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| MK14:
There might be some ways a political sub-forum could be created. Something like the "sponsors only" part of the forum. Only allow people to enter the political forum, if they have at least 50 or 100 posts, which will minimize multi-accounting. Maybe even make it 'request to get allowed to use it' in the first place. So that people who want to just ignore it, can. If they cause trouble, they get banned just from the political sub-forum board. There might be some people who could volunteer to be mods, again just for the political sub-forum. But overall, I still think it is best to not have it. It seems to potentially bring out the worst in people, sooner or later. On the other hand, in the current climate, there are a significant number of major changes, potentially coming up in Western life. Such as Turkeys troubles, possible Trump getting into power, and messing things up, and an apparently ever increasing risk of terrorism in the West, especially in Europe at the moment and of course Brexit and maybe other EU countries who decide to leave. |
| Simon:
I wouldn't object to a separate forum with entry restrictions. but it's not my forum. It should also not be google indexed though. |
| Zero999:
--- Quote from: MK14 on July 22, 2016, 11:09:08 pm --- --- Quote from: Hero999 on July 22, 2016, 10:55:59 pm ---The Brexit thing is ongoing and continuously changing, so no, it's nowhere near run its course. I work at a company which does testing, mostly for defence but also commercial sectors and it does get public funding. The UK's decision to leave the EU will affect us. Not immediately but some time in the future. At the moment the political instability in Turkey is more of an issue for us as some of our customers are Turkish. I would prefer not to start a thread to discuss this, as I prefer to keep my presence here anonymous and don't want to reveal too much about where I work. --- End quote --- There is a big difference between saying (hypothetically), the special ultra high frequency, very low noise transistors, which are vital to our product line, and manufactured in Turkey, may become unavailable. Help me please ? Which is probably fine by Dave's guidelines. But discussing the possible "troubles/instability" in Turkey, would just be another political thread, with the dangers, as mention by myself and others, of going out of control and might need significant moderation efforts. --- End quote --- In the case the trouble in Turkey effects us because some of our customers might not be able to visit the UK to carry out the test or could even be in prison or dead as a result of the trouble there. --- Quote from: Simon on July 23, 2016, 11:39:11 am ---I wouldn't object to a separate forum with entry restrictions. but it's not my forum. It should also not be google indexed though. --- End quote --- Well I did suggest moving it to the Supporters' lounge but Dave was concerned that some of those who have posted in it will no longer be able to respond to any criticism aimed at them. |
| Simon:
--- Quote from: Hero999 on July 23, 2016, 12:17:35 pm --- Well I did suggest moving it to the Supporters' lounge but Dave was concerned that some of those who have posted in it will no longer be able to respond to any criticism aimed at them. --- End quote --- It's something that would need to start over there, yes if it's "transplanted" later it will just cause more problems. If we were to have a section it would have to be dedicated and with access limits and any topic started outside of it that belongs in it will be deleted or moved and people will know from the rules that they would loose a right to reply if they start it outside the correct section if they don't have access to it. |
| MK14:
--- Quote from: Simon on July 23, 2016, 11:39:11 am ---I wouldn't object to a separate forum with entry restrictions. but it's not my forum. It should also not be google indexed though. --- End quote --- That's exactly what I meant, as well. That by entry restricting it, it would not be google indexed. Although a robots.txt file, should help as well, by instructing search engines to ignore that sub-forum. --- Quote from: Hero999 on July 23, 2016, 12:17:35 pm ---In the case the trouble in Turkey effects us because some of our customers might not be able to visit the UK to carry out the test or could even be in prison or dead as a result of the trouble there. --- End quote --- The thing is that is a good example of something which is both a bonafide electronics and political type of thread. So if political threads end up continuing to be discouraged, then I guess you can't discuss it. If there are no political threads, then stuff like that will not be on this forum. I guess. Unless it is considered specific enough, to be mildly political enough to be acceptable ? |
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