Name calling and personal attacks

[twangirl]

it's not the opposing viewpoints, it's the way they are expressed. I would welcome some intelligent discussion of different views, [on many topics, not just music] but that seems to have been vastly reduced on the board lately, in favor of name-calling and insults.
 This makes me less interested in the board and I view it less often. The shit is just boring.  I don't think I'm the only one who feels this way.

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by hutch:
  bashing/marginalizing/trivializing the work of community organizers ain't cool mac.
 

can we bash those "community  organizers"  that   break  the  law?

[Sage 703]

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
   

Originally posted by hutch:
  bashing/marginalizing/trivializing the work of community organizers ain't cool mac.
 

can we bash those "community  organizers"  that   break  the  law? [/b]

You mean like the ones I wrote about today?  Sure, I'm in favor.

[Sage 703]

Originally posted by twangirl:
  it's not the opposing viewpoints, it's the way they are expressed. I would welcome some intelligent discussion of different views, [on many topics, not just music] but that seems to have been vastly reduced on the board lately, in favor of name-calling and insults.
 This makes me less interested in the board and I view it less often. The shit is just boring.  I don't think I'm the only one who feels this way.

Seconded.

[walkonby]

Originally posted by callat703:
   

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
   

Originally posted by hutch:
  bashing/marginalizing/trivializing the work of community organizers ain't cool mac.
 

can we bash those "community  organizers"  that   break  the  law? [/b]

You mean like the ones I wrote about today?  Sure, I'm in favor. [/b]

nobody cares about voter fraud in this country.  2000/2004 proves it.  they pretend to care, then they move on.

[kosmo vinyl]

let's stay focused people, i know we have a proud tradition of going off topic around here, but start another thread this time if need be...

[walkonby]

yes people, back to the name calling and personal attacks.

[kosmo vinyl]

Originally posted by walkonby:
  yes people, back to the name calling and personal attacks.

via IM only please

[manimtired]

hahaha

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

This board has an odd dynamic. On the one hand, there is the omnipresent snarkitude.  On the other hand, you can openly admit to being totally naiive about some band or other and ask for advice, and people will take the effort to clue you in, whereas on some music sites you'd be run out of town by a posse of sniggering hipsters.  And I also know from my one Forum Party that people are actually quite nice in person.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
 we previously had another boardie in a politically unrelated post call another a bitch and there was nothing done on the part of the mods. suddenly personal attacks matter when in regards to politics but not just general posting?

Oh sweet, sassy Moses smell the roses. I cannot believe you're dredging this up yet again. The situations are completely different.

[walkonby]

we should have a forum party where people do nothing but call each other names and personally attack them.  then do keg stands and shots of liquid cocaine.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by nkotb:
  2012 is gonna BLOW. YR. MIND.
 

I fully expect at this rate all of our heads will explode and our bodies spontaneously combust in response to the 2016 Vice Presidential nominee announcements.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by walkonby:
  we should have a forum party where people do nothing but call each other names and personally attack them.  then do keg stands and shots of liquid cocaine.

Black tie required, and I'll bring the champagne!

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by callat703:
   

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
   

Originally posted by hutch:
  bashing/marginalizing/trivializing the work of community organizers ain't cool mac.
 

can we bash those "community  organizers"  that   break  the  law? [/b]

You mean like the ones I wrote about today?  Sure, I'm in favor. [/b]

About your posting, Kurtz relied on an article from Social Policy that runs counter to Obama's story on his role with ACORN and Project Vote.  The Social Policy web site has blocked access to that article, but it is available  here.  I think it's very illuminating and it's understandable why Social Policy would block access to the article.
 
 I would agree that there is nothing about Obama or his campaign working in concert with ACORN on this issue, but there is a significant amount of information out there, a lot of it cited by Kurtz in his two articles on this topic about Obama's ties to ACORN.
 
 I'll stop at that because I risk veering to far into the realm of opinion if I go any further.