Keep your political bullshit in DC and out of all other forums

[DaFace]

We're seeing an uptick in people randomly throwing out political bullshit in threads in the Lounge. Don't. Report people who do. They'll get booted from the thread for a first offense and more than that if they continue.

The end.

(Oct 2020 update)

Originally Posted by Bearcat

It's safe to say thread bans aren't working, at least for the handful of people who simply can't keep politics out of any given conversation.

Due to continued reported posts and general frustrations around inserting politics into absolutely everything, and idea came up to restrict people to DC, much like the Romper Room.

So, everyone gets three thread bans as warnings, and after that will get a vacation in DC (the other forums will be view only). The thread bans and DC vacations will be posted in the transparency thread.

Just like several other rules, there's of course gray area and it doesn't really matter where the line is drawn, because those who can keep politics out of the Lounge will never come close to the line and those who can't will insist on running right up to it.

Generally speaking, we're talking about political opinions or blatantly inserting politics into a thread that isn't even a little bit on topic, or otherwise leaking DC BS into the Lounge or other forums.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by loochy

HOW ABOUT YOU KEEP YOUR LOUNGE OUT OF MY POLITICAL BULLSHIT?

:TOAST:

[loochy]

Originally Posted by patteeu

:TOAST:

psssh....lounge posters venturing over into DC, calling people scumbags, having moderate and reasonable opinions...F THAT

[Skyy God]

Originally Posted by Frazod

Sports used to be a distraction from the politics and other annoying real life issues. The problem is that the same scumbags (or at least scumbags who share the same ideology) who are shitting all over real life and now shitting all over sports, and that's just a fact. It's just another attack platform now. Denying it is like denying the wetness of water.

Kneeling for the anthem, refusing to visit the White House, using social media to destroy players' careers, there's only one side doing that. I happen to be on the other side. And happily so.

Makes a fella so mad he might want to exercise his 2nd Anendment right to shoot his fridge.

[Kiimo]

Right I agree sports should be an escape from things like stealing children from parents and then locking them in cages where they end up dying. *salutes flag*

[carcosa]

Originally Posted by Frazod

Sports used to be a distraction from the politics and other annoying real life issues. The problem is that the same scumbags (or at least scumbags who share the same ideology) who are shitting all over real life and now shitting all over sports, and that's just a fact. It's just another attack platform now. Denying it is like denying the wetness of water.

Kneeling for the anthem, refusing to visit the White House, using social media to destroy players' careers, there's only one side doing that. I happen to be on the other side. And happily so.

I miss when sport's weren't so Politic's!!!

[Frazod]

I wondered how many weepy ****s I'd draw out.

Two so far.

Edit: Make that three.

[suzzer99]

You're the weepy **** who started the whole line of conversation.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Frazod

Sports used to be a distraction from the politics and other annoying real life issues. The problem is that the same scumbags (or at least scumbags who share the same ideology) who are shitting all over real life and now shitting all over sports, and that's just a fact. It's just another attack platform now. Denying it is like denying the wetness of water.

Kneeling for the anthem, refusing to visit the White House, using social media to destroy players' careers, there's only one side doing that. I happen to be on the other side. And happily so.

There's some truth to that. But the problem is that I could easily rebut some of the things you said about "there's only one side doing that." So even starting down this line of conversation naturally makes others want to react.

So in short, keep it to DC.

[jallmon]

Originally Posted by loochy

Broncos fans are all homosexuals. (Factual, and hard to deny given the evidence, so likely fine in the Lounge within reason.)

Raiders fans are a bunch of criminals. (Blanket statements about a broad group of people. Opinion-based. Likely not appropriate for the Lounge.)

Are 3 people considered a "bunch"?

[displacedinMN]

Originally Posted by loochy

HOW ABOUT YOU KEEP YOUR LOUNGE OUT OF MY POLITICAL BULLSHIT?

That's all I've got.

[tyecopeland]

Originally Posted by DaFace

There's some truth to that. But the problem is that I could easily rebut some of the things you said about "there's only one side doing that." So even starting down this line of conversation naturally makes others want to react.

So in short, keep it to DC.

I was hoping this thread was okay to reply. Oh well. I'll keep my snark to myself

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

Right I agree sports should be an escape from things like stealing children from parents and then locking them in cages where they end up dying. *salutes flag*

****ing garbage

You don’t enter the political fray often, but when you do you’re just a more low key suzzer posting ****ing garbage

[srvy]

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

That's all I've got.

Id forgotten the crunchy peanut butter cups.

[Naptown Chief]

Originally Posted by loochy

HOW ABOUT YOU KEEP YOUR LOUNGE OUT OF MY POLITICAL BULLSHIT?

What he said

[Naptown Chief]

Is proclaiming my love of sexing the ladies (with my penis) acceptable, or is that considered toxic masculinity best saved for DC?