Charles Fischer Administrator No. 1 Share Posted Tuesday at 06:05 PM There a number of new members to the Our Beloved Ducks forum, and not only do I welcome you and encourage you to post, but you need to see how serious we take our "No Politics" rule on this message board. In years past, we had some terrible fights about politics when I was new at running things, and frankly was weak. We lost some good people during the COVID time, as some could not restrain themselves from hinting at politics. People got mad and left, and I banned a boatload of people because they were not going to change their behavior. I have zero tolerance toward political reference of any kind, and will ban people in a heartbeat as I did with a new member a few weeks ago. (You probably did not see his whooper-of-a-violation post) The members in this forum were outstanding in the election midterms of 2022, as nothing was written, and thus far this year--same thing and it is wonderful. I want to thank everyone for being so disciplined, and making this forum the GREEN REFUGE that we all love. It is a place of peace, and great discussion about Our Beloved Ducks, and a harbor from the realities of life. Below is from our Rules, in case you had not read them recently, and again....your restraint is why I Love this Community. Let's keep it going! Charles There are no political parties in this forum...only Duck Fans! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 12: No Reference of any kind to Politics or Religion: I do not allow even a hint of politics or subtopics pertaining to politics; no names, no terms, no links, not even a word or any references pertaining to anything political. Do not even use the word, "politics" or "political" in your posts because just the word is a lightning rod that generates discussions in a direction we do not want the site to go in. Any of the aforementioned could initiate a political discussion, and veering in that direction at all will cause a site meltdown in today’s acrimonious climate. We do not allow anything negative directed at any religion, toward anyone in the LGBT community, or toward any race, gender or ethnic group. No. 12a): Part of the challenge I have is not only deleting any comment that pertains at all to politics, but to also remove the comments that could also instigate political discussions that could hurt our community. I have to ask myself, “will that comment initiate political discussion, even though the comment is fairly benign?” That is why I delete posts/comments that may not be blatantly political, as I have prevent the responses and fall-out that would ensue from the comment. People here want that protection, and not just from being attacked politically, but from even having to read it. The majority of our rules can again be summarized to this: 1) be polite and respectful, 2) do not tell others what to think or write, and 3) no reference of any kind to politics. 1 1 5 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar No. 2 Share Posted Tuesday at 08:23 PM Everyone needs an escape from that, so why not FishDuck? I love it. Thank you Charles. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Sousa No. 3 Share Posted 22 hours ago Nada. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanLduck No. 4 Share Posted 22 hours ago C'mon Charles! It's national election day! You need to allow some leeway.... ...OK. maybe not. I get it. I LOVE my Fishduck! Go Ducks! Destroy Maryland!! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBallzChipper No. 5 Share Posted 5 hours ago Thank you Charles for this safe place! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
