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"Clean Start" Thread Creation Rule in Certain Forums

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But c'mon - do you really think it that difficult to start the sort of thread I'm [only] suggesting?
I'm unsure. Clearly you were unable to do so with this thread, and I'm not sure it's clear how one provokes a debate -- a discourse amongst opposing views -- sans any "negative insinuations" about said opposing view.
 
You people think an anodyne expression of Christian faith is an attack on the President. You are incapable of objectively assessing a “clean start.”
Who are “you people”?
 
That’s what I thought. Having just spent a significant portion of time I’ll never get back tryin* to get anyone to actually discuss the inflammatory and incorrect thread title topic elsewhere, I think this is a grand idea. The razzle dazzle of witty descriptors such as tRump and Orange man etc. has lost its sparkle.
 
How does one start a thread devoid of any negative insinuations?

It can be argued that your OP for this thread made negative insinuations about the posting community of this site.
Seems he needs to take his own advice.....or that of this 'other member'. Whichever is loudest in his head at the time.
 
That’s what I thought. Having just spent a significant portion of time I’ll never get back tryin* to get anyone to actually discuss the inflammatory and incorrect thread title topic elsewhere, I think this is a grand idea. The razzle dazzle of witty descriptors such as tRump and Orange man etc. has lost its sparkle.

Do not preach from such a low pulpit.
 
Who are “you people”?
Non-Stalinists as far as I can figure out.

Being a perfect lock-step conformist is considered a virtue among many here.
 
The general political forum has become primarily a Trump bashing forum. I see the ratio running at 90% anti-trump posts...often rants. A few in here want to discuss issues from a more or less factual basis and hopefully if not agreement, an understanding of the position. I have put a lot of people on ignore so there are many posts I don't see.
This makes sense as I have placed about 80% of the forum on ignore and the 10% left are on probation 😛
 
Maybe we need more mods then.

A dozen MAGA mods for sure to put a lid on all the anti-American, anti-MAGA threads.

Disparage MAGA, get a ban. Do it twice, DOGE is notified and Gitmo is next.

4 or 5 new libertarian, independent or conservative mods would certainly help.

RINOs and wayward Libertarians need not apply.

MAGA.
 
Another member suggested this recently, and when I heard it, I thought it was a very good suggestion.

For new threads in the Politics forums - and frankly, any of the other highly charged forums, like abortion or religion - make it rule that anyone who starts a new thread must ensure their OP is "clean" of all baiting, trolling, and other such language as may lead to problems right off the start in the thread. No insults, no pejoratives, no negative insinuations, group name-calling, etc. - iow, a "clean start" thread.

Things'll no doubt descend very rapidly, as do most threads around here do anymore, but clean starts might help tone things down a bit.


Another idiot post
 
If you don't like an OP post, or any post, report it. There's a link on every post that says, "Report."
Report the post and explain your problem with it. Have you tried that?

I haven't myself, but I gather it works for some people.
 
Way too much subjectivity. It’s a dumb idea.
On the other forum I go to - they have this rule. And it works fine.
On that forum you can call people almost any name you want. "You are a dumbass" - perfectly within the rules.

You know what? That forum is way-way more civil than this forum. This is one of the worst I have been on as far as civility goes. It is like this place is a high school forum. And that is a fact.
I came here to challenge myself. The other forum is about 60-40 conservative. This place is at least 90-10 liberal.
And that is the problem. Most conservatives won't last here a day. You all drive them away with childish "group-name" calling, insults, and rants.
 
Another member suggested this recently, and when I heard it, I thought it was a very good suggestion.

For new threads in the Politics forums - and frankly, any of the other highly charged forums, like abortion or religion - make it rule that anyone who starts a new thread must ensure their OP is "clean" of all baiting, trolling, and other such language as may lead to problems right off the start in the thread. No insults, no pejoratives, no negative insinuations, group name-calling, etc. - iow, a "clean start" thread.

Things'll no doubt descend very rapidly, as do most threads around here do anymore, but clean starts might help tone things down a bit.

Good idea, but this is a left-leaning forum and precisely why it cannot become a reality. The last nine years of 'bashing anything Trump' to such a degree cannot be stopped by more rules or moderators. It's the only thing that keeps them happy.
 
Another member suggested this recently, and when I heard it, I thought it was a very good suggestion.

For new threads in the Politics forums - and frankly, any of the other highly charged forums, like abortion or religion - make it rule that anyone who starts a new thread must ensure their OP is "clean" of all baiting, trolling, and other such language as may lead to problems right off the start in the thread. No insults, no pejoratives, no negative insinuations, group name-calling, etc. - iow, a "clean start" thread.

Things'll no doubt descend very rapidly, as do most threads around here do anymore, but clean starts might help tone things down a bit.

Agreed with others, on several points.

The mods have enough to keep up with anyway, and enforcement would end up with a chest of complaining about it. One should be handled, some other ends up a no, and the result is just a mess for them to keep up with. Generally speaking, we already have a set of rules that apply to everyone (not just an OP standard, but replies as well, any of which can degrade the conversation, even from the get-go. Besides, that is the point of a 'flushed' thread when the intention is so bad... off it goes.)
 
Good idea, but this is a left-leaning forum and precisely why it cannot become a reality. The last nine years of 'bashing anything Trump' to such a degree cannot be stopped by more rules or moderators. It's the only thing that keeps them happy.
There would be a lot more voices from the right on the site if conservatives could obey the simple rules. Sadly, the 6 or so years I’ve been here has seen a litany of Republicans banned, because instead of “bashing” politicians, they prefer to insult fellow posters.
 
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