Posted on 02/25/2009 8:11:58 AM PST by DannyTN
Is there a way to see everything except one Caucus.
Like for example the LDL Caucus. I can't reply and refute those articles, so I don't even want to see them. To me they are just propaganda that makes the FR experience much less enjoyable.
If you have a problem with Low Density Lipoprotein, it’s time to see your doctor about Lipitor.
Don’t have an eye for “cauci” huh?
C’mon now, ignoring a cholesterol problem won’t make it go away.
Well, it’s just that those Low Density Lipoproteinites beliefs are so bizarre.
I know what you mean. I wish there was a way to block “it’s all about me” vanities from people too lazy and self-important to simply skip posts they don’t wish to read.
Such vanities make the “FR experience” less enjoyable. But on a one to ten scale, even with stupid vanities, FR rates a solid 9, just below orgasm. So I just force myself to GET OVER IT.
There is a special tool you use, hold your hand up about eye level, move it towards your face, feel the little area between your eye-lid and eye-brow, that serves as a hinge, it allows you to close your eyes.
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But what if it really *is* all about them?
No one is stifling anything, FR is offering a lot of different options for what type of conversation you want to take part in. Some are knock down, drag out fights, others are more reverent like you are in church. If you want to discuss an issue in a 'caucus' thread in which you are not part of the caucus, that person can just start an open thread on the subject.
If you don't like a particular type thread ... don't click on it. I have no use, for example, for Spurgeon's Daily Devotionals ...
So I don't bloody click on them!
There is a greater chance that the Hokey Pokey is what it's all about.
>> But what if it really *is* all about them?
Dumb question. It CANNOT POSSIBLY be all about them!
(Because it’s all about ME. I know that for a fact.)
;-)
True, but I don’t want to start a thread everytime an LDS article gets posted in the Caucus format.
I’d rather just block it as a personal preference and not see it.
Then the problem lies with you, not the caucus thread.
As many LDS threads get started on here it’s a lot like SPAM.
The problem isn’t with SPAM, it’s always with the personal preference of the user’s who don’t want to see it.
Careful. That's soon to be "hate speech" in Scotland.
Come now, reading about bad cholesterol won’t make you a Bad Person. ;-)
>> I have no use, for example, for Spurgeon’s Daily Devotionals ... So I don’t bloody click on them!
Hey! I happen to like Spurgeon’s Daily Devotionals!
I’m going to ask John Robinson if there’s a way we can FORCE you to click on them whether you like them or not!
:-P
Not exactly SPAM as it doesn't fall into the definition of unsolicited.. of course, Catholics could say the same about Anglican Caucus threads, Anglicans about Baptist caucus, Baptists about Methodist caucus, Methodist about Presbyterian caucus, Presbyterian about Jewish caucus, Jewish about the Greek Orthodox caucus, Atheists about any religion caucus, and so on and so on and so on....
Absolutely they could. And some might very well want to block some caucuses like I do.
As for me, I'm interested in what is going on in those Caucuses. And the Athiests if they have a caucus aren't posting enough articles to be annoying. I think they post as evolutionists and don't use the caucus format, so that debate is encouraged.
Our dear, departed Coyoteman’s abortive attempt at a Theory Of Evolution Caucus didn’t last long.
Too bad, maybe there needs to be a Theistic Evolution caucus for those who don’t see a conflict between God and science.
If it makes you feel better, if Hindu’s were using the Caucus format as much as LDS, I’d want to block them too.
Coyoteman left?
There’s a Creation Devotional somewhat-daily. Why not post a Theistic Evolution Devotional?
Not voluntarily. He tried to create a Caucus thread for ToE, as I mentioned. He got nasty when nobody would abide by his desire that evolution be treated like a religion, JR got involved, he popped off at JR, and JR banned him.
I may FReepmail the Religion Mod about it... the problem is there are some here who claim anything that doesn’t support young earth is ‘atheism’ and doesn’t belong in religion.
I just Googled his name, you are right, doesn’t look like he was banned for being an evolutionist, he was a nasty piece of work in how he treated others.
Can they really?
Try it and see.. I see a lot of open threads in the religion forum.
He was trying to get banned by FR anyway. It earned him a “laurel wreath” over at his precious Darwin Central. He was trolling, in other words.
Ping
It would have the same guidelines as any other devotional post, but it seems to me that those with different perspectives would just ignore it. I don’t read devotionals or caucus threads from points of view I consider uninteresting ... but I’m also not upset by the fact that they’re posted.
So he got a Laurel Wreath for succeeding in an Epic Fail?
Which is interesting, because creationists often point out that Darwinism is a religion.
For all his self assumed intelligence, I somehow doubt he recognized the irony.
See my post #11 ;-).
Let’s just call it a Darwin Award.
True. I don't see why Darwinism couldn't have their own caucus. But if I couldn't reply to Darwinistic articles, then I would want to block that caucus.
Kind of like turning the dial on the radio, rather than having the Fairness Doctrine?
Whatever. I'm not bothered by the existence of people who believe different things from me.
But even if it's entirely innocent, I still would like the option to selectively block caucuses.
I don't care that FR provides a caucus for LDS. I just don't want to have to see it. And there are so many LDS articles popping up, that it's become an annoyance.
I think that’s silly, but it didn’t cost you anything to ask.
In a caucus, only those who share the same belief are welcome to post. In an ecumenical thread, anyone can post but antagonism is not allowed. Devotional threads are mostly for witnessing, sharing testimonies, etc. And of course open threads are rowdy like a town square.
The only time atheists get in trouble on the RF is when they troll from thread to thread knocking religion per se. It is after all a Religion Forum and that kind of behavior is just as trollish as a liberal bouncing around the News/Activism forum dissing conservatism.
But if they want to show up on the RF and express their beliefs - or lack thereof - they are welcome to do so within the guidelines.
DannyTN, the desire for an ability to block - whether threads or specific posters - has been raised several times. For the mods, it would be a boon since posters could just hide their personal antagonists rather than hitting the abuse button or pinging one of us.
Still, it would require a significant software enhancement and so it remains on the wish list.
“the desire for an ability to block - whether threads or specific posters - has been raised several times”
During the primary season, I did quite a bit of reading over at DU, just to keep up with the view from the dark side. Overall, the infrastucture of their site is inferior to FR, but they do have a pretty good blocking function. Quite a few DU posts were too infuriating to even glance at for a fraction of a second, and so I blocked those posters from my view. It worked well, and I hope ours works as well, if/when it works its way up the wish list.
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