Dead Horse?

DeWalt · Post by **DeWalt** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 1:15 pm

Well... Â Ummm... Â There's not much point in having a discussion forum without discussion.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 1:27 pm

DeWalt wrote:Well... Ummm... There's not much point in having a discussion forum without discussion.

Difference is that these same stupid debates have been seeping into threads throughout the forum that have absolutely nothing to do with each other. Â As far as what Big E said, yes, I agree timeouts need to be enforced. Â I remember when Jeff did it a couple times and it seemed to work.

S33 · Post by **S33** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:08 pm

Linkin5 wrote:
DeWalt wrote:Well... Ummm... There's not much point in having a discussion forum without discussion.
Difference is that these same stupid debates have been seeping into threads throughout the forum that have absolutely nothing to do with each other. As far as what Big E said, yes, I agree timeouts need to be enforced. I remember when Jeff did it a couple times and it seemed to work.

Good point, Linkin. But I wonder if the "timeouts" will include your personal insult laden diatribe you went off on a few months back. (you know, to avoid any hypocrisy in our fruitful discussions)

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:45 pm

S33 wrote:
Linkin5 wrote:
DeWalt wrote:Well... Ummm... There's not much point in having a discussion forum without discussion.
Difference is that these same stupid debates have been seeping into threads throughout the forum that have absolutely nothing to do with each other. As far as what Big E said, yes, I agree timeouts need to be enforced. I remember when Jeff did it a couple times and it seemed to work.
Good point, Linkin. But I wonder if the "timeouts" will include your personal insult laden diatribe you went off on a few months back. (you know, to avoid any hypocrisy in our fruitful discussions)

Meh, sure I'll take a time out.

Bosco55David · Post by **Bosco55David** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:49 pm

It's clear that we just need to hug it out.

Post by **nebugeater** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:05 pm

What gets old in my book is the dragging of one argument from a topic into another thread. Â Keep it on topic. Â As far as I am concerned let it fly in the cafe. Â as for the other areas, act like your grandma is in the room. ( OK for some maybe that won't even help.)

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:25 pm

Agreeing to disagree doesn't mean agreeing to cease discussion. Yeah, a lot of us will never agree on a lot of things, but does that mean we never bring up such matters ever again, even when they relate to a topic or come back around in organic discussion? No. That's not how a discussion board works. I don't care how many of you will never agree with me--there's a broader audience of the forum than just those who post, and that's an audience that can be reached, educated, and influenced.

Look, this isn't the Chamber of Commerce. We're not micromanaging Omaha's image here. We're all human beings. If you wanted, you could just create a computer algorithm that automatically inserts comments like "nice photos" and "this development sure is great" after any new article or photo.

And to those who complain about threads getting off topic, yes, I agree; Sometimes that is a problem. But is it any wonder that issues of economic development, transportation, land-use, etc. are actually all interrelated, and that it's a handicap to intellectual discourse to consciously stop yourself from bringing up one topic when talking about the other?

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