I haven't posted much since the politics section was closed because I really don't have time for fluff and stuff. The other stuff on the forum can be useful at times, but I really don't care to read about "whining" over life's unavoidables, like dog pop and bad drivers.
I think we should all get used to the idea that this forum is a commercial endeavor where money can be made from advertising. I was thinking this was a community forum, set up to be a service to the community....but it's not. It's a forum set up to make money.
Since I know how this type of forum works, like I know how any type of business works, I know that what is said here will always be up to critical review by the advertisers. And any time their ads are withdrawal or there is a possibility they will be, we will be warned and new measures will go into effect to control what is said here.
Not liking to be told what I can, and can not say, I doubt there will be a political forum here in the future that appeals to me. When one can in any way, take offense to what you have posted, there will be those that choose to take offense and that will always be a problem. Moderating being nice in all regards will be difficult if not impossible. I can follow rules. What I can't do is follow some vague idea of what is correct posting and what is not.
And, how anyone can donate their time and energy to anything set up to make a profit, is frankly, beyond my comprehension. But, I guess there are all kinds. I would rather donate my time and energy to a charity for those people who truly need help...not to those who are driven by a profit. I don't know how one can convince others to donate time to a company that is profit driven, but I'd love to find out. And I'd love to have some volunteers working for me!
John....what is your secret?????
I think that we have turned a corner on this forum and doubt it will ever be the way it was before. I sensed that when John appointed an administrator. As far as I know there was never one before, and I wondered what it meant when he appointed one. I guess we are finding out.
That was a whole lot of unnecessary sappy drama about this being only a commercial site and not for the community -you know that is an inaccurate statement and you're just upset that you don't have a place here right now to post your political thoughts and banter.
Did you really need to slam this site and John's endevours just because you're not getting your way? Some of us would view that as whining, the very thing you are complaining about (ironically)
You don't have time for "fluff and stuff" as you label (or should I say put down) our conversations about Folsom - but yet you have time to argue about politics?
You call people "whiners" when they post and discuss local issues such as speeders and you think posting political rants is not whining?
You think John should put up a forum so you people can argue about politics all day and he should do it on his own dime instead of trying to get commercial backing?
You're just a bit too self centered, this place was not built just for you to have a political soapbox to rant from.
This site is about Folsom, not politics, get used to that fact.
