-house bashing that goes on at DU. I find it sickening. Yes, I have my favorite candiates but I will FULLY support whomever is the Dem nominee even if my guy doesn't win. I can hardly stand to come over here anymore.
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Fri Sep-19-03 11:29 AM
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7. I've been watching them |
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And they seem like a coordinated effort. I think the citizens of DU are among the most politically aware individuals in the US and can formulate their own opinions on which candidate is most appealing without reading "Look how much Clark sucks!" or "Dean's a jerk-off because" or "Kerry has bad hair".
It's bordering on ridiculous and in my opinion is counterproductive. Many say "just ignore them" but at times they take up most of GD. I was under the impression GD was a discussion of general democratic issues, not which candidate sucks the most.
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Fri Sep-19-03 11:30 AM
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8. Excellent Idea. That way |
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Edited on Fri Sep-19-03 11:31 AM by Gman
we could read real GD stuff that's got some quality discussion rather than somthing that's more and more along the lines of...
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CLARK SODOMIZED 2 MONTH OLD MALE BABIES IN VIET NAM Clark is a stupid DLC'er.
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Either make some kind of candidate forum, or put a link to LBN on the home page so I can go straight there without having to look at all the other pure crap in the latest posts that are 95% idiotic GD posts.
I guess I could just bookmark LBN and go straight to it. In fact, I think I will.
--on edit-- Of course, Green bashing is always good sport.
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Fri Sep-19-03 11:48 AM
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Clark bombed Milosevic!!! EVIL!!!
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Fri Sep-19-03 11:35 AM
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9. Or we could all move to Politics & Campaigns |
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and leave GD to the wolves.
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Fri Sep-19-03 11:40 AM
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10. I agree, you should suggest it... |
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course it would have to be called, discussing the candidates or some such thing?
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Fri Sep-19-03 11:42 AM
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11. No, I think they should end the bashing, period. |
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If someone hates Howard Dean, they have to have policy reasons for hating him.
If they don't like his health care plan, fine, tell us why. If they don't like his elimination of tax cuts, tells us why.
Instead of posting "Deans health care plan is wrong and will cost us the election" post "The proposal to increase health care coverage which has been suggested by one candidate is wrong because....."
Debate the issues and the stands on the issues, not the candidates.
Bush sucks, by the way.
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Fri Sep-19-03 11:57 AM
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I am locking this thread because all questions concerning DU policy and procedures should be posted in the A/T/A forum.
Feel free to repost your inquiry.
Thankyou
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