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Old 09-24-2011, 04:58 PM   #49
Tony B
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RE: Is TF still a boating forum?

I choose not to go into OTDE here because I have seen on a woodworking forum I still get on, and a sailboat forum I used to frequent, where some of the members were treated differently after they expressed their opinion. Politics lately has turned to fanaticism and some people have reacted irrational towards others outside of that forum. On the woodworking forum I still get on, even with the equivalent of OTDE some members still get political in the regular forums. It's like they can't control themselves anymore. One of the moderators has even gotten to that point.
I stay clear so if anyone doesn't like me it's because of my obnoxious being and not because of my political affiliations. It seems like once the damage is done, the 2 contenders will never see eye to eye again and it's too late for a moderator to step in.
I am new to this forum and one of the things I like best about it is that I haven't seen any politics get involved yet.
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