Anonymous
Post 11/20/2016 00:09     Subject: Can we make the politcal forum username only?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hey Jeff, I'm a bit of a lurker on the politics forum and usually read/post elsewhere, but please don't do this. It seems so fundamentally wrong from a free speech perspective. I know you do moderate and do a thoughtful job, so it's not 100% free as is, but "registration" to submit political views seems like it would leave an especially bad taste these days. There are definitely trolls, but there are also strongly and legitimately held disagreements. If recent events have shown us anything, it's that we need to learn to communicate with others despite such strong disagreements so that we can really hear each other. /s/ a bit of a Pollyanna


+1


+2
Anonymous
Post 11/17/2016 23:06     Subject: Re:Can we make the politcal forum username only?
As it is now, it has absolutely no value. The trolls need to go.
Anonymous
Post 11/17/2016 21:35     Subject: Can we make the politcal forum username only?
Anonymous wrote:If you don't like it, don't read it, pretty simple. Instead of asking Jeff to make it your safe space, how about dealing with it like an adult?

Many of the posters on there presently are apparantly either not themselves adults or are not in full possession of their critical thinking skills. I enjoy politics. I do not enjoy normalizing the behaviors of bullies and the unintelligent.
Anonymous
Post 11/17/2016 21:17     Subject: Can we make the politcal forum username only?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you don't like it, don't read it, pretty simple. Instead of asking Jeff to make it your safe space, how about dealing with it like an adult?


The problem is all the spam posts that seem to be written by either paid posters or the seriously mentally disturbed.


Again, how about just don't click? Is it that hard?

It's like the explicit one, a lot of the "offended" people know a lot about a place the supposedly don't read.
Anonymous
Post 11/17/2016 21:10     Subject: Can we make the politcal forum username only?
Anonymous wrote:If you don't like it, don't read it, pretty simple. Instead of asking Jeff to make it your safe space, how about dealing with it like an adult?


The problem is all the spam posts that seem to be written by either paid posters or the seriously mentally disturbed.
Anonymous
Post 11/17/2016 18:05     Subject: Can we make the politcal forum username only?
If you don't like it, don't read it, pretty simple. Instead of asking Jeff to make it your safe space, how about dealing with it like an adult?
Anonymous
Post 11/17/2016 17:42     Subject: Can we make the politcal forum username only?
Anonymous wrote:That would kill the forum.

It killed the explicit forum. I suspect it will kill the political forum too.
Anonymous
Post 11/17/2016 13:52     Subject: Can we make the politcal forum username only?
Anonymous wrote:That would kill the forum.


No, it wouldn't. If people want to speak their views, they will create an alias.

Or start a blog.
Anonymous
Post 11/17/2016 10:54     Subject: Can we make the politcal forum username only?
That would kill the forum.
Anonymous
Post 11/17/2016 10:25     Subject: Can we make the politcal forum username only?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What would stop someone from creating multiple accounts and posting from said multiple accounts?
IP address?


vpn gets around that


Do people go through that much trouble? Reddit doesn't have this problem, and that is based on user ID's for every single post/response, regardless of topic.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2016 20:01     Subject: Can we make the politcal forum username only?
Great idea!
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2016 18:46     Subject: Can we make the politcal forum username only?
Maybe Jeff could just implement a reddit-style up vote/downvote system
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2016 18:25     Subject: Re:Can we make the politcal forum username only?
Anonymous wrote:I'd be strongly against it in light of our new overlords.


If you're referring to the Trump Administration...they'll be able to find who they want username or no.

Obama can too, obvs.

I think it's probably a good idea. Though, I won't post there there anymore. Sticking to the mommy wars is much better for my mental health.
jsteele
Post 11/16/2016 18:19     Subject: Re:Can we make the politcal forum username only?
Anonymous wrote:I'd be strongly against it in light of our new overlords.


What new overlords? DCUM has had the same overlords since the forums were established.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2016 18:13     Subject: Re:Can we make the politcal forum username only?
I'd be strongly against it in light of our new overlords.