Re: Philosophy Now Forum Suggestions Box
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 8:58 pm
It weren't any truffle, marjoram.
For the discussion of all things philosophical, especially articles in the magazine Philosophy Now.
https://forum.philosophynow.org/
Since people aren't taught to write anymore (at least in the US), I'm afraid math scribble is the next best thing.Dalek Prime wrote:That's just great. Now I can glaze over math scribble on a philosophy forum.
This is a forum for the exchange of information and ideas, not one of censorship. There's already a ignore list that people give excuses for avoiding.Hobbes' Choice wrote:Each person that starts a thread ought to be able to veto particular persons from contributing.
This simple rule would thoroughly and universally solve all problems of ad hominem arguments, insults, rudeness, irrelevance and thread wandering nonsense requiring no input from moderators.
The only problem would be how to make the rule work.
But the ignore function does not stop morons fucking up your thread, does it.Philosophy Explorer wrote:This is a forum for the exchange of information and ideas, not one of censorship. There's already a ignore list that people give excuses for avoiding.Hobbes' Choice wrote:Each person that starts a thread ought to be able to veto particular persons from contributing.
This simple rule would thoroughly and universally solve all problems of ad hominem arguments, insults, rudeness, irrelevance and thread wandering nonsense requiring no input from moderators.
The only problem would be how to make the rule work.
PhilX
Oh, that'll help a heap...Hobbes' Choice wrote:Enlarge the memory allocation for avatars.
As to the certainty that either one is a moron or fucking up a thread, it's actually a matter of perspective. Sometimes it's just a personal vendetta that one labels them as such, or to save face, or to stymie opposition; to not hear what ones ego would rather avoid, because it makes things more complicated for them. A very common human want!Hobbes' Choice wrote:But the ignore function does not stop morons fucking up your thread, does it.Philosophy Explorer wrote:This is a forum for the exchange of information and ideas, not one of censorship. There's already a ignore list that people give excuses for avoiding.Hobbes' Choice wrote:Each person that starts a thread ought to be able to veto particular persons from contributing.
This simple rule would thoroughly and universally solve all problems of ad hominem arguments, insults, rudeness, irrelevance and thread wandering nonsense requiring no input from moderators.
The only problem would be how to make the rule work.
PhilX
If morons want to say something, no one is stopping them; they can start their own thread.
It's ironic you say this as someone else suggested I set up a thread to place all of my threads into which won't work for reasons I already gave. I've also received positive feedback to my threads so that makes up. It's also ironic that the Lounge isn't meant for philosophy, but to loosen up and talk about things nonphilosophical (as we already have a General Philosophy forum for that purpose), yet it seems members get very excited about postings to the Lounge. Then we have a political philosophy forum dominated by the little dictator or Boob who thinks he's a mod and can tell everybody what to do.Hobbes' Choice wrote:But the ignore function does not stop morons fucking up your thread, does it.Philosophy Explorer wrote:This is a forum for the exchange of information and ideas, not one of censorship. There's already a ignore list that people give excuses for avoiding.Hobbes' Choice wrote:Each person that starts a thread ought to be able to veto particular persons from contributing.
This simple rule would thoroughly and universally solve all problems of ad hominem arguments, insults, rudeness, irrelevance and thread wandering nonsense requiring no input from moderators.
The only problem would be how to make the rule work.
PhilX
If morons want to say something, no one is stopping them; they can start their own thread.
Irony- the idiot who does not want to follow my suggestion on the grounds that it is censorship, suggests BANNING!!Philosophy Explorer wrote: It's ironic you say this as someone else suggested I set up a thread to place all of my threads into which won't work for reasons I already gave. I've also received positive feedback to my threads so that makes up. It's also ironic that the Lounge isn't meant for philosophy, but to loosen up and talk about things nonphilosophical (as we already have a General Philosophy forum for that purpose), yet it seems members get very excited about postings to the Lounge. Then we have a political philosophy forum dominated by the little dictator or Boob who thinks he's a mod and can tell everybody what to do.
Suspension would help and then the more drastic step, banning.
PhilX
So what is not to like?SpheresOfBalance wrote:As to the certainty that either one is a moron or fucking up a thread, it's actually a matter of perspective. Sometimes it's just a personal vendetta that one labels them as such, or to save face, or to stymie opposition; to not hear what ones ego would rather avoid, because it makes things more complicated for them. A very common human want!Hobbes' Choice wrote:But the ignore function does not stop morons fucking up your thread, does it.Philosophy Explorer wrote:
This is a forum for the exchange of information and ideas, not one of censorship. There's already a ignore list that people give excuses for avoiding.
PhilX
If morons want to say something, no one is stopping them; they can start their own thread.