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« on: July 30, 2008, 12:24:06 PM »

While Bermuda Rocks/Sucks readers all want to know about what's up on the rock, not all want to hear about Politics or Consumer Reports.

Many expat members complain every discussion turns to PLP or local-bigotry they aren't interested in.   Roll Eyes

While we encourage all members to start new discussion threads, please use the right board to start it. 

Threads that divert to politics in any form will be moved to that board.  Likewise with the other boards.  Any thread that degrades into the flame-war nonsense will be either cut and ejected to the Tank or moved to the Tank in its entirety.

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« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2008, 12:31:25 PM »

 I feel a Louis Armstrong song commin on..........I feel.....what a wonderfull world........

A great day to all.

Gotta pack. Off to Canada in a day or two...........can't wait............................ Smiley
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« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2008, 01:00:38 PM »

Hey Rumster!

Wave when you come across the line; we'll give ya the thumbs up so Mounties go easy on ya.   Wink
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« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2008, 01:08:12 PM »

Mike, you've been gone for too long.  Don't you remember there is nothing in Bermuda, and I mean nothing, that doesn't involve race or politics.  (Unless it's xenophobia about expats.)
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« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2008, 01:16:43 PM »

Mike, we post what we post mate.  Its whatever catches our ear or interests us enough to respond to ... and sadly if that's a flame war or troll-fest then that's what happens ... more senseless threads.
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« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2008, 09:53:34 AM »

hahaha!  Of course everything eventually gets to race or politics - that will help fill the other boards!

Thanks for your help, I appreciate your efforts to get the threads started in the right place.
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« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2008, 09:57:42 AM »

Mike, as an observation, the XL Troubles thread was started in the right place.  It just turned into a discussion of whether or not EB and crew had any responsibility for tourism's woes.  Thread drift if you will but when it started it belonged in the General Discussion board.
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« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2008, 10:23:24 AM »

Hey Blanks, thanks for your concern.

Of course threads will drift to other topics.  We don't try to keep a thread on topic, members are free to take it where they want.

If threads change topics, I can either split them to start another thread in the right board, or move the whole thing if it should stay together.

The issue is due to several complaints from members who don't care what the politics are, nor to they want to listen to the next member squabble.  I intend to give them some breathing room here in the General Discussion Board, by moving threads out once they have spun down to the same old stuff.

All I'm asking is that those threads which have a clear Politics or Consumer Report orientation be started in the right board to save me some admin work.  Thanks.   Smiley
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