Has your participation on A Moving Train changed?

brianlux

Jason P said:

brianlux said:

Jason P said:

LOL

Always a pleasure to see the esteemed Jason P on the boards, as well as our dearly beloved Mr. Hanks!

I hope all is going well for you, Brian,  Peace!

Likewise, JP!  Peace to you as well. 

brianlux

Wobbie said:

if I thought I could win an internet argument, I might participate more.

What the heck.  Here ya go, bud!

brianlux

1ThoughtKnown said:

You can’t even win an argument against the Bing AI. Even it gets too emotional and existential. 😂
https://simonwillison.net/2023/Feb/15/bing/

I'll pass on trying that, haha!

Wobbie

brianlux said:

Wobbie said:

if I thought I could win an internet argument, I might participate more.

What the heck.  Here ya go, bud!

I have a good buddy on these boards….prolific poster….been trying to win an internet argument for 20 years….still trying.

brianlux

Wobbie said:

brianlux said:

Wobbie said:

if I thought I could win an internet argument, I might participate more.

What the heck.  Here ya go, bud!

I have a good buddy on these boards….prolific poster….been trying to win an internet argument for 20 years….still trying.

Well shoot, man, here's one for your buddy too!

Go Beavers

Wobbie said:

brianlux said:

Wobbie said:

if I thought I could win an internet argument, I might participate more.

What the heck.  Here ya go, bud!

I have a good buddy on these boards….prolific poster….been trying to win an internet argument for 20 years….still trying.

I bet he thinks Dave A is the best drummer.

static111

Go Beavers said:

Wobbie said:

brianlux said:

Wobbie said:

if I thought I could win an internet argument, I might participate more.

What the heck.  Here ya go, bud!

I have a good buddy on these boards….prolific poster….been trying to win an internet argument for 20 years….still trying.

I bet he thinks Dave A is the best drummer.

As if there is even a question. Jack was the best!

Gern Blansten

Go Beavers said:

I used to post in there a bunch, then really dropped off for a but, now I’m back in there more frequently. I enjoy hearing different opinions and people also post good information and articles. The higher level of mod intervention makes it the least cesspool place I’ve seen on the internet. 

I know conservatives complain of a lack if balance and inability of back and forth, but I attribute that to the state of the republican party and complete abandonment of conservative principles, and instead fully adopting the culture war battle. 

very well said on both points

in my opinon that level of moderation promotes good discussion...no reason to tuck your tail and run if someone disagrees with you

mace1229

For me it comes and goes in waves. Based on when I have time and if there's any interesting new topics going on and for some of the reasons already mentioned.
I lean right, and enjoy an actual conversation with someone who disagrees with me. Thats harder to find. And no one seems to call out anyone with a left viewpoint. AMT seems more like a support group for anti-republicans than anything else. 
First 2 examples that come to mind are a couple weeks into this Ukraine war someone seriously posted this war was started with Trump and Putin secretly in cahoots to make Biden look bad. I don't think a single person, other than me, commented on how ridiculous that sounded. Around the same time there was a thread about how it is illegal to be trans in Texas, and teachers are required to report trans students to child services for child abuse or lose their job. I pointed out what the law actually says, that it bans certain hormones, hormone blockers and surgery before a certain age, but does not ban being trans at all. A lot of places wont give certain drugs before a certain age and most medical professionals advise against it. The outrage against me for pointing out the facts got the thread closed within an hour and some people banned. No one had any issues with sharing misinformation as long as it made Texas look bad, and I was supposedly racist for talking about what the bill actually says. Thats about when I started checking less often and only reading fewer threads that interest me. But still comes and go in waves.

Wobbie

Go Beavers said:

Wobbie said:

brianlux said:

Wobbie said:

if I thought I could win an internet argument, I might participate more.

What the heck.  Here ya go, bud!

I have a good buddy on these boards….prolific poster….been trying to win an internet argument for 20 years….still trying.

I bet he thinks Dave A is the best drummer.

he only argues politics

Go Beavers

Wobbie said:

Go Beavers said:

Wobbie said:

brianlux said:

Wobbie said:

if I thought I could win an internet argument, I might participate more.

What the heck.  Here ya go, bud!

I have a good buddy on these boards….prolific poster….been trying to win an internet argument for 20 years….still trying.

I bet he thinks Dave A is the best drummer.

he only argues politics

Tell him Reagan sucks! 🙂

brianlux

mace1229 said:

For me it comes and goes in waves. Based on when I have time and if there's any interesting new topics going on and for some of the reasons already mentioned.
I lean right, and enjoy an actual conversation with someone who disagrees with me. Thats harder to find. And no one seems to call out anyone with a left viewpoint. AMT seems more like a support group for anti-republicans than anything else. 
First 2 examples that come to mind are a couple weeks into this Ukraine war someone seriously posted this war was started with Trump and Putin secretly in cahoots to make Biden look bad. I don't think a single person, other than me, commented on how ridiculous that sounded. Around the same time there was a thread about how it is illegal to be trans in Texas, and teachers are required to report trans students to child services for child abuse or lose their job. I pointed out what the law actually says, that it bans certain hormones, hormone blockers and surgery before a certain age, but does not ban being trans at all. A lot of places wont give certain drugs before a certain age and most medical professionals advise against it. The outrage against me for pointing out the facts got the thread closed within an hour and some people banned. No one had any issues with sharing misinformation as long as it made Texas look bad, and I was supposedly racist for talking about what the bill actually says. Thats about when I started checking less often and only reading fewer threads that interest me. But still comes and go in waves.

I didn't see the comment about Trump and Putin starting the war in Ukraine.  Obviously a far fetched idea. What's ridiculous about that is that the war has actually made Biden look good.  And I'll add that the reason I didn't see that comment is because I don't spend as much time in what often seems like a snake pit, so I miss a lot there.

As for Texas, well, because we all know Texas (in general, of course) is a bastion of homophobia, your not going to get much support there defending that state on that issue.  In any case, if you were pointing out misinformation and were correct in your doing so, I would support you on that.  But again, I wasn't there, didn't see it.

Loujoe

Hey hey you you get offa my AET cloud

brianlux

Loujoe said:

Hey hey you you get offa my AET cloud

Haha!  Definitely one of my all-tie favorite Stones songs.  Used to drive my folks nuts cranking that one. 

mickeyrat

yes. I post more articles than opinion. I will offer those or ask questions  for further understanding. will also post some snark where I feel its deserving.

place is a shadow of what went down before pay to post though. it was rough.

brianlux

mickeyrat said:

yes. I post more articles than opinion. I will offer those or ask questions  for further understanding. will also post some snark where I feel its deserving.

place is a shadow of what went down before pay to post though. it was rough.

Interesting.  That was before my time.  Sounds like it must have been rather rough going.

mickeyrat

brianlux said:

mickeyrat said:

yes. I post more articles than opinion. I will offer those or ask questions  for further understanding. will also post some snark where I feel its deserving.

place is a shadow of what went down before pay to post though. it was rough.

Interesting.  That was before my time.  Sounds like it must have been rather rough going.

huh. just scrolled back through. its the same with similar posters. I was grossly under-informed when I joined so I felt intimidated by those more knowledgeable. Reading some of the threads randomly, I now wonder what the big deal was for me.

now that was just back as far as my join time frame. I might just go back to the last page and move forward from there.

stuckinline

Visit AMT daily, but rarely post. 

brianlux

mickeyrat said:

brianlux said:

mickeyrat said:

yes. I post more articles than opinion. I will offer those or ask questions  for further understanding. will also post some snark where I feel its deserving.

place is a shadow of what went down before pay to post though. it was rough.

Interesting.  That was before my time.  Sounds like it must have been rather rough going.

huh. just scrolled back through. its the same with similar posters. I was grossly under-informed when I joined so I felt intimidated by those more knowledgeable. Reading some of the threads randomly, I now wonder what the big deal was for me.

now that was just back as far as my join time frame. I might just go back to the last page and move forward from there.

I cannot picture you being uninformed. You're certainly well up on things these days.

DarthMaeglin

I’ve been hesitant to post my own point of view simply because it could be seen as blowing my own horn (something I really try to avoid).

As was mentioned above it comes and goes in waves depending on what’s happening and what gets posted (for the most part I stick to the Canadian politics thread as I don’t generally feel informed enough to comment on other countries’ politics).

Several months ago I backed right off because I went back and looked at my (at the time) recent posts and didn’t like some of my own tone and words. I’ve dipped my toes in once or twice since, but my goal is to post better (whatever that means, lol), which is admittedly a work in progress.

As someone who leans a bit right I accepted very early on that I will fall in the minority here, and there’s zero wrong with that, I apologize for sometimes letting that get my goat just the same.

All that said, I continue to lurk in AMT and really appreciate how knowledgeable so many around here are. I do believe that the various threads there have helped me learn.