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pig · 10-31-2006, 04:49 PM

Why isn't there much discussion in TFPolitics? I actually think there's a good bit more here than there is walking down the average street. People aren't face to face, they don't pussyfoot around, and the gloves come off. I don't think a lot of people are open to new ideas, I don't think people frequently position themselves to make it easy for others to interact with, and I think people frequently orient their OP / regular P such that its directly inflammatory. I have to say that you're as guilty as anyone host. I don't personally care how many links you throw into a thread, and I try to read / skim them if I have the time. However, you know that the affect that has is to eliminate about 75-80% of the people who read your posts. You might not like that. roachboy might not like that. i might not like that. will might not like that. its still a fact. if you to want engage people, you have make yourself engageable. we all know the usual suspects on any given issue, and we can pretty much anticipate how they will respond. i think if you want to get people into an actual discussion, you might have better luck if you don't intentionally push their buttons. or, if you intentionally push their buttons, get ready for the response we both know you're going to get.

i think a great example of this is the thread about your step-son calling you. the thing i didn't understand about that thread was why you wanted the conservative / OperationIraqiFreedom supporters to regurgitate a list of the positions they have for the war, so that you can shoot them down... in that thread....again. I would have thought that would have been more useful as a completely non-political slinging, type thread. But it honestly felt like just another thread on politics. I think if you had engaged that thread differently, you might have received some more open responses from the "other side," but it wasn't positioned that way. It happens often, and the strong proponents on both side do it time and again. I just don't understand why they bother. Ergo, why yon pigglet posts infrequently around here, because its boring.

edit : now that i've typed the above, i feel that i have contributed enough to say that somehow i even disagree with ustwo on beer choice. i know the bluemoon w/ orange is supposed to be the way and truth, but i always think it tastes like soapy water. same thing with the leinenkugels that are so big up there. either taste like budweiser or soap. when i was up that aways, I had the hots for the Rogue. God that beer is good.

10-31-2006, 04:49 PM	#29 (permalink)
pig pigglet pigglet Location: Locash	Why isn't there much discussion in TFPolitics? I actually think there's a good bit more here than there is walking down the average street. People aren't face to face, they don't pussyfoot around, and the gloves come off. I don't think a lot of people are open to new ideas, I don't think people frequently position themselves to make it easy for others to interact with, and I think people frequently orient their OP / regular P such that its directly inflammatory. I have to say that you're as guilty as anyone host. I don't personally care how many links you throw into a thread, and I try to read / skim them if I have the time. However, you know that the affect that has is to eliminate about 75-80% of the people who read your posts. You might not like that. roachboy might not like that. i might not like that. will might not like that. its still a fact. if you to want engage people, you have make yourself engageable. we all know the usual suspects on any given issue, and we can pretty much anticipate how they will respond. i think if you want to get people into an actual discussion, you might have better luck if you don't intentionally push their buttons. or, if you intentionally push their buttons, get ready for the response we both know you're going to get. i think a great example of this is the thread about your step-son calling you. the thing i didn't understand about that thread was why you wanted the conservative / OperationIraqiFreedom supporters to regurgitate a list of the positions they have for the war, so that you can shoot them down... in that thread....again. I would have thought that would have been more useful as a completely non-political slinging, type thread. But it honestly felt like just another thread on politics. I think if you had engaged that thread differently, you might have received some more open responses from the "other side," but it wasn't positioned that way. It happens often, and the strong proponents on both side do it time and again. I just don't understand why they bother. Ergo, why yon pigglet posts infrequently around here, because its boring. edit : now that i've typed the above, i feel that i have contributed enough to say that somehow i even disagree with ustwo on beer choice. i know the bluemoon w/ orange is supposed to be the way and truth, but i always think it tastes like soapy water. same thing with the leinenkugels that are so big up there. either taste like budweiser or soap. when i was up that aways, I had the hots for the Rogue. God that beer is good. __________________ You don't love me, you just love my piggy style Last edited by pig; 10-31-2006 at 04:54 PM..