Where is the Current Events forum?

[Geo]

First Politics was dropped from the forum name. Now the whole thing is gone and it looks like migration of select threads here to the Lounge has started.

 

[sunspotbaby]

I asked in the random thoughts. Kurt said 'flushed'.

 

[scooterbug44]

My guess is that the combo of the "beachzining" of Sowal and years of constant political squabbling/whining/sniping done kilt it.

 

[Bob]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO1PYvloBtk&feature=related

 

[PearlSB4U]

Kurt,

Please, please, don't do away with the politics/current events forum.
It has been great fun engaging in the back & forth.
It's better for each side to hear the other in a forum like this--in which one has to formulate his/her thoughts clearly & cogently enough to be taken seriously.
It's ok if we're occasionally passionate & even snarky w/ one another.
It's healthy.
Don't protect us from ourselves.
Allow us to duke it out in this fairly benign fashion.
Please reconsider & reinstate the current events forum

 

[Rita]

Kurt,

Please, please, don't do away with the politics/current events forum.
It has been great fun engaging in the back & forth.
It's better for each side to hear the other in a forum like this--in which one has to formulate his/her thoughts clearly & cogently enough to be taken seriously.
It's ok if we're occasionally passionate & even snarky w/ one another.
It's healthy.
Don't protect us from ourselves.
Allow us to duke it out in this fairly benign fashion.
Please reconsider & reinstate the current events forum

I understand where you're coming from PearlSB4U, but I also realize that the primary purpose of the SoWal message board is to foster a sense of community in a positive light, and there is no doubt that
doesn't always come through in the political forum. And I'm as guilty as some others, though I wouldn't include you. There are political message boards that are better suited for this, I suppose - though I've come to know the "players" here and I respect the knowledge of many. I can't see myself joining in any of the more partisan boards. ...But when some of us don't play by the rules, we all suffer the consequences.

.

 

[Lake View Too]

Kurt,

Please, please, don't do away with the politics/current events forum.
It has been great fun engaging in the back & forth.
It's better for each side to hear the other in a forum like this--in which one has to formulate his/her thoughts clearly & cogently enough to be taken seriously.
It's ok if we're occasionally passionate & even snarky w/ one another.
It's healthy.
Don't protect us from ourselves.
Allow us to duke it out in this fairly benign fashion.
Please reconsider & reinstate the current events forum

I would have to agree with this post. I, personally, get quite a lot of enlightenment and entertainment from the comments I get from these political discussions. Sometimes, I may even contribute a little insight or mirth to the mix. What am I gonna do now? Run for office?

 

[idlewind]

I would have to agree with this post. I, personally, get quite a lot of enlightenment and entertainment from the comments I get from these political discussions. Sometimes, I may even contribute a little insight or mirth to the mix. What am I gonna do now? Run for office?

I join in your sentiments. I may be guilty of being a little too passionate sometimes but I enjoy the back and forth. I have also learned from others, been exposed to viewpoints I would not otherwise be exposed to and have an opportunity to think about what I believe on a range of issues. I would say the forum made me a better citizen and expanded my horizons.

 

[Jdarg]

I would have to agree with this post. I, personally, get quite a lot of enlightenment and entertainment from the comments I get from these political discussions. Sometimes, I may even contribute a little insight or mirth to the mix. What am I gonna do now? Run for office?

Yes.

 

[Jdarg]

The local issues are still alive and well in their forum, and that is what is important on SoWal.com. This is a community message board, not a national political board.

Yes, I have participated in the political forums and have learned some, been entertained, and been completely disgusted (and sometimes horrified by what I read), but I do see the value of not having these types of exchanges on a local website whose focus is NOT politics, but promoting our community and fostering strong local participation.