The good 'ol days

[lynchknot]

There is bashing going on BB - however subtle is it, I see it.
How healthy can a "healthy debate" be when people get angry? It is easy to get upset about some topics and I don't believe anyone is immune to it completely. I believe it shifts focus on community to see our differences which is counterproductive to building frienships (community) out of similarities.
As far as bleeding over goes, I will not speak to certain individuals whom I felt disrespected me and this board in general. You don't just storm into a forum as a newcomer and throw around insults and get into arguments with the old timers. A newcomer should take the time to get to know the members and the general atmosphere of the board.
As someone once posted in another forum (that had some issues)

one thing I will not tolerate is a stranger coming into our house and rubbing dirty boots all over our furniture and not expect repercussions.

As I already stated that

ok well, i'll just stay away from that forum I guess - I prefer though, to not even see it.

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[FastGame]

I agree with Lynch & Conan

I don't think there's any need for politics at TZ, but if there's a need then there should be some rule that Administrators/Moderators should not be allowed to interact. If Administrators & Moderators interact then it sends a message to the international community that a certain stance is what TZ entertains. If that message becomes one sided then the international community shrinks to the level of the accepted stance.

The beauty of the Internet is that people from all over the world can put aside their differences and interact with each other in the joys of their interest. TZ use to be a place where I could share my interest but not any more. No now I know that the joys of new hardware are quickly over shadowed by the hatred my fellow members have for my country and maybe myself.

Right now TZ is projecting a Liberal Anti-American bias and in doing so some of the members are jumping on the band wagon and disrespecting some of the American members that didn't join TZ for politics......but of coarse we're told don't look if we don't like it.

Don't look if we don't like it ? LOL! it gets kind of hard when it creeps into all of TZ. Heck even in " Web Design (3 Viewing)
Building your own web site? Need help with the coding? This is the forum." you see F***America, F***Bush and the replys of "OMG that's hilarious!" and "I loved that quote:

America was big bully in playground and 9/11 was getting his two front teeth knocked out." http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11874

Yep I might be a jerk because I'm a conservative and I know I'm an A hole because I'm an American that causes all the worlds problems. At one time I was just FastGame, a person who shared his heart, $$$ and interest in computers with the best guys & best site on the net. Now I'm nothing more than a meal for the political vultures who swoop down and bite my rotten a$$.

Chow

[egghead]

I vote to remove the political affairs forum as I feel the computer brings us together and I really don't want to loose good friends from great places because of politics.

lets leave the debating and stress somewhere else cause I feel many members are having difficulty here.

I want to help others help themselves