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 Penge Eagle  Beckenham 20 Oct 17 12.09am |
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Originally posted by cb1969
I agree with splitting the politics away from General Talk, but not all general talk is about TV/Film/Music, so how about keeping General Talk and just opening a politics section. Just be very clear that any political nonsense will not be tolerated in general talk I like the idea of people discussing entertainment, but am open to ideas. What other subjects would you suggest? Just thinking aloud, but making a point of calling it 'TV/Film/Music' might be a proactive way of encouraging discussion on these topics? General seems too bland? I think keeping 'Fun Talk' to jokes and silliness. Edited by Penge Eagle (20 Oct 2017 12.13am)
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| Stirlingsays 20 Oct 17 12.36am |
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I don't see the harm in giving it a go. You could always give it a trial. It's more sections, more supervision. I'm not sure how many people you are going to get on niche topics but....hey, I can't see an issue with giving it a go. The NLP thread showed us just how annoying it is when every topic becomes a political football.
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 becky over the moon 20 Oct 17 7.04am |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
I don't see the harm in giving it a go. You could always give it a trial. It's more sections, more supervision. I'm not sure how many people you are going to get on niche topics but....hey, I can't see an issue with giving it a go. The NLP thread showed us just how annoying it is when every topic becomes a political football. The problem lies with the posters involved and no amount of changing forum names will stop them, they just can't seem to help themselves.
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| Midlands Eagle 20 Oct 17 7.18am |
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Originally posted by becky
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| Lyons550 Shirley 20 Oct 17 8.10am |
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Originally posted by Penge Eagle
I've been away from General Talk for a while up till recently and have noticed, and by reading some other comments too, how political it is (shock, horror!). Political debate is great and there are some interesting ding-dongs on the topics. However, I'd like to see more pop culture topics and having a separate board might encourage this type of discussion to flourish and with different posters. Any sport, music or general discussion is currently getting lost in the topics about the EU, islam, etc etc! I suggest changing Splitting 'General Talk' into: 'Politics Talk' and 'TV/Film/Music'. Am open to ideas on making the latter a catchier title, like maybe 'Entertainment Talk'? This would be a politics-free zone. Also, renaming 'Football Talk' as 'Sport Talk'. Doing this should make this forum more active. Would love to hear your thoughts. I can implement this in the coming days. Edited by Penge Eagle (19 Oct 2017 9.22pm) I made a suggestion to create a 'politics' forum a few weeks back. It definitely needs to happen.
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| Penge Eagle Beckenham 20 Oct 17 8.42am |
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OK, so would it be 'News & Politics'? Because news stories can naturally drift into political stuff?
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| Palacetinian Surrey Fam 20 Oct 17 10.20am |
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That'll make it easier for the authorities to pick off the flaky ones!
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| becky over the moon 20 Oct 17 10.35am |
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Originally posted by Penge Eagle
OK, so would it be 'News & Politics'? Because news stories can naturally drift into political stuff? That's a good idea!
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| Stirlingsays 20 Oct 17 10.41am |
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Originally posted by Penge Eagle
OK, so would it be 'News & Politics'? Because news stories can naturally drift into political stuff? It takes care of that concern.
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| legaleagle 20 Oct 17 10.01pm |
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Originally posted by Penge Eagle
OK, so would it be 'News & Politics'? Because news stories can naturally drift into political stuff? News stories can be entertainment ones too...how about Politics & Current Affairs (No PTJ jokes,please)?_
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| the.universal 20 Oct 17 10.16pm |
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Maybe some of the people on here just need a hug. Maybe that would solve it all.
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| nickgusset Shizzlehurst 20 Oct 17 10.18pm |
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Originally posted by Penge Eagle
OK, so would it be 'News & Politics'? Because news stories can naturally drift into political stuff? If it includes anything from the mail it ain't news.
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