New Sandbox Proposal - Your input is requested

[QUOTE=to actually discuss an issue would also be fun.[/QUOTE]

How would you know?

OK, sorry.....just kidding.

You're going to have a lot of orphaned threads that contain nothing more than an OP. Lots of OP's are nothing but blatant propaganda or are just plain stupid stuff that don't lend themselves to a rational or well-thought out response. Most of Whirly's stuff, for example. Yeah, fuck you Whirly.

I say leave it the way it is. Originally Posted by timpage

that's how I voted in the poll

Yeah, fuck you Whirly. Originally Posted by timpage

that's how I voted in the poll Originally Posted by CJ7

I did not vote "fuck you Whirly," but I did vote

America and Wisconsin are "Trending" Obama!

Which is another way of voting fuck you Trendy! (I can't recall who this Whirly guy is.)

I'd say leave the Sandbox alone and create a "Political Forum" that was strictly modded to intelligent discussions without the BS. I'd reccomend the OK mods, can't say anything that isn't politically correct there.

I did not vote "fuck you Whirly," but I did vote

America and Wisconsin are "Trending" Obama!

Which is another way of voting fuck you Trendy! (I can't recall who this Whirly guy is.) Originally Posted by bigtex

dick head

Where's the option for "Enough is enough, already! I want to see less name-calling on ALL threads!" Originally Posted by Sidewinder

Hear hear!!

Reason - clear thinking prevails...................... .....

Thanks for this post CC...............

We aren't trying to "solve" anything. The Sandbox today is working exactly as designed. And I'm quite content to "live with it". Originally Posted by Chica Chaser

For people who want a more "enlighten" discussion of less volatile subjects, there is always Diamonds and Tuxedos.

Dont think it's a great idea, but I suppose the squeaky wheel...

Johnny z discussion a B on the way....

This Sucks. 98 percent of all the post in The Sandbox are politically related. Hell, just about EVERYTHING now days is politically related.

Who gives a shit if many of the locals engage in the old "your mama wears combat boots" rhetoric. It is a direct reflection on how far apart many in the Nation are on some of the key issues that are facing us all now, and will face us in the future.

It takes a thick skin to survive in todays world, and it should take a thick skin to survive in the Sandbox.

Just move your thick skin over to the Political Forum. Simple, same discussions/same attitudes

That was part of the problem, that other legitimate topics were drowned out by the other rhetoric. Moving the more volatile discussions there fixes that issue.

I'm for the National Sandbox becoming civilized with topics that lend themselves to a LOT less hostility and divisiveness. There needs to be a place where non-hobby, somewhat more "real world" things can be posted and discussed without having to suit up in asbestos/Kevlar-lined armor and a quiver full of nukes at the ready. That would probably foster more participation by members who can probably guess that a "Political" section will be, by definition, a lot more frisky.

The new Politics Forum can be the "no holds barred" sewer, although I'd like to see more effort by our highly paid staff of mods to attempt to keep the threads at least within sight of the tracks - completely on track is probably a bit much to ask.

Putting aside political correctness for a minute, folks posting blatant lies, half-truths and the usual twisted cut'n'pasties don't really deserve much of a "politeness break" since those efforts are dilatory time wasters crafted to send debunkers off on serious wild goose chases.

Sometimes, a hearty Hi-Ho, @%&# You! gets the job done.

Can someone get a LARGE "Roll-the-Eyes" emoticon added?

Yeah... Fuck 'em

I think that some of us can discuss the issues of the day without the stupid comments unrelated to the topic and the insulting profanity. You can still be insulting, just do it with style.

I think that some of us can discuss the issues of the day without the stupid comments unrelated to the topic and the insulting profanity. You can still be insulting, just do it with style. Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn

Yeah, JD is known far and wide for not making "stupid comments unrelated to the topic." And I'm certain no one would ever accuse JD of using "insulting profanity." And we all know that when he actually resorts to insults, he does so with style.

Yep, that is JD all right!