Oh man, I gotta get in on this one!
Do you feel that we, collectively, are intelligent and mature enough to discuss issues that actually mean something?
No...not collectively, there are some individuals here who would fair very well in an intellectual debate on
hot topics. It takes a certain type of person to express their views and accept the criticism of others, while at the same time constructively arguing your views of someone elses beliefs, without the arguement becoming
heated. I have found that most often a little switch gets clicked on in a lot of people that instantly turns a heated discussion into personal attack, there are misunderstandings and misinterpitations and soon we have a
brawl. You probably know who you can discuss things of this nature with and perhaps there is a better place to do this than here at SimV.
Because the time in antarctica is of importance, right? (Sorry Paz...it was a great thread, I mean that!)
I was just wonderin', I never expected that thread to become what it has!
I see your point Scott, there are many topics I would like to discuss but don't because of the rules Pete set about the political topics.
I totally agree with this, We have to remember we are guests here, and I think Pete let's us get away with quite a bit already, and I have to add that I don't think SimV would be a cool as it is if we were to allow a lot of
hot topics to be discussed, there would be the danger of this forum turning into the name-calling-free-for-all that keeps me away from most other message boards and especially chat rooms.
Well now, there you go.
I'm going to spend the rest of the day trying to decide whether or not I want to sacrifice the friendships (albeit virtual) I've made with so many of you in the past few months for the sake of being allowed to be my opinionated self.
You don't have to give up anything, you should check out the link Ozzy posted, there is no reason you can't go see if that is what you are looking for, a forum to discuss your views on more serious issues, if you found it to be a suitable place with the proper maturity level to debate hot topics, you could let us know by personal or public message, you never know, maybe some of us here would even go there and join you on some of the topics not allowed here.
No one has to give up SimV to join other forums, I go to a lot of other forums for information, but I have found a home base here at SimV.
That way, you can still come to this forum and share your questions and thoughts about FS and things that are allowed!
Exactly, you don't have to give up the friendships you have developed here, you're cool with us.
but the moderators should have the responsibility to use some good judgement. Pete obviously believes they've got it.
See, that's kind of an attack right there.
The moderators just try to stop things before they get out of hand, and I think there are times when we all have been allowed to cross the line in one way or another.
. If you don't want to hear about it, don't read the threads about those topics!
All forms of media would be so much cooler if everyone could live by this philosophy, no one would ever have anything to bitch about, if you don't like the show,don't watch it, if you don't like the song, change the station, unfortunetly it doesn't usually work that way and everytime some one sees or hears something they don't like, the next thing you know, it's banned or restricted or shutdown.
I am not easily offended, and I believe everyone should have access to whatever they want, but someone is always going to complain therefore making it difficult for me to easily obtain the things I may find interesting.
So you have to respect Pete (he is the Guv'nor), and his wishes for the site
There you go, this is
Pete's forum, and he has made it clear to his moderators what is not allowed, you have to respect that, and find another place for those discussions, but you never have to stop coming to SimV.
Still no linked images allowed around here Paz! Naughty...
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