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Read the rules in the OP before posting, please. In order to ensure that this thread continues to meet TL standards and follows the proper guidelines, we will be enforcing the rules in the OP more strictly. Be sure to give them a re-read to refresh your memory! The vast majority of you are contributing in a healthy way, keep it up! NOTE: When providing a source, explain why you feel it is relevant and what purpose it adds to the discussion if it's not obvious. Also take note that unsubstantiated tweets/posts meant only to rekindle old arguments can result in a mod action. | ||
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PassiveAce
United States18076 Posts
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LegalLord
United Kingdom13775 Posts
On November 07 2016 12:06 Plansix wrote: God please let's avoid race, racial identity and racism 101. Bern through it to many times in this thread. I'm absolutely with you on this one. Though I did notice this interesting (bolded) typo while writing this and I wanted to bring it up. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
More details about North Carolina and the continued effort to stop democrats from voting. LL: phone posting is hard. | ||
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RealityIsKing
613 Posts
On November 07 2016 11:57 PassiveAce wrote: if you dont see how the two are linked then ur lost the experience of being a black/gay/whatever person informs who you are also I'm in love with the idea that talking about race is inherently divisive. Its an interesting way for alt righters to deny the importance of race in american society. It also serves to help portray themselves as unifiers while painting the people who actually want to address race related issues as 'the real racists.' because, you know, they talk about race. Oh you can talk about races but don't make it the core of your existence. Once that happen, its detrimental. | ||
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Sermokala
United States13750 Posts
We should go through a period of curating and going back through the thread to find major points that were covered but I feel that the thread has always been very topical. The time that the nation was focused on health care reform the thread was very focused on it. | ||
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RealityIsKing
613 Posts
On November 07 2016 12:13 Sermokala wrote: I too am for a restarting of the thread for after the election as its run its cource from the last presidential election. We should go through a period of curating and going back through the thread to find major points that were covered but I feel that the thread has always been very topical. The time that the nation was focused on health care reform the thread was very focused on it. We need to create a sub forum specifically focusing on political issues. | ||
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LegalLord
United Kingdom13775 Posts
I have also made plenty of comments about the trajectory of this thread in the feedback thread, and I think the issues that were considered there should be considered in the making of the new thread. On November 07 2016 12:13 Sermokala wrote: We should go through a period of curating and going back through the thread to find major points that were covered but I feel that the thread has always been very topical. The time that the nation was focused on health care reform the thread was very focused on it. I've found it surprisingly easy to find any post I need to reference just by using the search feature. Any post I've needed to cite, I've always been able to find relatively easily. | ||
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Sermokala
United States13750 Posts
On November 07 2016 12:17 RealityIsKing wrote: We need to create a sub forum specifically focusing on political issues. From my experience the conversation in the thread has never splintered enough to justify making a whole subforum for it. looping in the other political threads and maybe NASA would be an akward arrangement anyway. | ||
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Probe1
United States17920 Posts
The pages may fly by but you have a chance of getting that big ol block of text read than a special forum. That will end up with a general thread anyway if every other forum is any indication. | ||
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plasmidghost
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Falling
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On November 07 2016 12:39 plasmidghost wrote: Sorry I keep posting complaints about polls but how have there been no polls to come out of Florida the past two days? The previous four, if all given equal weight, have Clinton ahead by 1/4th of a point, I really want more Because the polls become less accurate the closer we get to Election Day, especially with early voting. At some point there is nothing to be gained, since we are taking a nation wide poll Tuesday. The dye is cast. | ||
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ChristianS
United States3187 Posts
Has anyone watched Frontline's "The Choice" on the two candidates? I know PBS is thought to be kinda liberal but Frontline has always done pretty in-depth and thorough reporting. If you've seen it, worth a watch? | ||
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RealityIsKing
613 Posts
On November 07 2016 12:39 Falling wrote: There's absolutely no reason for a political subforum at this point. Subforums of that sort tend to be created because 'hey, there are so many threads being created by TL users for long, long periods of time, wouldn't be neat if we could combine them in one area to make things easier to read for everyone.' It generally doesn't come from 'hey, let's break up a superthread, make a subforum, and hope people fill it with threads to warrant the subforum.' These sort of subforums are driven by demand, not so much by supply side economics This thread have so many interesting sub-topics that can be discussed with more focus. Its just better organization. | ||
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plasmidghost
Belgium16168 Posts
On November 07 2016 12:47 Plansix wrote: Because the polls become less accurate the closer we get to Election Day, especially with early voting. At some point there is nothing to be gained, since we are taking a nation wide poll Tuesday. The dye is cast. I guess, oh well, just two more days and I'll have all my questions answered | ||
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LegalLord
United Kingdom13775 Posts
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plasmidghost
Belgium16168 Posts
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Nevuk
United States16280 Posts
On November 07 2016 12:39 Falling wrote: There's absolutely no reason for a political subforum at this point. Subforums of that sort tend to be created because 'hey, there are so many threads being created by TL users for long, long periods of time, wouldn't be neat if we could combine them in one area to make things easier to read for everyone.' It generally doesn't come from 'hey, let's break up a superthread, make a subforum, and hope people fill it with threads to warrant the subforum.' These sort of subforums are driven by demand, not so much by supply side economics Eh, it's nothing to do with breaking up superthreads. I've been on forums where they have politics subforums with general threads very similar to this one. Smaller threads were usually used for more indepth discussions that frequently started in the large thread but wound up either annoying everyone reading them or that the participants were interested in for much longer periods than any other of the regulars were. Generally it wound up with several threads on different, large topics, while smaller updates were discussed in the main thread. An example would be that I have 0 interest in nuclear proliferation discussions, but I know that it's a large point of interest for others. It also allowed for more of a pick and choose approach to discussions (especially helpful with some controversial issues like race/gender politics - though those are a fucking nightmare to moderate, I'm sure). I do not really think that there's a large enough demand for one on this site, though. It's a video gaming site, the only real appeal for it regarding politics is that the audience is far more international than most of the other forums. Back on topic : On November 07 2016 12:39 plasmidghost wrote: Sorry I keep posting complaints about polls but how have there been no polls to come out of Florida the past two days? The previous four, if all given equal weight, have Clinton ahead by 1/4th of a point, I really want more I am expecting a few polls to drop tomorrow, but part of the reason you may see fewer is that there's far less utility to polls a day or two before election - polls in the last week have determined where the campaigns are holding events, but they aren't going to change their schedule for wednesday on no matter what the polls are saying | ||
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KwarK
United States41989 Posts
On November 07 2016 12:56 Nevuk wrote: I am expecting a few polls to drop tomorrow, but part of the reason you may see fewer is that there's far less utility to polls a day or two before election - polls in the last week have determined where the campaigns are holding events, but they aren't going to change their schedule for wednesday on no matter what the polls are saying The markets are always hungry for more information. Information is money. | ||
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Nevuk
United States16280 Posts
On November 07 2016 13:00 KwarK wrote: The markets are always hungry for more information. Information is money. The information vastly decreases in value from Tuesday morning onwards though. There's something of a strict time limit. After that point it'll be mostly the domain of academics, polling retrospectives, and possibly party autopsies. | ||
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