Ted - Can we have a new Forum?
Ted - Can we have a new Forum?
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fulham911club

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2,046 posts

272 months

Wednesday 25th January 2006
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Called "Politics & pishing" or "Languishing Labour" or "Fascism, Folly & Fun" or "What its like be more right-wing than Atilla the Hun! or similar?

The number of political threads now is reaching preposterous levels.

A seperate forum would allow people to filter them out from the normal, fun P&P nonsense!!

Jaglover

46,832 posts

265 months

Wednesday 25th January 2006
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fulham911club said:
Called "Politics & pishing" or "Languishing Labour" or "Fascism, Folly & Fun" or "What its like be more right-wing than Atilla the Hun! or similar?

The number of political threads now is reaching preposterous levels.

A seperate forum would allow people to filter them out from the normal, fun P&P nonsense!!


Some of us like both in the same forum.

Yugguy

10,728 posts

265 months

Wednesday 25th January 2006
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fulham911club said:
Called "Politics & pishing" or "Languishing Labour" or "Fascism, Folly & Fun" or "What its like be more right-wing than Atilla the Hun! or similar?

The number of political threads now is reaching preposterous levels.

A seperate forum would allow people to filter them out from the normal, fun P&P nonsense!!


Most of the threads are easily identifiable by such titles as "Isn't that Prescott a " and it seems it's what most people on here like to talk about, but if you don't, then don't open the thread....

rude girl

6,937 posts

289 months

Wednesday 25th January 2006
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Better have one on dogs as well then

Nick P

29,977 posts

281 months

Wednesday 25th January 2006
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and one on flicking the bean or beating your house maids

>> Edited by Nick P on Wednesday 25th January 15:54

marki

15,763 posts

300 months

Wednesday 25th January 2006
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rude girl said:
Better have one on dogs as well then



We did

Heres one we made earlier

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=141&t=238224

Einion Yrth

19,575 posts

274 months

Wednesday 25th January 2006
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Perhaps we could have a button next to 'Post new topic'; Start new Forum.

john_p

7,073 posts

280 months

Wednesday 25th January 2006
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I would prefer demarcation of existing threads than a new forum, but do agree something needs doing.

Perhaps a selectable "post category"?

Politics
TV / Film
Planes
Whining
Music
Pets
More Whining
etc etc

Then maybe add an option to filter them.

Alternatively add more post icons, but make them a bit bigger, and have extra ones for topics?

lord summerisle

8,174 posts

255 months

Wednesday 25th January 2006
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rude girl said:
Better have one on dogs as well then


female or canine kind?

Nick P

29,977 posts

281 months

Wednesday 25th January 2006
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john_p said:
I would prefer demarcation of existing threads than a new forum, but do agree something needs doing.

Perhaps a selectable "post category"?

Politics
TV / Film
Planes
Whining
Music
Pets
More Whining
etc etc

Then maybe add an option to filter them.

Alternatively add more post icons, but make them a bit bigger, and have extra ones for topics?



oh look at mr picky there "want want want"

alfaman

6,416 posts

264 months

Wednesday 25th January 2006
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would need one for Watches.

Kentish

15,169 posts

264 months

Wednesday 25th January 2006
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And one for trips up the OXO Tower.

Last time I did that I got a piece of sweetcorn stuck in my "eye"

Kentish

15,169 posts

264 months

Wednesday 25th January 2006
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Nick P said:
john_p said:
I would prefer demarcation of existing threads than a new forum, but do agree something needs doing.

Perhaps a selectable "post category"?

Politics
TV / Film
Planes
Whining
Music
Pets
More Whining
etc etc

Then maybe add an option to filter them.

Alternatively add more post icons, but make them a bit bigger, and have extra ones for topics?



oh look at mr picky there "want want want"


You two aren't related are you?

You have the same surname...

scorp

8,783 posts

259 months

Wednesday 25th January 2006
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Kentish said:
And one for trips up the OXO Tower.

Last time I did that I got a piece of sweetcorn stuck in my "eye"


too much information...

Nick P

29,977 posts

281 months

Wednesday 25th January 2006
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Kentish said:
Nick P said:
john_p said:
I would prefer demarcation of existing threads than a new forum, but do agree something needs doing.

Perhaps a selectable "post category"?

Politics
TV / Film
Planes
Whining
Music
Pets
More Whining
etc etc

Then maybe add an option to filter them.

Alternatively add more post icons, but make them a bit bigger, and have extra ones for topics?



oh look at mr picky there "want want want"


You two aren't related are you?

You have the same surname...



Nah....i'm a big P and he's a little p....totally different tribe

Kentish

15,169 posts

264 months

Wednesday 25th January 2006
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Nick P said:
Kentish said:
Y

ou two aren't related are you?

You have the same surname...



Nah....i'm a big P and he's a little p....totally different tribe


Of course, silly me

Kentish

15,169 posts

264 months

Wednesday 25th January 2006
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scorp said:
Kentish said:
And one for trips up the OXO Tower.

Last time I did that I got a piece of sweetcorn stuck in my "eye"


too much information...


Yes, there was also some inflammation

You seem to know a lot about this

police state

4,379 posts

250 months

Wednesday 25th January 2006
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What's wrong with people expressing their personal views, that happen to be political in a public forum?; you don't have to partake or agree with them, just ignore them.

I'm with Mr Jag on this one... it's good to have a mix; it should be an open forum. we all have our pet dislikes, we could all think of topics that are less worthy of interest; the blatant sexual 'under the radar' inuendo threads that usually result in someone posting 'girlie/soft porn' imagery for example, I'm not a prude, just find them tedious, probably as much as you find the 'politico' threads in the same manner; besides there are plenty of other 'virtual pubs' around that don't cover politics... have you tried www.nuts.co.uk/

(Before you are anything else, you are a number within one political strata or another, whether you like it or not; that's the way the state has set its stall out. 'politics' pervades and affects all our lives to a lesser or greater degree, but never, ever 0%. Debate is what makes us people, gives us voices and helps to individualise us as best we can in this ever homogonising landscape. That is of course, until the censors decide otherwise...) To suggest that 'politics' has no place in this forum because of the subject matter is to deny 'a debate' that plenty of people want, and are willing to have.)

fulham911club

Original Poster:

2,046 posts

272 months

Wednesday 25th January 2006
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police state said:


besides there are plenty of other 'virtual pubs' around that don't cover politics... have you tried www.nuts.co.uk/



This is Pistonheads and predominantly about CARS. Perhaps you should join http:www.politicalegospoutingrubbish.com.

police state said:


(Before you are anything else, you are a number within one political strata or another, whether you like it or not; that's the way the state has set its stall out. 'politics' pervades and affects all our lives to a lesser or greater degree, but never, ever 0%. Debate is what makes us people, gives us voices and helps to individualise us as best we can in this ever homogonising landscape. That is of course, until the censors decide otherwise...) To suggest that 'politics' has no place in this forum because of the subject matter is to deny 'a debate' that plenty of people want, and are willing to have.)



That is exactly my point. What are you on about?

Twincam16

27,647 posts

288 months

Wednesday 25th January 2006
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I'm with JL and Police State on this one - if we add too many non-motoring forums it won't be much of a motoring website any more, mainly because people won't come on here to talk about cars.

Also, I notice recently that the sort of 'non-serious' threads that have dominated the P&P have been endlessly extruded private jokes that just cause most people other than the few thread contributors to go 'huh?'. Why don't you keep that to MSN?

When the P&P started, it was like a nice country pub or a little independant bar somewhere down a side-street. Now it's like Wetherspoons.

So I say keep all kinds of threads in here. Having said that, I'm sure a 'Politics' forum would do nicely.