Originally Posted by patteeu (Post 15229593)

There are plenty of other Chiefs boards and other social media sites these days. Instead of trying to make this one just like all the others, why not just try them out?

Originally Posted by Rams Fan (Post 15229607)

Those people should be restricted as DC scum.

There’s also some who don’t contribute at all and don’t run away to their board without letting one contribute (looking at some one who’s username is similar to JacoTohn).

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 15229619)

The people that spend 100% of their time in DC aren't the problem. We don't ever see them.

It's the people that bring that stuff into the Lounge that this thread is about.

Originally Posted by Bwana (Post 15229610)

Heh, how's that theory working for you today?

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 15229611)

It all started on the KC Star board. It was, in fact, politics that led to the creation of CP in the first place.

The mods there took a heavy hand, not only moderation politics but moderating anybody that was against the heavy moderation.

The idea with DC was to have a sandbox where politics could exist but keep it walled off from the Lounge. I don't think anybody really anticipated that the vitriol of the 2000 election was a tiny snowflake compared to the avalanche that American politics is 20 years later.

Originally Posted by GloryDayz (Post 15229624)

All of this division will lead to the great healing of 'Murica...

As for it happening on a sports board, since the primary employees of "sports" are so politically active and expressive, it's not much of a stretch to see it cascade into the fans.

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath15 (Post 15229576)

There’s probably 40-50 people that would be affected. But they’ll never make that change, even though it would make the board a better place.

Originally Posted by Bwana (Post 15229589)

It's been bounced around. There are several "DC Only posters" that never leave the forum, ever. My suspicion is, several of them don't know what a football looks like.

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath15 (Post 15229639)

Or not.

Of all the sports message boards I’m active on, this is the only one that has a political subforum.

This shit has been enabled for decades.

Originally Posted by GloryDayz (Post 15229659)

Well if this bothers you, go back to one of the other boards and discuss the shape of sports employee's cleats.

Originally Posted by GloryDayz (Post 15229659)

Well if this bothers you, go back to one of the other boards and discuss the shape of sports employee's cleats.

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 15229611)

It all started on the KC Star board. It was, in fact, politics that led to the creation of CP in the first place.

The mods there took a heavy hand, not only moderation politics but moderating anybody that was against the heavy moderation.

The idea with DC was to have a sandbox where politics could exist but keep it walled off from the Lounge. I don't think anybody really anticipated that the vitriol of the 2000 election was a tiny snowflake compared to the avalanche that American politics is 20 years later.

Originally Posted by Coach (Post 15229676)

Yeah, CP was created before my time (my account creation), so I do not know the history on the KC Star board. On one hand, that's good about the politics that did lead to the creation of CP in the first place.

But there's also comes a time where it ran its course and it probably needs to be on the wayside?

On the other hand, on past Presidential elections (prior to 2016), was it bad as its alleged to be right now? I don't know as I don't venture over to DC anyways.

Originally Posted by Coach (Post 15229640)

I thought the number would be low, and I feel that it wouldn't impact negatively in terms of the traffic the board gets. And I agree with you that it probably would make the board a better place.



Wouldn't surprise me. As I mentioned, I am not privy to those conversations, but if I may ask, what were the pros and cons of said discussion? Us general users who aren't moderators/administrators don't know of the conversations that was discussed/held.

I'm not being snarky or anything like that, just genuine asking. Like for example, when it was mentioned about the Feds getting involved on a incident, I'm sure it caused a lot of anxiety for you guys? I can imagine that doing away DC would alleviate some of potentional problems there?

I'm just trying to throw out solutions.