Sudden increase in posting rate in this forum?

[endarkenment]

Gee, perhaps some folks are attempting to circumvent the new rules?

[MadBadger]

1. I just realized this forum exists, and I hope we all post here now

I've seen a couple news items today that nobodyd has posted, but I cant post it because Ive done my three already.

[DeepModem Mom]

12. Same here. I didn't think there would be objection to posting news articles...

but maybe I was wrong.

[Warpy]

2. Probably. Spammers are always looking for go-arounds

to get their vital messages to the masses.

Alert mods will be essential.

[Skinner]

3. Nothing wrong with posting in this forum.

It is not "circumventing the rules" to do so. This is an open forum.

[endarkenment]

7. Ok - but I think there are more than one post here that

are here to not be there. Just my opinion of course.

[Skinner]

8. Nothing wrong with that.

If people want to post here because of the new restrictions over there, I say more power to them.

[mike_c]

9. if the rabid HRC/BO flame war moves over here...

...it will undo much of the progress the new rules have managed to make, including cluttering up the Latest page again for those of us who happily banished GD: P from our DU experience.

I really wish that noise would just go away. Oh well, maybe by next January 20....

[Skinner]

10. Actually, that's a good point. I hadn't thought about the flame-war angle.

At this point, I don't see any flamers starting threads in here. But I suppose that could change.

ON EDIT: If necessary, we could probably add this forum to the "Hide GDP" option. We'll see what happens.

[mkultra]

4. Is there a limit on postings?

Please advise.

[thereismore]

5. There should be a forum called Politics/Hate for all to vent. nt

[skywalkerjlp]

16. I'm with you there, to me it all seems so clear, but with the media I get dodged at every turn

In the United States, voter registration has never been higher (70 % of the eligible voters ) and yet there has been a steady DECLINE in voter turnout. We had a more than 10 % spike last election after Bin Laden released his video 2 days before the election, and I'm sure there will be another spike this year when Obama becomes the next President. This may placate the masses for a while, but nothing has actually changed. In this day and age of modern technology, a NATIONAL POLL - instituted so the masses can be actively involved in their REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY on a weekly basis, adding in their 2 cents on all the major issues of the week - is the best remedy for ailing voter discontentment. Of course there is probably not one elected official who would ever WANT such a thing, and that has more to do with the FACT that we are a FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC ( google United States, Wikipedia, first sentence ) and NOT a representative democracy. The PEOPLE want to be heard, my most distinguished and learned gentlemen and ladies, or so many of them would not be registering. If you truly want the people to feel positive about politics in general, why not give them an opportunity to become actively involved, say once a week, allowing them to voice their opinions on the major issues. When that day comes to pass, you will have solved voter discontentment in the United States.

[mike_c]

6. that is exactly what I expected to happen....

Pretty lame, IMO.

[DeepModem Mom]

11. I obviously have been posting political articles here which I post...

without comment, and without an agenda, simply to inform. I am unable now to post them in GDP. If there is objection to my posting them here, then I will refrain from posting them anywhere. Please advise.

[MethuenProgressive]

13. Wow. An Obama supporter has linked to this thread as an excuse to dodge the rule.

Amazingly brass.

[crispini]

14. Why not? People can post in this forum.

I just noticed it myself. Why not have articles, etc. over here and argument over there?! Me likey. :D

[skywalkerjlp]

15. not a clue

circumvent- which rules are new ?