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Question: What changes should be made limiting the Off-Topic area ?


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I am an ASSRA member. 61 (22.8%) I am NOT an ASSRA member. 25 (9.4%) I am satisfied with the Off-topic 56 (21.0%) I am DIS-satisfied with the Off-t 17 (6.4%) BAN discussion of POLITICS. 36 (13.5%) Limit ONLY to firearms. 16 (6.0%) Humor section should be allowed. 43 (16.1%) Other issues need to be addressed. 13 (4.9%) Total votes: 267 « Last Modified by: Cat_Whisperer on: Dec 24^th, 2013 at 7:14pm »

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SSShooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2917 Location: Southern NJ Joined: Aug 1^st, 2010	Re: What changes should be made limiting the Off-Topic Reply #15 - Dec 28^th, 2013 at 8:55am
	westerner wrote on Dec 28^th, 2013 at 7:04am: JLouis wrote on Dec 28^th, 2013 at 6:45am: Amazing it was suggested by a moderator that someone step up to the plate to start the Poll and CW was man enough to do so only to see some of you folks turn on him like a bunch of vultures. The way I read his original post it was not open to debate and all you had to do was simply cast your vote and leave it at that. So why didn't you just vote, Louis? Why are you posting negative remarks? Calling people vultures? Joe. I'm shocked, Joe. Shocked, I tell you. Vultures? How ungentlemanly to call names. The fairer sex (can we use that word here?) and young children will be scandalized.

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MikeT Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 294 Location: St. Cloud, MN Joined: Sep 7^th, 2005	Re: What changes should be made limiting the Off-Topic Reply #16 - Dec 28^th, 2013 at 9:07am
	What is Off-topic? I have not read it, or at least did not know I was reading it if I did read it. I didn't vote because I'm not clear on what happens if I vote for an item on the list. Truth be told; I normally only read the 'For Sale', General, Reloading, and some times 'Single Shot'. Is there an issue with retaining all the posts, including OT? I'm easily confused, but I'm still hav'n fun! MikeT


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11438 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: What changes should be made limiting the Off-Topic Reply #17 - Dec 28^th, 2013 at 10:28am
	Off topic chatter at the bottom of the topics page, Mike. CW is trying to get all political discussion banned from the forum. I think CW has to much time on his hands. And this thread should be in the off topic chatter section. Joe. AKA "vulture"

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QuestionableMaynard8130 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4144 Location: Benton Harbor MI Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: What changes should be made limiting the Off-Topic Reply #18 - Dec 28^th, 2013 at 10:30am
	Off Topic was created to have a place where the non-gun,shooting,collecting etc etc discussion would be permitted rather than rigorously banning it. The hope was that by relegating valid off-topic discussions of general interest to its own area it would tighten the focus and raise the level of discourse in those areas more relevant to the purpose of the site. I welcomed it's creation and I think it accomplished the desired goal to a large extent. We still occasionally get personal e-confrontations, discussions that slip sideways into politics and opinion in the main areas. But the moderators can monitor the few and handle them appropriately. I have only visited the Off-topic sub-forum once or twice, very briefly. However if it IS de-evolving into an arena for social/political e-confortation, character-assault, and pointless repetitive mental-self-abuse perhaps it needs to be re-evaluated. Why waste band-width, moderators and site administrators time and effort? I think that was the purpose of the suggestion for a poll. Is it still serving a valid purpose, or just as an electronic version of a personal soap-box or public restroom wall

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don1885 Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 386 Location: East Tennessee Joined: Oct 31^st, 2010	Re: What changes should be made limiting the Off-Topic Reply #19 - Dec 28^th, 2013 at 11:08am
	I joined this forum to learn about and discuss the subject of SS rifles not politics or unrelated topics. When I log on my first action is to search for new posts, often that result contains more unrelated hits than SS ones. It would be nice to have the option to limit the search only to topics of interest. IE filter unwanted topics from being included in the search. Should be an easy option to offer the individual user. If off topic posts are made, an alert to the Mod. can be made and it can be removed or moved to an appropriate location. More work for the Mod. though. That's my TSW.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11438 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: What changes should be made limiting the Off-Topic Reply #20 - Dec 28^th, 2013 at 11:19am
	Very simple. Don't click on the off topic chatter section. I read it and post on it all the time. Like to know what other interests other SS enthusiasts are interested in. Some go a little whacky on the political subjects. Joe.

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shovel80 Oldtimer Offline Posts: 896 Location: Sonora,CA Joined: Jun 6^th, 2011	Re: What changes should be made limiting the Off-Topic Reply #21 - Dec 28^th, 2013 at 11:40am
	westerner wrote on Dec 28^th, 2013 at 11:19am: Very simple. Don't click on the off topic chatter section. I read it and post on it all the time. Like to know what other interests other SS enthusiasts are interested in. Some go a little whacky on the political subjects. Joe. +1 Terry

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Cat_Whisperer Frequent Elocutionist Offline No 1, 9.3x74R Posts: 3874 Location: Mountains of Virginia Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: What changes should be made limiting the Off-Topic Reply #22 - Dec 28^th, 2013 at 12:46pm
	westerner wrote on Dec 28^th, 2013 at 10:28am: Off topic chatter at the bottom of the topics page, Mike. CW is trying to get all political discussion banned from the forum. I think CW has to much time on his hands. And this thread should be in the off topic chatter section. Joe. AKA "vulture" Not at all, JoeB. Next thing you'll call me a noodlehead!

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BP Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 8039 Location: Westside Joined: Aug 27^th, 2006	Re: What changes should be made limiting the Off-Topic Reply #23 - Dec 28^th, 2013 at 3:26pm
	Quote: Not at all, JoeB. ... JoeB? Ouch!

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Cat_Whisperer Frequent Elocutionist Offline No 1, 9.3x74R Posts: 3874 Location: Mountains of Virginia Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: What changes should be made limiting the Off-Topic Reply #24 - Dec 28^th, 2013 at 3:27pm
	westerner wrote on Dec 28^th, 2013 at 11:19am: Very simple. Don't click on the off topic chatter section. I read it and post on it all the time. Like to know what other interests other SS enthusiasts are interested in. Some go a little whacky on the political subjects. Joe. It's the first one I go to. Must be like watching soap operas.

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Cat_Whisperer Frequent Elocutionist Offline No 1, 9.3x74R Posts: 3874 Location: Mountains of Virginia Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: What changes should be made limiting the Off-Topic Reply #25 - Dec 28^th, 2013 at 3:29pm
	BP wrote on Dec 28^th, 2013 at 3:26pm: Quote: Not at all, JoeB. ... JoeB? Ouch! Oooops. Freudian slip?

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QuestionableMaynard8130 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4144 Location: Benton Harbor MI Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: What changes should be made limiting the Off-Topic Reply #26 - Dec 28^th, 2013 at 3:34pm
	thats way more than a freudian slip, more like continental plate slippage

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11438 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: What changes should be made limiting the Off-Topic Reply #27 - Dec 28^th, 2013 at 5:28pm
	Noodlehead! Joe.

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Cat_Whisperer Frequent Elocutionist Offline No 1, 9.3x74R Posts: 3874 Location: Mountains of Virginia Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: What changes should be made limiting the Off-Topic Reply #28 - Dec 28^th, 2013 at 6:32pm
	QuestionableMaynard8130 wrote on Dec 28^th, 2013 at 3:34pm: thats way more than a freudian slip, more like continental plate slippage SPOT ON!! I hope everyone is laughing! CW aka vulture bait noodlehead

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Cat_Whisperer Frequent Elocutionist Offline No 1, 9.3x74R Posts: 3874 Location: Mountains of Virginia Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: What changes should be made limiting the Off-Topic Reply #29 - Dec 28^th, 2013 at 6:35pm
	Poll is over in FORTY MINUTES! Let the debate begin regarding the RESULTS of the poll. I've stirred the pot (no pun intended) enough. THANKS one and ALL for responding. Mods/Board people - ball is in your court!

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