I have noticed that when topics get to politiical they seem to be banned. At the same time, a good few member, including myself, enjoy discussing political matters. Would it be possible to start up a Politics section, possibly carrying some sort of warning, so people will not be offended?

It will not happen.

(Holds hands up in surrender) Fine fine, i shall never speak of it again...at least not here

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There are other places for that, for better or for worse political discussion does not work out well here, and accordingly it is no longer allowed. I am sure you can find world politics forums in the +8 billion sites google has listed.

Said it before and I'll say it again, if you want to get into it with SimV members on "hot-button" topics, PM them. If they get tired of arguing, they can just stop replying.  Otherwise it gets out of control, and of course as tempers flare and posts get more hostile, the whole site gets tainted... the surfers who like to spoil things are far more likely to start dropping their little bombs here if they see that kind of bile-spewing; they'll feel right at home.
   I've been guilty of waxing a little too philosophical in some threads; I know how easy it is to hunker down like that. It's damn near impossible to get the last word on politics or religion...and there are more productive things to do and talk about. One thing we learn as we get older is that life is way too short to waste arguing about certain things...

(still learning)

On Religion in SimV:  It is perfectly acceptable to discuss ways of worshipping and praising me.

On Poilitics in SimV:  It is perfectly acceptable, appropriate, and advisable to extoll my many virtues and qualifications and to campaign for my being elevated by unanimous worldwide consensus to Supreme Leader for Life of the Known Universe.

All other discussion of politics and religion is subject to the (very limited) tolerance of mods and upgrades....

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SURE!! HERE YOU GO
http://www.politicsforum.org/

Dave

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As it should be Politics isn't gonna work on a worldwides site like this!

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I was thinking the same. I dont actually ever remember politics being actively allowed. Petes ruling until recently was "discouraged" but not banned. Maybe there was an independant thing run by someone, but i dont ever remember there being an official poll that actually decided the fate of this. ???

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When was it then?

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Ah. My Tardis was out of order then. Thats probably why I missed it.

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Yes indeed we did. It was unanimously decided no politics or religion.

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But that was ages ago, cant we have another vote with the current users. Plus, in the wake of cetain unmentionables politics has become part of everybodies daily life. I reckon the results of a new poll would be very different .

Well you have asked about "where" & "when" these discussions took place? Here are the answers.

As you can see Woody, it does not matter how long you have been here, but how much time you actually spend here  

See here from past conversations about this subject!


Pete asked all of us about how we all felt about discussing international War and here it is!
http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=gen;action=display;num=104...

Scott "Hype" also questioned politics & religion!
http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=gen;action=display;num=106...

And once again, the subject was brought up again in October of 2004! This is the most recent. As you can see out of 43 total votes, 83% do not wish to discuss, 9.3% did want to discuss and 6.9% did not care to discuss politics.
http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=gen;action=display;num=109...


As you can see, over and over new people question as to "Why"? Please read all the comments posted by All the members in the above threds and you will see why these rules have been put into place. Some of you newer members might also get to "know" some of the older members a bit better too! The reason is that the majority do not want to discuss politics, religious beliefs and War. It has a proven track record of dividing the forums and reeking havoc among members. They are topics that eventually bring negative comments to these forums and they are subjects that will be not be welcomed here.


Dave

Mistral. Please accept the fact that discussing religion & politics invariably leads to rising tempers, insults & flame wars. This is not the way we do things at Simviation. As has been mentioned before, there are plenty of specialised sites where you can do this to your heart's content.

Hey Guys, has anybody seen all the great forums that Pete has given us here. 

I can't believe it!
They are so informative!!

I came here looking for an answer about flight simulator and what a site!!
Everything from repainting to tweaking & designing and that's just the tip of the iceberg! He has also has given us forums to ask questions about all the flight simulator stuff. I can't believe all the different forums!! He has even given us a place to sit back and relax and just talk called the Café and General!
Also, there are screenshot forums, Real aviation and history boards; there is a monthly contest!!
There are sections to ask questions about software, hardware, building your own cockpit!
He even has a few boards for site feedback and suggestions!

Gee, what a generous person this guy Pete is!

I can't believe ALL THIS SITE HAS TO OFFER!!
And to think about it, I came here for AVIATION PURPOSES!!!

Thanks Pete for offering a few other forums where I can visit and get to converse about things with people who share my same hobby!! 

Keep up the great work!!

Dave

& Mistral -  I find it hard to believe your attitude when you very recently had a run in with Hype (aka Scott/Hyperion/Scottler) one of our older members after which he left.


I mean .........         !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just how much convincing do you need? 

As the guys have said - let it rest. It won't happen.

Some of my good freinds have vastly different political views and religeous beliefs, but we get along just fine. We even discuss those subjects occasionally, because we know eachother very well, and we know how to do this without offending eachother. This is in one-on-one conversation, not a public forum. These sorts of discussions are a bad idea here because you can only know someone so well via the internet, and you never know who will read your posting. What some people can discuss openly, and calmly might cause someone else to become quite angery, and vice-versa. So,  I feel that the current rule is the way to go- don't even allow such conversations to develope.

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Read this chaps.. and chapesses!
That's EXACTLY how i felt when i joined this site, indeed that's WHY i joined. It's a great community, very knowledgable, all questions answered.
AND IT'S FREE!
What more do you want?
Rob.