I see a Nomad pattern

I agree, Harald... Why don't we ALL hit the reset button and stop the BS? Keep the board about Baja and keep the politics in off topic. If someone deviates and chooses to bring in political BS, they should be banned to off topic only by Doug.

Quote: Originally posted by 55steve

Yep...

I know...right??

Quote: Originally posted by JoeJustJoe

Forums have always been a place where some members use it to talk/brag about themselves, and I usually write it off to low self esteem. There have always been forums where some members come to debate and fight over anything even the color of the sky. There are others who take exception to other board members opinions, and actually demand that their posts be deleted and them banned. They just love censorship, until their own posts are pulled. We also have a few blowhards, to use this site to push right-wing politics, harsh immigration polices, and seem to scream.........FOLLOW THE RULES! THE RULES THE RULES THE RULES....... It seems they missed their calling to be a traffic cop, or school hall monitor. What this site is sadly missing is a wide variety of people of different ages, race, ethnicity, political views, and even sexual orientation. So what you get is a majority of older white male Americans, and because they are older, they tend to be conservative, and they think they could run roughshod over those who don't share their right-wing views. I think since a few more controversial posts have been allowed, this site has come more alive that it has been for quite some time. Face it, threads like the "Turtle Soups" threads have always been the most interesting here by far, and the boring threads are when everybody is singing kumbaya and agreeing with each other.

Quote: Originally posted by JoeJustJoe

Sorry, I don't get any sadistic pleasure by killing or maiming innocent fish while sports fishing.

Innocent fish??? Show me a good sized yellowtail or dorado that hasn't murdered hundreds of baitfish!

Quote: Originally posted by DouglasP

Yep, 16 replies in......Harald is a prophet.

It's quite simple. There is a time and place for everything.
I like a good debate as much as the next person.
Not every thread has to turn into a political circus.
Go look at the "raining cats and dogs thread". Not the place, but it doesn't stop the nincompoops from trashing the thread.
I'm not advocating for censorship. Just a little forced decorum.

Make a place for the debates to rage on. Keep the rest of the site free from the incoherent bickering.

Don't password it, so it shows up in "today's posts". Call it the "dungeon" or the "basement" or the "dive bar"or.............wait for it..............


"Joe's Place".

My opinion is there are a lot of folks turned away by having to pick through the crap to get to the info and fun.










[Edited on 12-8-2018 by DouglasP]

Quote: Originally posted by chuckie

I have a really good recipe for Prairie Chickens....Many folks think they aren't very tasty...This recipe proves them wrong....

Chickens...they are raised in deplorable conditions. I prefer wild quail, catch em in a cage and grill em with salt and pepper! I could make a quail lover out of all ya all!

Quote: Originally posted by caj13

I always get a huge kick out of people who want their forums to be echo chambers of like minded people sitting around spouting confirmation Biases, while condemning anyone who thinks different. and then, it gets really hillarious when those danged infidels do something so nefarious as bringing actiual data and fact and logic into the forum that blows up the inner clubs bias agenda! you don't like what people write, don't read it. You want to engage them in civil debate - have at it, you want to throw a fit and call your mommie - be my guest! You clap at me - I'll clap back, I will challenge your assumptions and point out where history and fact have proven you wrong. deal with it, or go curl up in the corner in the fetal position cry for your mom, and demand someone "censor" all the people here who have the temerity to expose your personal biases as just that - nothing but uninformed opinions, lacking fact , and totally devoid of any critical thought process! [Edited on 12-8-2018 by caj13]

Quote: Originally posted by DouglasP

It's quite simple. There is a time and place for everything. I like a good debate as much as the next person. Not every thread has to turn into a political circus. Go look at the "raining cats and dogs thread". Not the place, but it doesn't stop the nincompoops from trashing the thread. I'm not advocating for censorship. Just a little forced decorum. Make a place for the debates to rage on. Keep the rest of the site free from the incoherent bickering. Don't password it, so it shows up in "today's posts". Call it the "dungeon" or the "basement" or the "dive bar"or.............wait for it.............. "Joe's Place". My opinion is there are a lot of folks turned away by having to pick through the crap to get to the info and fun. [Edited on 12-8-2018 by DouglasP]

Quote: Originally posted by Pacifico

DouglasP gets it! Just make a place for the political arguments; they don't need to be brought into every thread. Quote: Originally posted by DouglasP   It's quite simple. There is a time and place for everything. I like a good debate as much as the next person. Not every thread has to turn into a political circus. Go look at the "raining cats and dogs thread". Not the place, but it doesn't stop the nincompoops from trashing the thread. I'm not advocating for censorship. Just a little forced decorum. Make a place for the debates to rage on. Keep the rest of the site free from the incoherent bickering. Don't password it, so it shows up in "today's posts". Call it the "dungeon" or the "basement" or the "dive bar"or.............wait for it.............. "Joe's Place". My opinion is there are a lot of folks turned away by having to pick through the crap to get to the info and fun. [Edited on 12-8-2018 by DouglasP]

You are so right! Conservatives are so polite, they never post their conservative opinions here! Gosh darn liberals! makes me steaming mad

Quote: Originally posted by Bubba

There is a place but it seems the posters pushing a Liberal agenda feel the need to post it everywhere

Quote: Originally posted by Pacifico

DouglasP gets it! Just make a place for the political arguments; they don't need to be brought into every thread. Quote: Originally posted by DouglasP   It's quite simple. There is a time and place for everything. I like a good debate as much as the next person. Not every thread has to turn into a political circus. Go look at the "raining cats and dogs thread". Not the place, but it doesn't stop the nincompoops from trashing the thread. I'm not advocating for censorship. Just a little forced decorum. Make a place for the debates to rage on. Keep the rest of the site free from the incoherent bickering. Don't password it, so it shows up in "today's posts". Call it the "dungeon" or the "basement" or the "dive bar"or.............wait for it.............. "Joe's Place". My opinion is there are a lot of folks turned away by having to pick through the crap to get to the info and fun. [Edited on 12-8-2018 by DouglasP]

Gracias Pacifico
What's funny is all the nincompoops chime in with the snow flake, it's only the liberals that get called out, horse chit. But if you read my post and go look at the "raining cats and dogs" thread, it's someone chiming in about the caravan and what they should be doing.
Right wing, left wing, who the f#$k cares, it doesn't belong in a thread about rain and flowers blooming.

@bajanomad, you have control of the direction the forum goes.

[Edited on 12-9-2018 by DouglasP]

And a lot of the crap doesn't come from either the right wing, or left wing, but from directly under the tail feathers!

Quote: Originally posted by JoeJustJoe

I think if any posts are deleted it should be those posts that deal with White Nationalism, American Exceptionalism, racism, undocumented Mexican aliens, negative stereotyping on Mexicans/Hispanics, posts that trash Mexico, ugly American posts, fear mongering posting........ and Douglas P. the newbie, always trying to tell "Baja Nomad" how to run this site. [Edited on 12-9-2018 by JoeJustJoe]

Quote: Originally posted by Mexitron

A moderator should deleting the politics.

Posters might want to use complete sentences and pay attention to spelling.... and read post before hitting "send"

Quote: Originally posted by PamelaP

Chickens...they are raised in deplorable conditions. I prefer wild quail, catch em in a cage and grill em with salt and pepper! I could make a quail lover out of all ya all!

Pretty simple rules but not followed nor enforced:

http://forums.bajanomad.com/faq.php?page=forumrules

Board Rules
Summary: Please use common sense.

Authorized Use Policy:

1. Topics within the BajaNomad.com forums will pertain the Baja California, Mexico peninsula.
2. Topics should be posted in the forum most applicable to the subject of the posting. Advertising is only allowed in the Classifieds section.
3. No accessing the site via the use of Proxy IPs.

But maybe the problem is the inability to read and comprehend? Maybe is just the spoiled nature of individuals always wanting their way and their inability to follow rules!

Quote: Originally posted by caj13

Quote: Originally posted by JoeJustJoe   I think if any posts are deleted it should be those posts that deal with White Nationalism, American Exceptionalism, racism, undocumented Mexican aliens, negative stereotyping on Mexicans/Hispanics, posts that trash Mexico, ugly American posts, fear mongering posting........ and Douglas P. the newbie, always trying to tell "Baja Nomad" how to run this site.

But maybe the problem is the inability to read and comprehend? Maybe is just the spoiled nature of individuals always wanting their way and their inability to follow rules!

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Not fair to single out the Liberals!

Quote: Originally posted by PamelaP

Pretty simple rules but not followed nor enforced: http://forums.bajanomad.com/faq.php?page=forumrules Board Rules Summary: Please use common sense. Authorized Use Policy: 1. Topics within the BajaNomad.com forums will pertain the Baja California, Mexico peninsula. 2. Topics should be posted in the forum most applicable to the subject of the posting. Advertising is only allowed in the Classifieds section. 3. No accessing the site via the use of Proxy IPs. But maybe the problem is the inability to read and comprehend? Maybe is just the spoiled nature of individuals always wanting their way and their inability to follow rules!

Quote: Originally posted by JoeJustJoe

I think if any posts are deleted it should be those posts that deal with White Nationalism, American Exceptionalism, racism, undocumented Mexican aliens, negative stereotyping on Mexicans/Hispanics, posts that trash Mexico, ugly American posts, fear mongering posting........ and Douglas P. the newbie, always trying to tell "Baja Nomad" how to run this site. [Edited on 12-9-2018 by JoeJustJoe]

Wrong again DaliDali, I never said sports fishermen are killers, I said, I don't get off killing innocent animals, including fish for sport. I never said moto riders drag their knuckles, that's somebody else. However, I think recently moto riders, and Baja 1000 types posts, have dominated this forum, when I know Mexico or Baja tourism, and those types of hobbyist activities on dirt roads are way down the list of American tourists do in Mexico.

You got me there DaliDali, I don't know all about the washed out arroyos, and potholes.

I have made the trip from the border to Cabo, once many years ago, when my kids were young. I enjoyed it, but once is enough, now I fly all over Mexico, especially Cabo, and I stay in four and five star hotels. However, when I'm not flying into Mexico, I do stay mostly in Tijuana, and Rosarito, and if I drive, I never get a stupid FMM, because nobody cares if you have one or not in the border towns.

Coco, does have a panty fetish, and I think it's disgusting if middle aged women, go to Coco's and give him their panties, especially if the panties are dirty. That said, if the young girls, are taking off their panties in the bars in TJ, I enjoy seeing that.

Regarding Kelp beds, and ocean activity. I enjoy scuba diving Belize, not in Mexico.

Why should I ask about ride share? I'm not scared to travel in my own car or SUV. I think it's pretty stupid to go in a caravan in Mexico, because you fear Mexico. Mexico is not the wild wild west, and Mexicans are not Indians, with bows and arrows, where you need to circle the wagons.

Fishing and Hunting? You already know my position, I don't get off killing innocent animals, but that's just me.

Home building, I'm very interested in Real Estate, and I often post in real estate topics. One of the biggest threads here, was an epic real estate, battle that I covered. You need to go back and search all my posts, to see where I posted and the subjects I covered.

Douglas P, is a newbie, and he is always telling the owner here how to run this site.

Next I will cover you DaliDali, when I have time.


[Edited on 12-11-2018 by JoeJustJoe]

You seem to be overly concerned with me JoJo.

Might be new here, but not new to the world of forums, for whatever that's worth.

To reiterate my point, I am not looking to shut down debate and sharing ideas. I am suggesting (not telling, suggesting) that there is a time and place for everything.

Jumping in to the middle of a thread about rain and bringing up the caravan'd migrants is just not helpful, as an example. Stuff like that, IMHO, has hurt this site and probably chased away more than a few newbies. I have witnessed it on many other sites. I have also witnessed that when there are thoughtful rules that are enforced that forums flourish.

It seems, given the traffic and multiple threads started about this subject that my concern is not exclusive to me. More than one Nomad has chimed in and shared that the bitter, bickering nature found here is not the normal forum experience.

I can share a link with you to a motorcycle road racing forum I go to. There is a general sub forum that covers all kinds of topics as long as they are not religious or political in nature. Then there is another sub forum that is called the dungeon. The political and religious debates run wild in there. Probably 50/50 on the right/left leaning. Quite entertaining and informative. It's not for the faint of heart. Not a slam at you JoJo, but I really don't think you could survive in there. There are some smart dudes. Heck, here's a link. You can go lurk if you wish.

http://forums.13x.com/index.php

And just for fun, here's a shot of me from my glory days from a few years back. Yes, if you look close there are scuff marks and a cracked tail section. Sometimes you throw them down the road!
Also, I am glad to see you've cleaned up your use of commas a bit. I would like to think I had a little to do with that.