locking things

why is it that each time there is an interesting and informative discussion about a real topic it gets locked? . why can one person say something and that ends it ? why not contact that person ? why punish everyone? this is ridiculous ,someone needs to grow a pair .

 

Surprised that one made it this long!

 

It’s for the best. This forum exists as a place to discuss wood heat, power equipment, DIY projects etc. On these things we can all more or less agree on. Once you throw politics into the mix, all bets are off. The good thing is there’s no shortage of other places online where we can berate each other and argue which set of masters is less evil than the other

 

It would seem like discussions about Wood could be in the Woodshed threads, Chainsaws and Power Equipment in Tool shed threads, etc, etc. Which would leave Everything Else Off Topic for just that. Nobody is forced to participate in discussions they don't like, understand, or agree with.

 

Rules are in place for a reason!

 

There are plenty of other sites for that.

 

You want to argue on this forum? Start a thread on Huskie vs Stihl. There's another forum on wood that allows political discussions. I stopped going on that one because of it

 

X2

 

The red dress lodged tree is still open or did I miss that one?

 

It may be living on the edge but it's still open. There's no ideological battle going on there, just a bunch of pictures you don't want to see while you're eating.

 

Or anytime...why I X'd out of that one couple months back!

 

I'm going to continue enjoying the strange debauchery while it's still available. Eventually the day will come when any slightly offensive/distasteful material will be banned from the entire internet, with offenders given actual monetary fines for distribution. So, yeah enjoy it while the good times last

 

Whattayoumean? That’s just a ton of lovin in that one.

 

unless you are trying to lose weight.

 

Unfortunately it's an extremely divisive topic. Sometimes it's better just to avoid it altogether and avoid the train wreck that all too often ensues with politics and issues leveraged by current opposing ideologies.
Passion for one's beliefs and belief systems is commendable but can sour a community's usual camaraderie and tolerance.

 

I don't really see any arguing on this site, it's great. It's near constant on the other two I use

 

It seems to me that a few topics are better off not even bringing up unless you want to start an argument loose friends and maybe even family. I know of many that have had this happen over some of the things that started off as a discussion and then turned ugly.
I rarely if ever don't get into it with others about :
Politics
Religion and beliefs
Money and finances
& my sex life.

The last two I don't have any of so there is nothing to discuss there.

 

Hear Hear!!

 

Thanks for giving us “newbies” a little backstory on why this site exists and why things are how they are. I don’t use any other firewood forums and have no intention on starting now. I know WeldrDave started the thread with good intentions, even giving it (VIEWPOINT) in the title because that’s what any real discussion entails; the exchange of ideas and points of view from different individuals. It’s unfortunate that things being as polarized as they are, the most effective way to keep the peace is to limit what can be discussed. I kind of had an inkling I wasn’t being too smart when I hit that “show ignored content” button and then it went downhill fast. Lesson learned on my part. I apologize for my own contribution to that now-locked thread, although I still stand by what I said.