Political Forum

[Jim Alfredson]

Brad, I apologize for my reaction. I was kind of dumbfounded at the premise, but you're right... if the thread doesn't violate the rules than it shouldn't be closed.

[Jazzmoose]

Brad, I'm talking about why you put the poll up in the first place, not B3-ers post or your response to it. That is most definitely not self explanatory...

[Use3D]

I want the politics forum.

[Brad]

Brad, I apologize for my reaction. I was kind of dumbfounded at the premise, but you're right... if the thread doesn't violate the rules than it shouldn't be closed.

Jim,

That makes two of us. My apologies for over reacting as well. You have enough to worry about without the ravings of another madman

[Brad]

Ach Herr Bradford, you zeem to be getting your posterior kicked on zis referendum in much ze same way zat those miserable Turks got their just desserts when they laid siege to our sparkling Vienna and we had to repel them in 1683!  I trust that you realize that zee shape of the ordinary breakfast croissant has its origins in that confrontation, ja? B)

What we do without you, Weiz --, I mean Red Me--, I mean Dr. Freud

Mark,

In view of some of the recent changes with that forum, it seemed like time for taking the pulse of this community once again. I don't remember if one had ever been taken so I thought I'd do it. Obviously, the members feel otherwise. That's democracy in action. Are we clear now?

Edited December 2, 2003 by Brad

[Jazzmoose]

Yes and no. But that's cool.

[connoisseur series500]

I didn't think it was necessary to have this poll, but since we did: LOOK AT THE NUMBERS!! This sure aint AAJ.

We all love our politics section.

[Brad]

I think that was the whole purpose and it's a good exercise in democracy (please no smirking) to gauge the feeling of the community.

[Rooster_Ties]

I didn't think it was necessary to have this poll, but since we did: LOOK AT THE NUMBERS!!   This sure aint AAJ.

We all love our politics section.

I think politics is much more appropriate on this board, than AAJ. I mean, it has it's place there, I suppose (in it's own forum, so as to more easily separate it from the rest of the board, like here).

But I could actually see the argument for not having Politics on the AAJ board, if that's what Mike wanted to do. I mean, the board claims to be a jazz board, at it's core. And it's an outgrown of the whole "All About Jazz" net presence, which is just that - Jazz, and nothing more.

Here, however, the board is a collection of people who happen to all rally around this band we all love (can you feel the love? ), and presumably all the topics we're interested in, from music, to sports, to politics, to babes - and so on...

The character of this board seems to allow for it's semi-political nature (at least among many of the posters here).