A Political Controversial Topic Forum

**TimmyBoston** · 08-08-2007, 10:34 PM

I may be alone in this, but I am getting really tired of all the political discussions on both sides of the political spectrum, because despite our being gentleman and very much liking the members of this board, I am getting very tired of reading all the political debates. No one's opinions are ever changed, it's just the same arguments going back and forth. I know these discussions are well within B&B guidelines and I'm not saying they should be banned, but possibly we could develop a new forum, this could also really relieve tensions in the Barbershop, which at times can be aggressive.

**adildhanani** · 08-08-2007, 11:28 PM

I agree with you when you say that its the same old, same old, however, isn't that what barbershops are... places for older (and younger) men to get together and talk, argue and philosophise about their worlds??

**TimmyBoston** · 08-08-2007, 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by adildhanani

I agree with you when you say that its the same old, same old, however, isn't that what barbershops are... places for older (and younger) men to get together and talk, argue and philosophise about their worlds??

Still we can do that in another forum. I know I'm absolutely sick of the stupid arguements that never end. Why do you have to argue in the Barbershop, can't we have the Whatever, I can't think of a good name at the moment, to argue in?

Edit: When I say Stupid Arguments, I'm not saying the Liberal or the Conservative Side is stupid, but the way we just argue and argue is stupid and I've been a part of that myself. I just want to be clear on that. But this is only my opinion, but I don't feel I'm alone, there are those who really enjoy a good, rousing debate and at times they are nice, but it's also nice to have a place to go where these can be discussed freely and without worry and without cloggiing the Barbershop which in general is very lighthearted, a place for jokes and stories, great information and good off topic fun, which is really why I feel a new forum added in the "Everything Else" category would be highly beneficial to the board and all members.

**schwarz** · 08-08-2007, 11:56 PM

Originally Posted by TimmyBoston

I may be alone in this, but I am getting really tired of all the political discussions on both sides of the political spectrum, because despite our being gentleman and very much liking the members of this board, I am getting very tired of reading all the political debates.

No...not alone.

**gse123** · 08-09-2007, 12:39 AM

They are tiresome, which is why I stick mostly to the shaving talk sections of the forum. I can go anywhere to have political viewpoints shoved down my throat... I can't go anywhere to have good shaving banter!

**krawlx** · 08-09-2007, 12:43 AM

Originally Posted by gse123

I can go anywhere to have political viewpoints shoved down my throat... I can't go anywhere to have good shaving banter!

I don't mind the politically controversial threads. I just stop reading them when they get too far off-topic. But, Gareth makes a great point above. +1

**Flaxorca** · 08-09-2007, 12:48 AM

I opt to simply not read nor react to political topics... IMHO this is not the place for it and it usually tends to end in bans, locked threads and angry or annoyed people.

And as gse123 puts it... this is the place for shaving banter!

**gse123** · 08-09-2007, 12:50 AM

The trouble with political discussions is that it is personal viewpoint vs. personal viewpoint, leading to aggrivated banter as people get more and more upset that others are not agreeing with their personal take on things.

**TimmyBoston** · 08-09-2007, 01:06 AM

Originally Posted by Flaxorca

I opt to simply not read nor react to political topics... IMHO this is not the place for it and it usually tends to end in bans, locked threads and angry or annoyed people.

And as gse123 puts it... this is the place for shaving banter!

Which is why I think a specialized new forum would be so great, because you can read the Barbershop freely and not worry about politics!

Also, I don't want people to misinterpret, I'm not saying we shouldn't have any political threads, but I feel that the board would be best served to keep controversial topics in their own forum. Badger and Blade is such a great place not only because of the great shaving banter, but because of the great people. I feel this change could make the board even better and more efficent.

**Chase-p** · 08-09-2007, 02:21 AM

I, for one, would love to see that.

**minstrel** · 08-09-2007, 02:34 AM

Maybe a forum for the top three "disagreement topics": Politics, religion and firearms? One I could shun like the Plague.

And it could have the subheading: "All ye who enter, abandon hope"...

**Mama Bear** · 08-09-2007, 02:48 AM

Originally Posted by minstrel

Maybe a forum for the top three "disagreement topics": Politics, religion and firearms? One I could shun like the Plague.

And it could have the subheading: "All ye who enter, abandon hope"...

**Straight Arrow** · 08-09-2007, 03:42 AM

Badger & Blade has demonstrated that it can be a civilized discussion board for any and all topics. Of course certain topics generate heated discussions but I believe there is room here for the expression of opinions including the occasional fringe lunatic opinion. I don't think these boiler-pot topics need to be segregated into their own forum. Leave them in the Barber Shop. I've never walked into a real barber shop and seen a sign on the wall reading "Controversial Subject Matter To Be Discussed In Back Room Only".

**F16WarBird** · 08-09-2007, 03:54 AM

Q: How many forum members does it takes to change a light bulb?

1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs
1 to move it to the Lighting section
2 to argue then move it to the Electricals section
7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs
5 to flame the spell checkers
3 to correct spelling/grammar flames
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid
3 standards zealots to point out that light bulbs have been deprecated in the LB 2.1 spec
1 to call upon everybody to ignore this deprecation
2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp"
15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct
19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum
11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum
36 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this technique and what brands are faulty
7 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs
4 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group
13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"
5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
13 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.

**hyperwarp** · 08-09-2007, 05:03 AM

some people have to intrude their Politics into everything, including for crying-out-loud a Shave Forum. Self-Righteousness??? Joe Goebbel's complex ???

There must be a million Political Boards/Forums & only a hand-full of Shaving Forums.

Politics & Religion produce only rancor & IMHO have NO PLACE in a Gentlemen's Shaving Forum.

It's only going to get worse as the campaign season heightens. LOL...Of course, the campaign season never really ends anymore.

I for one am really tired of All Politics, All The Time. I don't even watch TV news anymore because it's totally degenerated into Propaganda & Spin.
Ol'Joey Goebbels is probably laughing & yucking it up in Hell real good.

Too bad all the Reporters (whom I respect) have been pushed out & replaced
by "Journalists" whose mind's were honed by mainly lefty Professor's to push
and agenda & not the facts.

I for one usually hardly ever peruse the General Forum because it's basically
a non-shaving mindfield.

Just MHO....

**ada8356** · 08-09-2007, 05:11 AM

Amen Tim.

There are a few members here who seems to 'love' the political discussion and just can't help themselves.

There are plenty of places on the 'net where you can go to get whatever political discussion you want. This is a friendly shaving forum and threads that never end don't contribute.

My last attempt to complain about a topic that had lived long past it's useful life was greeted with this gem (which is pretty indicative of the thought processes of the type of folks that can't keep politics to themselves):

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showpos...&postcount=142

**Patrick D** · 08-09-2007, 05:32 AM

Isn't the chat room available most of the time? Why not argue in 'real time? If the discussions get heated enough, we could sell tickets with the proceeds going to B&B as a means of support.

Solving the worlds problems can also be handled through the use of PM's.