shimanopower

I'm moving permanently to Foo, who is coming with me?

check out this hot topic... https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=141056

(counts seconds before this thread is deleted)

gcasillo

I thought the Road Cycling forum had become Foo for a while actually.

UmneyDurak

Don't let the door hit you on the way out. Maybe now when someone posts they are riding in some contries jersey it won't deteorate in to a political discussion.

skinnyone

Between the season winding down, people on 400W and **** like that, I am not surprised...

shimanopower

i don't want fools like you to come anyways BUT...

SIMPLE QUESTION AND I WILL NOT DISCUSS THAT JERSEY PAST THIS QUESTION:

Would you feel the same way if it was a confederate flag, swatzika, or kkk jersey? Yes or No

(Edit: Because that was what it was to me, and even if it wasn't that for you, if it was, wouldn't it be wrong for you to say nothing?)

cyclintom

The Forum will ONLY be dead when a thread like "What's you Favorite Color" is taken seriously.

shimanopower

or "what color is fastest"

UmneyDurak

I'm a fool for not wanting political threads in cycling forum? Ok....
No I don't care. Peopel can wear whatever the hell they feel like. As long as they don't start spewing their 3rd grade political crap like you been doing. I know it's hard for you to understand, but you don't have to answer or read every thread. If you find it offensive then don't read it! There is also an ignore option, USE it.

shimanopower

Well to me it is wrong not to say anything. To me you have to judge everything and speak up when something is wrong. To me it is immoral to do otherwise. When there is something inherently political or philosophical in a thread, it shouldn't be a surprise that it will get political and philosophical responses.

BTW, why do I get the blame for that thread? Weren't there a million liberals arguing back? What they get to say what they want because they are the majority here and by responding I'm rocking the boat?

bah!

UmneyDurak

Well if I remember correctly you started it with your comment, then it kind of spiraled out of control from there.
Actually I was suprised the thread wasn't locked sooner.

TheDTrain

NEGATIVE!

As long as the train keep rolling, the forums keeps a going.
As long as the train isn't in bed, the forums ain't dead.
As long as the train beats internally, the forums last eternally!!!!

I'm bored, yes.

shimanopower

Well I checked the threads and you're right... I was first. But, check out the walrus reply right after... it's a million times more provocative then my tiny first comment.

https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycling/139684-funny-roadies-stupid-girls.html

UmneyDurak

With political discussions it only takes one spark. Actually I think it's the same or even worse with religion too. It's best to avoid these subjects all together on on line forums. Never know what will spark a heated argument on the forums. People are very passionate about such things. Situation is made worse because of lack of visual cues we get when we are talking to someone. So something that was said half jokingly and we wouldn't really take offense at it if we were talking to that person face to face, we might find extremely offensive when we read it on line.

skinnyone

I add threads like these to my list above... I am guilty of contributing to the politicking too... Mods can we continue this @ P&R... please...

TheKillerPenguin

Make love not war. Salam malaka mohammed or something like that.

Pax, bro.

shimanopower

I agree! I find those threads fun. (they never upset me because I'm selfish and I don't care what other people think )

Dchiefransom

The graduate students are conducting their psycology thesis research on bikeforums.net again**********

UmneyDurak

Ah you are a troll. Well I'm glad thats settled. Anyway what are you doing here, didn't you said you were moving to another forum?

NC Fisher

I'm shocked you/others find brownshirting acceptable at all. What is wrong with just bypassing that which you don't agree with instead of trying to burn/ban it? Careful, some of you are getting your integrity caught in your political zipper.

shimanopower

why is it settled?

UmneyDurak

This person is on your Ignore List.
It doesn't really matter what you post.

53-11_alltheway

Cycling shorts and team kits? gay or not always seems to incite the people that inhabit this place?

Then we could always ressurect Darth Vader to ensure the trolls get rounded up and "take care of".

UmneyDurak

Dath Vader? How did he got involved in this?

53-11_alltheway

https://www.bikeforums.net/members/darth-vader-24343.html

He was my favorite anti-troll troll. Whoever invented him was a genius.

troll_buster

Hmmm... do I HAVE to say anything...

Maybe I will just eat a bag of popcorn and sit this one out...