Interesting thing I noticed about our community here

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Zundfolge

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I've noticed lately that some of the political discourse in the L&P forum has become much less polite in the last few months, and more often then in the past it dips below the standards of The High Road.

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I've noticed that those who post the most polemic and derisive posts don't seem to post in any forum but L&P and General, and often those they are in debate with (and who are maintaining the standards of The High Road) have a larger percentage of their posts in the more technical sections of THR then in L&P and General.


Just an interesting observation ... I'll let y'all draw your own conclusions.

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Well, for one thing, it's a presidential election year. Passions run higher, then, plus we have the ever-increasing polarization that's going on in this country. Next is the whole package of 9/11 + WOT + Iraq, which creates very strong feelings.

A Board like this one has a cross-section of gun bugs. Some sections are crosser than others.

:), Art
 
I think Art hit it on the head.

Example: I have a couple of fellow shooters at work that are going to vote for Kerry. They are very pro gun, just not single issue voters. Ufortunately the gun issue is overrun by suuport for a pro-abortion or anti-war view, etc. And I have to admit a few of them have sent me home to do research because they outdebated me or asked a question I had never put any thought into.

I think we have a lot of posters here that would fit that mold. Fine. More power to them, at least they are involved and have a posistion.

I think it happens in L&P and GD alot because you can get a little off track from strictly guns into related issues.

We all just need to remember our standards. This is BY FAR the most civil board on the net, and we need to make sure it stays that way.
 
atek3, notice I am from Utah? So I am a, you guessed it, Mormon.

Yeah, we are a pretty civil bunch. But I know a few of us that can get uncivil in a big hurry when it's needed.:D

But there is NO question that we are the most civil firearms related board our size on the net.
 
I think y'all missed my point.

I'm saying it seems to me that the agitators are NOT shooters, but come here to stir up trouble
 
Yes, agitators do show up and then the staff takes action. Sometimes we send out the black crow (Russian slang for the black cars that came at 2 a.m. to pick people up).
 
Sometimes we send out the black crow (Russian slang for the black cars that came at 2 a.m. to pick people up).
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O gawd visions of troikas sending innocent posters off to the Kolyma to work in the mines ROTF.....

WildgaypayooshnikAlaska
 
Just my .02

I've noticed exactly what Zundfolge is speaking of. I haven't been a member here very long, myself. However, this is the most civil board I have found anywhere on the net. That includes faith based boards.
In the last month or so, I have seen more than a few rude/inflammatory posts. Some are from senior members, but most seem to be from new folks. Maybe we need a new float about high road standards?
BTW, if any of you notice me posting in a way not to high road standards, I would hope to recieve a friendly PM reminding me?
 
Not knowing much about many other gun boards,being a computer "noob" I can tell ya that the archery Bowsite community board gets downright UGLY over there.These are stressful times and with all the PC stuff at our various jobs ya can get a tad carried away at the keyboard.This site is well mannered due both to the quality of members and an even handed but firm staff.
 
Heh. I checked myself :).

Around 1/3rd or a tad more of what I post is split between Non-Firearms Weapons (I'm a knife guy too), revolvers and general handguns. Much of the rest, legal/political and a bit of general.

I guess considering what I do for a living :D that ain't too bad?
 
What can I say? I'm the last living Neanderthal Man and I happen to enjoy the mild polemic available in these areas. Its not as much fun as wrestling wooly mammoths, but its all I have since you guys killed them all off. I'm less analytical than the H. sapians who post in the more erudite sections. So what? It is my birthright as the last member of my species.:neener:
 
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I'm saying it seems to me that the agitators are NOT shooters, but come here to stir up trouble
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Just for the record it should be noted that NOWHERE on any of the highroad pages does it list being a gun owner as a prerequisite for membership.
 
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Well, I post here mostly, because I don't feel really qualified to post in some of the more technical forums. I read but don't say a lot. I bite my tongue (figuratively, of course) in discussions L&P a lot, because I'm definately a little out of sync with some members here, but I do think that disagreement, as long as it's done with respect, is crucial to us. I don't want to hang out someplace where everyone has the same opinion, either on political parties, or on glocks. You don't learn a darned thing from someone who thinks exactly like you. I think the trick is to disagree while keeping the level of discussion on the high road.
 
Which is why I do my best to avoid L&P. I barely have enough time to read what going on in General and Handguns. I don't even have time for Rifle & Shotgun. If I were to waste all of my time wading through L&P I'd never have any fun on here.

I do agree with you though. It does seem that, for the most part, the "shooters" here are very level headed.
 
Zundfolge, so I hit the 8 ring instead of the X?:D Oops, my bad.

Even if they are non-shooters, they are here. I am glad. Let 'em look around awhile, they'll just find out we're not maniacs or such. The more they read, the more they can't unread. They have to mentally process what they read, no way around it. They may even get curious enough to actually try shooting. And we all know what happens after that.

Your concern is valid, but as noted above it usually comes from someone that's a newer member, and they're most likely used to being allowed to be mean or spiteful on boards. Once they really notice that that doesn't fly here, they'll calm down.

But the true agitators are controlled pretty well by our moderators I think.

Good shooting,
Ben
 
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Hmm.. maybe I took this personally because I post here more than in the gun forums? Mostly I'm not that good at the technical aspects of shooting although I'm pretty passionate about our Constitutional right to bear arms (and that may be an understatement.) Still, I do often disagree with people here about one topic or another and will say so if I think it does any good.

I didn't realize there were non-shooters who came here.
 
I didn't realize there were non-shooters who came here.
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I'm a non-shooter, mainly on account of living in a country where almost all guns are illegal, and the rest are hard to get (legally).

I came here because I'd become interested in (and mostly converted to) the RKBA, and was looking for info on the subject.

(Which is why I mostly only post in General and L&P, although I (hope) keep things civil).

I've stuck around because of the interesting things discussed, and because THR is generally "civilised". (I was going to say "compared to many other gun discussion sites", but its actually very civil compared to many discussion boards, regardless of subject).
 
Got two things to say:

Presbyterians are a pretty civil group, too.

If you don't like the things a member is posting, you can always resort to the "Ignore" button. I've used it and it does help to get pesky dirt throwers off your back.

Still and all, this is truly the best shootig forum on the internet.
 
If you rise to the bait, expect the hook to be set!

Uh, oh! How to do this without failing the "Art's Grammaw Test"...

Years ago I worked in an Aussie mining camp where, at an end-of-project dinner I was presented the "Best **** Stirrer" award. All was good fun but cooled noticibly when the only Brit on the crew pointed out that you can’t stir that stuff if there is none available to be stirred. The Brit and I survived largely by buying many rounds.

The concept stuck with me and has lead me to abort posting an embarrassing number of replies when I have realized I had risen to bait and come perilously close to getting hooked.

Think twice, proofread thrice, post once…or not at all. :D
 
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