rules prohibiting political discussions

[Inspector507]

TBN is considered a family friendly forum. The main objective is to openly discuss tractors of any brand or color. That will always lead to projects and repairs. Then that also leads to the rural living and related topics.

Political discussions usually lead toward a heated argument. Color war discussions end up the same way. They usually get closed at some point. I think the management has made a decision to not allow things to progress to that point. It works for them keeping the site family friendly.

 

[JohnDeere4300]

I do agree that politics and the economy are one hot thing right now, but i like to come here and talk tractors,see different projects that people are doing, look at different attachments and just enjoy a site with allot of good people.

I think about if the founder of the site lets politics in here, it will probably get a little dirty, and could lead to some people getting banned from here, there is just so many things going wrong with the
world right now.

But then maybe there is some that wants a place here to talk politics, economy, etc...___ i really don't care much for it here, but i understand the people here that may want to discuss it because it is
such a hot topic, and i respect that__-but i will discuss it somewhere
else like cnn.

**I do ~regret~ replying to a thread that i feel got closed because of
me a few weeks ago, and i wish i never would have got involved with it, all it did was made me live a day all over again that changed my life and probably made a person mad at me, but i respect your opinion on that topic that was closed, there was a person that tried to
get us back to talking about tractors, and i should have just left that thread, i am not mad at any one on this site**

I respect everyone here no matter what they want.

Bill__________

 

[denmansoft]

One of the great things I find about TBN is to get away from the media and politics. Lets keep this site about real people doing real things.

 

[pennwalk]

Have you noticed that some members seem to get away with going political fairly often?

Chris

 

[RobS]

Have you noticed that some members seem to get away with going political fairly often?

Chris

No doubt, some members do "go political" more often. With limited moderators, there is then the likelihood that those members get more posts by the moderators, giving the impression that they get away with it more. Not every post, or even thread, is read by the moderators. Most incidents are brought to our attention by the membership using the notify feature. Rest assured though, as has been seen in the past, the chronic offenders are dealt with. Thankfully, they are few and far between. This thread itself is a testament to the overall civility of the forum and it's members. Let's keep it that way!

 

[scott_vt]

**I do ~regret~ replying to a thread that i feel got closed because of
me a few weeks ago, and i wish i never would have got involved with it, all it did was made me live a day all over again that changed my life and probably made a person mad at me, but i respect your opinion on that topic that was closed, there was a person that tried to
get us back to talking about tractors, and i should have just left that thread, i am not mad at any one on this site**

I respect everyone here no matter what they want.

Bill__________

Good Afternoon Bill,
I really dont know if it was my thread that was closed, that you are refering to. But I dont have any enemies on this site, and would certainly like to think we are still friends !

I certainly am not mad !

 

[rcrcomputing]

I host a private political forum. I have been astounded and disappointed in some of the viewpoints expressed by people I actually like.

In other words, I do not want to know tbn'rs views on politics. I like and respect everyone here without exception and intend to keep it that way.

 

[Bird]

Good Afternoon Bill,
I really dont know if it was my thread that was closed, that you are refering to. But I dont have any enemies on this site, and would certainly like to think we are still friends !

I certainly am not mad !

And even if I close a thread, that doesn't mean that I'm mad at anyone either.

 

[Chuck52]

My tag refers to my age when I joined TBN, and I'm now pushing real hard at 60. Years ago, a number of really hot political threads caused some very hard feelings among members. There is no reason to return to those bad old days.

Chuck

 

[pennwalk]

Bird you do an outstanding job here on TBN thanks for your service! I will say that sometimes I wish that the offending post could disappear instead of having the thread locked but most of the time when a thread gets locked it is pretty much played out.

Chris