Why Pittsburgh?

I am a bit curious, why does the Pittsburgh sandbox remain dominated by a few people who keep posting threads, when ECCIE has a national political forum?



https://eccie.net/forumdisplay.php?f=1701

... YOU can post whatever topic you wish, mate.

... I surely 'appin to be a worldly fellow, and can converse
on almost any subject... Some lads here ALSO post in the
political forum - I'm one of them.

... People are gonna converse where they wanna converse, I reckon.

### Salty

The Sandbox is a collection of off-topic discussions. People can talk about whatever they like.

Staying up to date with current events impacting the direction of the country are important IMO. Not everyone has the chance to keep up with the current news - so hopefully some topics give them another outlet to do so

... See? ... Posting "politics" and what-not here in the
Pittsburgh forum IS Free Speech, mate. ...

#### Salty

No. We're bound by the forum guidelines of a private business.

Free speech / 1st amendment protect us from the government not the ECCIE staff. Those who have received points or been banned before recognize that.

As for the politics, staff choice you're free to agree or disagree... respectfully

I started posting here in the Pittsburgh sandbox because I found the quality of the discussion to be of a higher class than the National political forum.

It tends to get rowdier there and there are more trolls posting nonsense threads.

We get infractions for straying one centimeter off topic (some of us do anyway - others are held to a different standard). There's no right to "free speech" in this forum.

I am a bit curious, why does the Pittsburgh sandbox remain dominated by a few people who keep posting threads, when ECCIE has a national political forum?



https://eccie.net/forumdisplay.php?f=1701 Originally Posted by onawbtngr546

... THIS is the thread topic, Tommy.
In case you aint aware.

... Me point IS that we have "Free Speech" to post
political topics in the Pittsburgh forum.

... The issue really aint complicated, mate.
No need for you to make it so.

#### Salty

... THIS is the thread topic, Tommy.
In case you aint aware.

... Me point IS that we have "Free Speech" to post
political topics in the Pittsburgh forum.

... The issue really aint complicated, mate.
No need for you to make it so.

#### Salty Originally Posted by Salty Again

No? We don't?
https://www.eccie.net/announcement.php?f=5

... THIS is the thread topic, Tommy.
In case you aint aware.

... Me point IS that we have "Free Speech" to post
political topics in the Pittsburgh forum.

... The issue really aint complicated, mate.
No need for you to make it so.

#### Salty Originally Posted by Salty Again

It ain't complicated. You're changing goalposts

I started posting here in the Pittsburgh sandbox because I found the quality of the discussion to be of a higher class than the National political forum.

It tends to get rowdier there and there are more trolls posting nonsense threads. Originally Posted by txdot-guy

OMG,
I'm going to agree with tx-dot.

I started posting here in the Pittsburgh sandbox because I found the quality of the discussion to be of a higher class than the National political forum.

It tends to get rowdier there and there are more trolls posting nonsense threads. Originally Posted by txdot-guy

one thing is for certain here in the PGH threads, is we have a few overzealous folks who love the power to hand out points. The civility is probably a bit to do with that since departure of anything but cordiality is almost always met with a point or 5 or 10.

AND-

Red blooded REdHATS are given MUCH more latitude than folks who are middle road or left in my opinion; despite the flame baiting, the outright name calling and such.

I'd imagine those same folks complaining about posts have a larger RTM button installed on their screens. I mean some probably confuse it with their MGM spin button on their gambling app.

One thing is obvious about the point system is there’s no penalty for posting misinformation or outright lies.

If so, 3-4 of you lefties would be perma banned.

One thing is obvious about the point system is there’s no penalty for posting misinformation or outright lies.

If so, 3-4 of you lefties would be perma banned. Originally Posted by Green_Mountain

ha ha...


so rich that team LIAR would declare that!

I'd say the amount of baloney is 3:1 ratio from our Alternative Facts team. Points are to put some salve on the bubbling lips of the crybabies here- (and keeps the threads on track) - usually to conform to conservative perspectives as they in the past were the more prolific posters and had control of thread titles and any dissention was met with MOD help. It does keep the lid on the pot of many contentious postings and is also the same reason you don't see any Dem perspectives on the titles that would denote the old gotcha types of post such as "Are you still an alcoholic, or did you stop beating your wife".

Perma Bans....we've seen a few here but usually for blatant stupidity.

OMG,
I'm going to agree with tx-dot. Originally Posted by Unique_Carpenter

Sometimes I think I can get people to understand the point I am trying to make. Rarely do I get someone to agree with me.