Should the Patteeu Memorial Political Forum be permanently closed?

[TLO]

A good clean fun thread for a hot June day.

Please vote and discuss.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Donger

If DC were closed, we'd miss out on so many gems, like BEP's recent admission.

Did she finally admit to being a worthless ****? I wouldn’t want to miss that.

[Otter]

Not being able to exercise the self-control required not to click on a subforum does no subjugate allowance for closure. The mods are pretty draconian when it comes to keeping political threads out of the lounge so you've got that going which leaves you little room to complain.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

That's the danger. If one takes a peek into that forum, there's a lot of passion in there.

The downside is that it's an embarrassment to the site. It's mostly people posting misinformation, and in many cases knowingly so. It's just ... weird.

I think my other concern is something that I was thinking about the other day. I briefly wandered in there to see if there was anything interesting, and I'm struck be the extreme amount of negativity. Everyone posting in there is convinced that the world is ending, and I think they feed off of each other to an unhealthy degree. To some extent, ye reap what ye sow, and having constant expectations that the world is ending does not help a person succeed. Are we doing people a disservice by giving them a place where they can talk about their negative worldviews and find willing conversation partners? I wish we instead had a place where people could talk about finding solutions to the world's problems and positive innovations that are happening.

I thought for a long time DC was preventing politics in the Lounge, but it's also largely a platform for people to be nasty to each other, which someone does leak to the Lounge. I think flat out having no political discussion would help in the long run.

There have also been mentions of people recruiting friends to post exclusively in DC, a I'd imagine they would all just go away if DC didn't exist.

I've done the same lately, too... I will stop by because I'm curious on a certain topic, maybe something discussed with a friend or something posted on social media.... and if that topic is being "discussed", it's nothing more than firing shots to the other side.

I understand wanting to vent... there's plenty to vent about when it comes to US politics these days. But, a forum where the sole purpose is to bitch and moan about each other seems pretty pointless.

[DJJasonp]

Originally Posted by crayzkirk

I enjoy reading the insanity on the political forum. When it enters the realm of personal attacks and put downs, I find it annoying that people resort to that sort of behavior.

LOL.......like that doesnt happen in the main forum???

[ModSocks]

Possibly the most important thing to keep in mind:

The site is partially (or fully, idk) paid for through ad revenue. And DC is probably as active, if not MORE active than any other sub forum, including The Lounge. You'd have to consider how much traffic could potentially be lost, whether that would effect revenue, and whether that revenue is needed or not.

You may not like DC, but i would not be surprised at all if there are days in which D.C is the most active section of the forum.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by The Franchise

Did she finally admit to being a worthless ****? I wouldn’t want to miss that.

No. Quite the contrary...

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Donger

If DC were closed, we'd miss out on so many gems, like BEP's recent admission.

She's from space?

[Eleazar]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

That's the danger. If one takes a peek into that forum, there's a lot of passion in there.

The downside is that it's an embarrassment to the site. It's mostly people posting misinformation, and in many cases knowingly so. It's just ... weird.

I think my other concern is something that I was thinking about the other day. I briefly wandered in there to see if there was anything interesting, and I'm struck be the extreme amount of negativity. Everyone posting in there is convinced that the world is ending, and I think they feed off of each other to an unhealthy degree. To some extent, ye reap what ye sow, and having constant expectations that the world is ending does not help a person succeed. Are we doing people a disservice by giving them a place where they can talk about their negative worldviews and find willing conversation partners? I wish we instead had a place where people could talk about finding solutions to the world's problems and positive innovations that are happening.

Most of the content in there is just Qanon boilerplate. They could simply use the *chan sites or Telegram where they obtain the content.

I agree that it's an embarrassment to the Chiefs and to the Chiefs fan base in a way that this site also houses a sort of qanon microsite.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

Nah she'd go to some lew Rockwell fourm or something

Only if told by the world-renowned trial attorney....**** I don't remember his name, but she gave us his resume every time she posted.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

Possibly the most important thing to keep in mind:

The site is partially (or fully, idk) paid for through ad revenue. And DC is probably as active, if not MORE active than any other sub forum, including The Lounge. You'd have to consider how much traffic could potentially be lost, whether that would effect revenue, and whether that revenue is needed or not.

You may not like DC, but i would not be surprised at all if there are days in which D.C is the most active section of the forum.

No doubt about it

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Donger

No. Quite the contrary...

She died from COVID? Please tell me she died from COVID.

[alpha_omega]

Only during gametime.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Razaele

Most of the content in there is just Qanon boilerplate. They could simply use the *chan sites or Telegram where they obtain the content.

I agree that it's an embarrassment to the Chiefs and to the Chiefs fan base in a way that this site also houses a sort of qanon microsite.

There’s a good number of people in there that make me embarrassed to be a fan of the Chiefs.

[DJJasonp]

Originally Posted by Razaele

Most of the content in there is just Qanon boilerplate. They could simply use the *chan sites or Telegram where they obtain the content.

I agree that it's an embarrassment to the Chiefs and to the Chiefs fan base in a way that this site also houses a sort of qanon microsite.

Yeah....let's go the way of Twitter and Facebook.......that will show 'em!

And how would you know what Qanon content is?

While some in DC take it too far, it's not far from people being called a F'n moron for wanting to draft a Running Back in the first round.


There does still remain value in having political discourse.........just the same as sports discourse.

Problem with political discourse........there's not many places left to have those types of conversations.

If it goes away, will I die? Of course not........I just think it's a slippery slope and in the wrong direction of what this place has always been about.

Dont like it, dont go there. pretty simple.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

Possibly the most important thing to keep in mind:

The site is partially (or fully, idk) paid for through ad revenue. And DC is probably as active, if not MORE active than any other sub forum, including The Lounge. You'd have to consider how much traffic could potentially be lost, whether that would effect revenue, and whether that revenue is needed or not.

You may not like DC, but i would not be surprised at all if there are days in which D.C is the most active section of the forum.

It's where I head in the offseason when the Lounge is boring. I can't be the only one.