(02-08-2021 02:40 PM)NMSUPistolPete Wrote:  

(02-08-2021 02:03 PM)gleadley Wrote:  Everyone getting in their feels all of the sudden. Fewer than an handful of posts on a 17 page thread that rub you the wrong way and now we're calling in mom and dad to police the situation? That seems completely unnecessary. If you feel like things are getting "too political" in any given conversation, can't you just opt to not read it? I'm not all that interested in the football threads, so I don't read them. I promise it's not that difficult.

I'm also going to suggest that "stick to sports" isn't actually a real thing. Sports don't happen in a vacuum that is magically detached from the real world . I don't expect to login here and read people stumping for political candidates, but to pretend sports and life (yes, even political life) don't intersect or expect that people won't have opinions to express when they do is nonsensical.

Also, I think expressing concerns about "division" among posters might be catastrophizing just a little bit. Most adults have the capacity to disagree without being disagreeable, which happens here all the time regardless of the topic. Okay, maybe with the exception of Frank, but I did say "adults." (Just kidding, Coach. We love you!)

I aired my concerns with to those directly involved. As it happens one involved is our Moderator. Who chooses to sport a political rhetoric avatar rather than one less offensive. I have no desire to talk with a SuperMod. For the the most part CrimsonPhantom has done a good job; but for some reason he has chosen to put blinders on when it comes to politics. I just think there is no room for politics on a sports forum. It should be moderated out as much as possible. Especially since we are all intrenched in our political belief. My life experiences dictate my beliefs. I have opinions on everything but I don't wear them on my sleeve or on this forum. Like with any social interaction, touchy subjects can creep into the conversation. But having threads solely to air our political difference is counterproductive. There is a political forum on this platform for that. And, it should stay over there.

You're fine. It takes a ridiculous amount of self-unawareness for gleadley to be lecturing you on choosing not to read a topic -- after he was the most chronic complainer throughout the expansion thread.

He's sure fine with complaining about a thread's course when it's inconvenient for him - but turns around and fingerwags someone else when a thread's course is inconvenient for them.