Train Repair or...?

Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
edited April 2017 in A Moving Train
I left these forums just after the elections due to massive frustration regarding the elections. I gave myself a lot of time to think about what is and isn't worth the time and effort, what should and shouldn't be said. I sometimes blew it that way myself and I apologize for that. I came back and pretty much have avoided AMT but then I then post one innocuous thread sincerely questioning how little I really understand what is happening on the current events front in this world and questioned how much anyone really knows. It stayed friendly, the responses were mostly good ones... and then it got locked.

But that it got locked is not my beef. I don't know or care why it got locked. What I can only hope for is that this forum undergoes some repair. This used to be such a great place to discuss current events. Can we make it good again? Or should it just shut down? I'm a regular on another music site that strictly enforces a "no politics" regulation. Is that the way to go? I really don't know.

Thanks for listening. I'm going back to the music forums. :smile:
"It's a sad and beautiful world"
-Roberto Benigni

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  • Posts: 12,885
    Until the next time.
  • Posts: 12,885
    In all seriousness OP you can't discuss politics w/ people who refuse to admit that their current President won fair and square.
  • Posts: 9,478
    In my opinion AMT is chugging along the same as it always has, short of a few sad trolls.
  • Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    In all seriousness OP you can't discuss politics w/ people who refuse to admit that their current President won fair and square.

    The thread I was referring to had little to do with that "I golfed 15 times in 11 days" guy. We've pretty much concluded that he has as little a clue about what's going on as the rest of us so I think that's irrelevant. I'm talking about AMT and current events/politics discussions here in general, on a much more broad spectrum.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Posts: 12,885
    ^^^
    On a much more broad spectrum?
    You have President Trump as your leader.
    How does this not spill into everyday conversation globally?
  • Posts: 3,160
    edited April 2017
    There is a lot of nastiness here on AMT. Passive aggressive comments, sarcasm and a general attitude that sucks most days.

    A lot of threads that I view trying to get alternative perspectives from my own quickly devolve into junior high pissiness.

    But, it is the internet......
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
  • Posts: 13,576
    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    ^^^
    On a much more broad spectrum?
    You have President Trump as your leader.
    How does this not spill into everyday conversation globally?

    Some day you will be banned for trolling like this, or maybe I will be banned for calling it out.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • Posts: 12,885
    rgambs said:

    show previous quotes
    Some day you will be banned for trolling like this, or maybe I will be banned for calling it out.
    http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/261774/adios-amigos/p1
  • Posts: 13,576
    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    show previous quotes
    http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/261774/adios-amigos/p1
    Yeah, I remember, you trolled that thread as well.
    Very mature.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • Posts: 16,881
    I think there's some great discussions on this forum.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    rgambs said:

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    Yeah, I remember, you trolled that thread as well.
    Very mature.
    Unreal.
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  • Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,426
    edited April 2017
    rgambs said:

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    Yeah, I remember, you trolled that thread as well.
    Very mature.
    And this one as well.
    It's never a matter of if but when

    Brian makes good points in this thread and the one that was closed.
  • Posts: 12,885
    Bait threads are weird.
  • St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,133
    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    Until the next time.

    why even post this? seriously.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    edited April 2017
    gimmesometruth27 said:

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    why even post this? seriously.
    I think we all know the answer to that.

    He trolled me when I started a thread introducing myself & saying hi. LOL.
    Post edited by mfc2006 on
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  • St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,133
    mfc2006 said:

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    I think we all know the answer to that.
    we do but i was pointing out the blatantly obvious derailing of a thread on the first reply.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,133
    mfc2006 said:

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    I think we all know the answer to that.
    the main reason i don't come around anymore is the sheer pettiness and how it is tolerated by the powers that be.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    gimmesometruth27 said:

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    we do but i was pointing out the blatantly obvious derailing of a thread on the first reply.
    no idea & it doesn't make any sense to me at all.

    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,133
    brianlux said:

    I left these forums just after the elections due to massive frustration regarding the elections. I gave myself a lot of time to think about what is and isn't worth the time and effort, what should and shouldn't be said. I sometimes blew it that way myself and I apologize for that. I came back and pretty much have avoided AMT but then I then post one innocuous thread sincerely questioning how little I really understand what is happening on the current events front in this world and questioned how much anyone really knows. It stayed friendly, the responses were mostly good ones... and then it got locked.

    But that it got locked is not my beef. I don't know or care why it got locked. What I can only hope for is that this forum undergoes some repair. This used to be such a great place to discuss current events. Can we make it good again? Or should it just shut down? I'm a regular on another music site that strictly enforces a "no politics" regulation. Is that the way to go? I really don't know.

    Thanks for listening. I'm going back to the music forums. :smile:

    i think amt is a reflection of society as a whole. people are emboldened. and when you can sit back and snipe at people without any repercussions people are going to take liberties. for a long time we could police this place ourselves and the trash would take itself out. unfortunately since everyone is emboldened, it creates a toxic atmosphere. to me it is easier to just read and not contribute.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    Gimme! I'm glad you're here. I'd think it would be particularly useful to get you perspective on my initial questions. To my knowledge, you are the one of, if not the most long-standing contributor to AMT and you also have a far better than average interest/understanding of current events than many of us here, myself included. Is this forum worth salvaging? What can we do to make it good again?
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

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