ollie Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 What exactly defines this forum as far as content goes? I was thinking of posting a new topic about the Western Standard running the Muhammad political cartoons. Then I thought there might be people interested in the topic who would never think to read the new forum so I was going to add it to the Angry People thread in the Cavern. I decided to do neither.Similarly, does the "Cheney shoots some guy" topic belong in Politics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_rawk Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Well, I would love to rip on the Western Standard and Ezra Lavant, so I say: just post it, wherever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted February 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Let 'er rip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenSeasJim Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 I thnk there should be some overlap. Some topics are just too big to be left in here only.Some excellent points of view may never be known because people just don't check here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 I figured until a Religion forum opens up, which it probably won't (though who knows), this would be the sociological basket for those sorts of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgnor Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 The more we split it up the less people will actually look for, IMO. Why remove the intelligent debate simply based on topic. I actually think this forum is a bad idea. Yeah some people want to avoid the political thing... tough, you live in a democracy... It's your job to know and care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 I'm starting to actually like having two forums to poke around in. Gives me the sense I'm wasting time in a more complex way . Modernity, after all, is about differentiation, among other things. Maybe that's one reason why people don't like modernity, mind you. Apparently, "divide" and "devil" come from the same etymological roots; the Sanskrit "dva", two, shares as much with all the other Indo-European words for "two" (duo, deux, zwei, etc.). So maybe that's why I like it, being so evil and all . I have no idea where I'm going with all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 I agree with Thorgnor. Sorry but I don't understand this particular compartmentalization of the board. It's not like the Cavern board was being dragged down with endless politco talk. I mean we just went through a federal election, of course there was a fair amount of political talk going on.I'll never understand how anyone could have complained that they didn't want to read political issues on the main board. Personally, I'd say I open about 35% of all the threads, if that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 I suppose I'm just carrying some burden of guilt for my consistently posting about 5% on music and 95% on religion and politics (that's maybe a bit exaggerated, but probably not by much). And MarcO, CJ's right, that's a very guilt-inducing finger you're pointing there! (and curiously ironic, juxtaposed to what's on your shirt!). (Don't go changing it, though!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgnor Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Musicological study doesn't limit what you can talk about it introduces a musical perspective reflexive with all other social dimensions.so there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 (edited) Take it from someone who frequents the sports forum all the time - you are nerds, and deserve your own forum. Just kidding. But it is worth noting that some topics over there could and should be discussed in the cavern, but arent. In the long run, it works though. If its really important to the rest of the skanks, it'll make it's way out there somehow. Just ask Wayne. Edited February 15, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Hey, I totally agree that some topics should/could still be discussed in Cavern... For me I just felt that with all the political debate we had, and it was good clean honest debate, it was diluting/overwhelming music and art related topics... sending them to page 2 and 3 too quickly. For sure though, there are times where music/art and politic are two sides of the same coin... if ever really separate... still I stand by the decision to make a Politics Forum.Who knows? Maybe Skancs will become more adventurous and venture out of the Cavern more often. I know Rich Stadium did that for me when it opened up a year or so after I climbed on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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