Should I set the Politics and Religion forum back to open access?

[Vanguard]

Saint.  Sorry to hear about your father.  I hope everything turns out okay.

[Ginsu Victim]

Hey guys - I've had two things that are distracting me so I'm putting this to the side right now.

1. I've been threatened with a lawyer.

With emphasis on the word "threat" 

2. My father's had a heart attack.

We'll keep your family in our prayers and hope everything turns out for the better.

[patrickl]

1. I've been threatened with a lawyer.

Shmokes is technically not a lawyer yet is he?

Sorry to hear about your dad. Hope he recovers well.

[Malenko]

hope all is well with the family, my dad had a heart attack and that's some scary stuff, he'll be in my prayers.

As for the lawyer.....I hope he has a heart attack.

[Ginsu Victim]

As for the lawyer.....I hope he has a heart attack.

I wouldn't wish that on most people. Especially non-existent (in this case) lawyers

[saint]

As for the lawyer.....I hope he has a heart attack.

I wouldn't wish that on most people. Especially non-existent (in this case) lawyers

Lawyers are immune... they don't have the pre-requisites.

[danny_galaga]

I think 50 minimum is more appropriate.

The point of a minimum prerequisite is to protect the people in PnR from trolls.  If you would opt out why would you possibly prefer a 50 minimum to a 10 minimum?

I realised that really, what would be better to keep away trolls is a 10 DAY minimum. After all, how hard is it to rack up any number of posts if you're itchin' for a fight? But wait 10 days and the moment has passed...

[danny_galaga]

Are there really only 6 members or is that just an exaggeration?

I used to contribute a lot more. But then i realised that a lot of the PNR politics is internal US affairs, and i was being a dick for sticking my nose in...

[patrickl]

I think 50 minimum is more appropriate.

The point of a minimum prerequisite is to protect the people in PnR from trolls.  If you would opt out why would you possibly prefer a 50 minimum to a 10 minimum?

I realised that really, what would be better to keep away trolls is a 10 DAY minimum. After all, how hard is it to rack up any number of posts if you're itchin' for a fight? But wait 10 days and the moment has passed...

Yeah I remember a couple (literally a couple) of religious fanatics that just posted 10 useless posts in EE so they could be annoying in PNR.

Maybe if you make that a daily requirement they would simply just do that every day though.

[danny_galaga]

I think 50 minimum is more appropriate.

The point of a minimum prerequisite is to protect the people in PnR from trolls.  If you would opt out why would you possibly prefer a 50 minimum to a 10 minimum?

I realised that really, what would be better to keep away trolls is a 10 DAY minimum. After all, how hard is it to rack up any number of posts if you're itchin' for a fight? But wait 10 days and the moment has passed...

Yeah I remember a couple (literally a couple) of religious fanatics that just posted 10 useless posts in EE so they could be annoying in PNR.

Maybe if you make that a daily requirement they would simply just do that every day though.

I meant that a new member would have to wait ten days before they have access to PNR. That would stop most drop in trolls because the thread they were attracted to (or invited over by a member here) would normally have run it's course by then. Maybe 20 days would be better...

[patrickl]

oh lol 

[saint]

Alright everyone - thank you for the feedback. After quite a bit of consideration, and in no small part watching how divisive even the discussion of the P&R forum can become, I've come to the conclusion that P&R really doesn't add much to BYOAC yet detracts from the atmosphere and community quite a bit. Regretfully, for I *like* P&R personally, I've shelved it for now. Maybe in the future when politics are not so controversial and the country/community so oppositely polarized we can look at bringing it back...

--- saint

[Ed_McCarron]

Or is this a shelving for perhaps, oh, one particular day?

[missioncontrol]

how about a forum board we can all agree in..

The "missioncontrol is awesome" board

[Vanguard]

But what are we gonna do about all the people that don't actually own any arcade games but live in that forum?  

You don't think Dartful has an arcade game in his mom's basement?

[shmokes]

It's a sad day for political discourse in America   

[Ginsu Victim]

Saint shuts down dissenting viewpoints. Time to leave this site forever.

[shmokes]

I'm not going to leave the site . . . I just think it's sad to see even Saint get so jaded and end up acting more or less like a Republican.  He still runs a great site and I appreciate him a great deal.  I've just lost a little respect for him.

[Ginsu Victim]

At least he didn't get rid of the arcade sections and keep ONLY P&R.

[Vanguard]

I'm not going to leave the site . . . I just think it's sad to see even Saint get so jaded and end up acting more or less like a Republican.  He still runs a great site and I appreciate him a great deal.  I've just lost a little respect for him.

You know, I think what Saints intent was to give you what you wanted all along.   With P&R gone, we're supposed to just use EE.   

Time to go start some a thread about those gay republican evangelical domestic terrorist who smoke but don't actually like it.

[mr.Curmudgeon]

I guess he just got tired of me being right all the time. meh.   

[AtomSmasher]

Wow, that was unexpected.  I don't think anyone was saying PnR was hurting the site overall in its current state since only the few people who really wanted to see it could see it.  Kind of crazy how a discussion on whether PnR should be open to all resulted with it being open to none.

[Ginsu Victim]

Saint's got a bullet for each of you with your name on it. Don't doubt it.

[HaRuMaN]

Wow, that was unexpected.  I don't think anyone was saying PnR was hurting the site overall in its current state since only the few people who really wanted to see it could see it.  Kind of crazy how a discussion on whether PnR should be open to all resulted with it being open to none.

What day is it?   

[Hoopz]

Wow, that was unexpected.  I don't think anyone was saying PnR was hurting the site overall in its current state since only the few people who really wanted to see it could see it.  Kind of crazy how a discussion on whether PnR should be open to all resulted with it being open to none.

What day is it?   

Thursday.  Lazy ass.  You can find it on your computer.

 

[Vanguard]

Wow, that was unexpected.  I don't think anyone was saying PnR was hurting the site overall in its current state since only the few people who really wanted to see it could see it.  Kind of crazy how a discussion on whether PnR should be open to all resulted with it being open to none.

What day is it?   

The day freedom died at BYOAC.   

[WunderCade]

What day is it?  

[mr.Curmudgeon]

Wow, that was unexpected.  I don't think anyone was saying PnR was hurting the site overall in its current state since only the few people who really wanted to see it could see it.  Kind of crazy how a discussion on whether PnR should be open to all resulted with it being open to none.

What day is it?  

The day freedom died at BYOAC.  

I thought this was a dictatorship?!       <---- Saint!

[saint]

Yes, of course, it is April Fool's day, and this was my annual feeble effort  With 70% of those voting for public access, in fact I have opened up P&R to all regular members. Please don't hit me.

I will start looking into how to set it to allow an opt-out (should be easy enough, just don't have the time at this moment) for those who would prefer not to participate in the joy that is P&R

(Did I mention please don't hit me?)

--- saint

[saint]

(Would people please let me know if they have problems accessing P&R?)

[shmokes]

Yes, of course, it is April Fool's day, and this was my annual feeble effort  

For what it's worth, I though it was a pretty good effort, though you didn't get me.   

[CheffoJeffo]

I can't access PnR, but I think that it is neither a problem nor an accident!

 

[Ginsu Victim]

Got in. Not sure I'll hang out, but I pulled it up just to see.

[shmokes]

Ginsu, NOOOOOOOO.  It's like crack.

[saint]

I can't access PnR, but I think that it is neither a problem nor an accident!

 

OK, think I got that fixed. Was due to your stars You're not a regular member.

* saint waits for the jokes to write themselves...

[Ginsu Victim]

Ginsu, NOOOOOOOO.  It's like crack.

It is. I had to stop myself. I already know too much about the way some of you think now and it has affected my opinion of several people. Told you so.

[HaRuMaN]

Can you re-hide it until you have the option in place to opt-out?  I don't want to see all those topics in "unread posts since last visit" link.

Kthxbai...

[Ginsu Victim]

Can you re-hide it until you have the option in place to opt-out?  I don't want to see all those topics in "unread posts since last visit" link.

Kthxbai...

True dat

[Malenko]

Can you re-hide it until you have the option in place to opt-out?  I don't want to see all those topics in "unread posts since last visit" link.

Kthxbai...

True dat

+2

[Ed_McCarron]

You're not a regular member.

* saint waits for the jokes to write themselves...

Wrong forum.