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Thread: Can we ban political statements from sigs? |
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Former Member
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It's bad enough that the US political cycle is so heavily funded that it runs for about 2 years and infests news broadcasts worldwide for that period, but having US political statements (moreso ignorant and pointless ones, but lets not get into that) splattered around here too is just tedious.
(e.g. "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery -Winston Churchill Ponder that before you vote Democrat") |
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gb009761
Master Cruncher Scotland Joined: Apr 6, 2005 Post Count: 2977 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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I second this proposal - after all, we don't ALL live in America.
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toss
Senior Cruncher New Zealand Joined: Jan 3, 2007 Post Count: 220 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Definitely.
There are a gazillion other places for those that want that debate and no need to bring it here. Especially because it will persist and intensify all year long. |
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PecosRiverM
Veteran Cruncher The Great State of Texas Joined: Apr 27, 2007 Post Count: 1053 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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So just remove the "Ponder that before you vote Democrat"??
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pramo
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: Dec 14, 2005 Post Count: 703 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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"Fourthed" I'm all in with Austrailia, Scotland and New Zealand on this one.
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deltavee
Ace Cruncher Texas Hill Country Joined: Nov 17, 2004 Post Count: 4854 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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It's bad enough that the US political cycle is so heavily funded that it runs for about 2 years and infests news broadcasts worldwide for that period, but having US political statements (moreso ignorant and pointless ones, but lets not get into that) splattered around here too is just tedious. +1
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branjo
Master Cruncher Slovakia Joined: Jun 29, 2012 Post Count: 1892 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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gb009761 wrote: I second this proposal - after all, we don't ALL live in America. Mr. Winston Churchill has been from US? Some new info for me. i have to learn geography and history again...  Crunching@Home since January 13 2000. Shrubbing@Home since January 5 2006  |
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gb009761
Master Cruncher Scotland Joined: Apr 6, 2005 Post Count: 2977 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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gb009761 wrote: I second this proposal - after all, we don't ALL live in America. Mr. Winston Churchill has been from US? Some new info for me. i have to learn geography and history again... branjo, the quote has been taken and used in a political statement for the forthcoming US elections. THAT is what I was referring to. I know very well where Winston Churchill comes from - you don't have to try lecturing me about British history. |
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SekeRob
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gb, just another attempt at sidetracking the discussion/suggestion... hit the ignore button :O) [where I think the political sig statement falls under the solicitation rule]. We've already seen a number of off-topic commentaries and additives in various 'support' threads on the respective sig.
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keithhenry
Ace Cruncher Senile old farts of the world ....uh.....uh..... nevermind Joined: Nov 18, 2004 Post Count: 18665 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Actually, I think I've seen more than one. Political statements in general, not just in sigs, are typically counter-productive in these forums. I've seen too many instances where they've driven folks away. We don't need the science suffering just for the sake of politics. I would hope we're all committed enough to the purpose of WCG to police ourselves but I know I'n only setting myself up for disappointment yet again. It would be great if we could all just hit the ignore "button" but that isn't the case either. It's a no-win situation.
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