I think the problem wasn’t PD itself, but the hate and lack of judgment that it tends to bring out in certain people. It seems to me that there were really only about 2-3 people (who shall remain nameless) who made PD toxic and full of personal attacks. But how do you moderate that? I for one am not missing PD anyway, this site is enough of a time-sucker without it.
Instead of political arguments, one can have a political avatar…
@Ender:
I think the problem wasn’t PD itself, but the hate and lack of judgment that it tends to bring out in certain people. It seems to me that there were really only about 2-3 people (who shall remain nameless) who made PD toxic and full of personal attacks. But how do you moderate that? I for one am not missing PD anyway, this site is enough of a time-sucker without it.
The biggest problem I had with PD forums was that we had people who did nothing but post in PD. We still have a few that try to conceal politically motivated threads on the GD forums, but we’re getting good at pointing them out and then flaring them to the point someone has to lock it. :P
We’re supposed to be an Axis and Allies site first, maybe a sprinkling of other stuff. At least that’s the way I view it!
I really did want to try to let the DOW thread run a bit (and I did let it run a few days) to see if we could have a discussion about a non-A&A serious topic and not get mired in the type of discussion that led to the removal of PD.
It didn’t work.
So… we get transformers and laptops in GD… and a heck of a lot of activity in the GAME threads.
Heck, if you don;t post a move in a game thread within 24 hours, you have to go to page 2 to find your game… that is a heck of a lot of activity! And all of it is “on topic” :-)
I also have to be honest… if PD was restored tomorrow, I would have to resign as PD mod. I have come to really enjoy the extra time with Angel that had slowly and steadily been devoured by PD. I also get to spend more time GAMING (3 active games, one on hold awaiting my game board, and one scheduled and awaiting a bid).
I actually think the gaming is more productive than PD ever was :-D
Problem was, Switch, the DOW thread started as a political topic. Some people may not have seen that right off, which is kinda why I went off the deep end to demonstrate exactly how it was a very politically motivated thread (which wasn’t too hard, considering the title of the thread and the wording used, actually.)
It became a non-political thread when we started talking about time periods from the early 90s to today and outside influences outside of the market such as bankruptcies and how America went from being the world’s largest crude oil exporter to the worlds largest crude oil importer in a matter of 50 years.
But hey, outside of that, I take umbrage that you would call transformers trivial! GI Joe, Transformers, My Little Pony and Care Bears ROCK!
I am glad you stopped where you did.
If you had mentioned He-man and She-ra I may have retched on my keyboard and been offline for days :-P
@ncscswitch:
I am glad you stopped where you did.
If you had mentioned He-man and She-ra I may have retched on my keyboard and been offline for days :-P
He-Man, She-Ra, Dungeons and Dragons and a few others I wasn’t allowed to watch. They were “satanic.” The Girl Scouts were too religiously oppressive for my parents to let me join, but I couldn’t want frazzin cartoons because they said “I have the power” not “God has the power” and other such drivel.
@Guerrilla:
I’m sorry I haven’t been around… Intro?
I am not hired help, and I love Axis and Allies. I tend to enjoy the “spokesperson” approach if you want to call it that. But to a group that has made a website the best of it’s kind out there, that isn’t hard, it comes naturally.
I joined this site in Aug. 2003 and learned most of what I know about the game from here. I joined the Moderating Team in Jan. 2006, when I had around 2000 posts. At the time I was still in High School so my contribution to the team was more steady. I have contributed to the main site, and hope to put more there in the future. At the end of the year though, I moved, and am now getting ready for College and I am starting a business, so that has drained my time. It has to the point where at most I was just moving threads in out of place forums.
But I’m trying to get more involved… Like this thread… I’m glad you guys who have joined in the last year have taken that initiative to keep the site thriving. When PD was active we had much content there and limited content elsewhere, but everyone coming in has stepped up and brought the axis and allies back into the forums as well as the older members. Lets keep this rolling, and the content out.
What I mean by limiting content on Political matters is not directly avoiding topics of that nature. IF you know what you are going to post is going to start a debate that ventures into the realms of politics, don’t start it…
GG
So, GG, only one more question – when and where is the corporate retreat? (and have you reserved my room yet?) :-D
“Villa Midea” in Croatia, Dalmatia, Brac island. Room 205. When you get there, ask the receptionist for ext 2944 and say Filone sent you. No worries, she’ll give you a key.
GG
@Guerrilla:
“Villa Midea” in Croatia, Dalmatia, Brac island. Room 205. When you get there, ask the receptionist for ext 2944 and say Filone sent you. No worries, she’ll give you a key.
GG
You neglected to give a date - or are you recruiting volunteers for the Croatian voluntary organ donor service?
@Ender:
@Guerrilla:
“Villa Midea” in Croatia, Dalmatia, Brac island. Room 205. When you get there, ask the receptionist for ext 2944 and say Filone sent you. No worries, she’ll give you a key.
GG
You neglected to give a date - or are you recruiting volunteers for the Croatian voluntary organ donor service?
Alas no. I love the organization, but the “no-cheese-eating” policy is lackluster. I will give you a date as soon as I can finalize details with Filone…
GG
@Guerrilla:
@Ender:
@Guerrilla:
“Villa Midea” in Croatia, Dalmatia, Brac island. Room 205. When you get there, ask the receptionist for ext 2944 and say Filone sent you. No worries, she’ll give you a key.
GG
You neglected to give a date - or are you recruiting volunteers for the Croatian voluntary organ donor service?
Alas no. I love the organization, but the “no-cheese-eating” policy is lackluster. I will give you a date as soon as I can finalize details with Filone…
GG
Open a French branch of the organization and you can eat all the cheese you want and drink all the wine you want!
@Cmdr:
@Guerrilla:
@Ender:
@Guerrilla:
“Villa Midea” in Croatia, Dalmatia, Brac island. Room 205. When you get there, ask the receptionist for ext 2944 and say Filone sent you. No worries, she’ll give you a key.
GG
You neglected to give a date - or are you recruiting volunteers for the Croatian voluntary organ donor service?
Alas no. I love the organization, but the “no-cheese-eating” policy is lackluster. I will give you a date as soon as I can finalize details with Filone…
GG
Open a French branch of the organization and you can eat all the cheese you want and drink all the wine you want!
. . . . and surrender all you want! :evil: :-D
i could of gone with the french pics…… :evil:
They already have a French Branch…
Oddball’s Love Fest and Organ Sharing Bizzare
Great little place, you get to wear Red Fez’s and Drive Tanks. Bit pricey though, maybe another retreat? That one would actually require someone to bring an Axis and Allies Copy.
GG
Q: Why do they line all the roads in France with trees?
A: So the German army can march in shade!
Ooo, I’m going to hell for that one…
Okay, here are some gems I found:
Q: Did you hear about the new French tanks?
A: They have 5 gears…4 in reverse, and one forward gear just in case they’re attacked from behind!
Q: Why don’t they have fireworks at Euro Disney?
A: Because every time they shoot them off, the French try to surrender.
Q: What do the French call a direct hit on Paris by a nuclear device?
A: More proof that inspections are working.
Q: How many Frenchmen would it take to defend Paris?
A: It’s not known, it’s never been tried.
Q: What does “Maginot” mean in English?
A: Welcome!
Q: Why do we need France on our side against Saddam and Osama?
A: So the French can show them how to surrender.
Q: What is the first thing you are taught when joining the French army?
A: To say “I surrender” in German.
Q: What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up?
A: The Army.
Q: Why is good to be French?
A: You can surrender at the beginning of the war, and US will win it for you.
:-D
Q: How do you sabotage the French Air Force?
A: Cut the rubber bands!
Q: How do you sink the French Navy?
A: Put it in water!
Couldn’t help it. Even we ex-Communists have no respect for the French. :P
Q: Why does the new French navy have glass-bottomed boats?
A: So they can see the old French navy.
Q: Why do they call it the French Foreign Legion?
A: Because no one from France is willing to fight.
And I leave you with this one:
“I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me.” –- General George S. Patton
