werejag Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 should religious discusions be here on neowin??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinh Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 No, Because such a topic like that will bring trolls and religions will get offended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icie Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 yes. I believe mods should close all existing threads with religious undertones, because it tears the neowinian community apart. this is not the right place. discuss technology, not sh1t (that is not saying religion is sh1t. its just at the wrong place) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werejag Posted April 18, 2002 Author Share Posted April 18, 2002 thanks please vote everyone who cares!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glowstick Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 Sure! They're fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenLin Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 While I do enjoy playing Devil's advocate (pun intended), I agree this is not really the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg77 Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 This is called the General Discussion area so anything goes. If you don't want to read any religious threads, then don't click on the thread header. Very simple isn't it. Just my 2 cents worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimeRider Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 As far as I can see this thread is one person trolling for an arguement as well. I find it interesting in light of all the other irrelevant non-technology threads that come up on a daily basis. Just in the last few days: What type of toothpaste??? How do YOU like your eggs? ONE word story game :) :) :) Questions that don't have answers. Happy Cheti Chand, Vaisakhi and Nav-Ratri Snowing!? -- Vancouver -- RIGHT NOW!!! Formula One or CART? Can YOU solve this....? 2/3 of teens had sex at high school Dumbest movie ever! Pamela And Kid rock getting Married! What do you think of human cloning? Help this baby: What are you doing TONIGHT ? grrr! I want pizza! Hair Loss ( Desperately need help!!) Anyone good at math? What I suggest, is that if you do not enjoy discussions about philosophy, politics and religion, then don't enter these types of threads. Don't read them and don't respond to them. Yes, this is a Tech Forum, but there is no shortage of places where you can post technology threads, and discuss them to your hearts content. But that doesn't make the people here as heartless and devoid of feelings as a PC might be. Near as I can tell, more people post here than on any other board in the forum. The title is General Discussion . . . not Technology Issues . . . to me that would imply any topic within the bounds of good taste . . . including philosophy, politics and religion. What . . . are you afraid if you read too much you might convert? I don't get it . . . why would anyone even care? JMHO -TR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted April 18, 2002 Veteran Share Posted April 18, 2002 seeing as this is a computer forum, i dont think they should be. besides, they only make people fight and hate eachother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinh Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 Originally posted by Borg77 This is called the General Discussion area so anything goes. If you don't want to read any religious threads, then don't click on the thread header. Very simple isn't it. Just my 2 cents worth. Yes that is not important, my point is, when a Religion or War topic comes up, people are affected by this, they will say what is at their heart in hard times, then people get offended then troll back. Its hard to hold back. You might say, dont click on the thread then. This wont stop here, it will be carryed to other threads and threads about "do you hate blah" you see alot more. then more people complaning "Neowin has changed into flame" Get my point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werejag Posted April 18, 2002 Author Share Posted April 18, 2002 i have changed to topic to a more clear one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg77 Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 Originally posted by Vinh Yes that is not important, my point is, when a Religion or War topic comes up, people are affected by this, they will say what is at their heart in hard times, then people get offended then troll back. Its hard to hold back. You might say, dont click on the thread then. This wont stop here, it will be carryed to other threads and threads about "do you hate blah" you see alot more. then more people complaning "Neowin has changed into flame" Get my point? Then post a sticky/important post detailing the criteria of whats allowed/not allowed in the general discussion area. Then delete any threads violating the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimeRider Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 then people get offended then troll back. Its hard to hold back.The World is full of offensive things. What might be offensive to you, others might not find offensive. There may be people who want to vent or share their feelings on a given subject . . . As far as holding back, well that's just a little self discipline. It hopefully comes with maturity.This wont stop here, it will be carryed to other threads and threads about "do you hate blah" you see alot more. Ohhhh . . . I don't know about that. I haven't seen any hate threads. I also believe that the staff here would lock or delete any threads that were pointedly hateful. As far as flaming goes . . . well simply disagreeing with someone is not flaming. Getting passionate about an issue is not flaming. Attacking someone personally is flaming and that's against forum policy. From what I've seen, the Mods are very good at jumping on those situations fairly quickly. I don't think it's appropriate for a small group of people to attempt to censor the type of discussions that occur here, as long as those discussions are executed within the bounds of good taste and decorum. I've disagreed with many on this board over a variety of issues. I don't hate any of them as a result of it. It's a forum, you need to keep it in perspective. If anything, some of these comments have caused me to research a topic or point of view. In one case I even changed how I felt about an issue because of what another person posted. How can that possibly do you or anyone else any harm? -TR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggie Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 an example of religious thread: (closed, of course) https://www.neowin.net/bboard/showthread.ph...n&pagenumber=15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiris Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 What made you bring up this subject, there is no threads on here that are directed soley at religion. THeres only the do you believe in god thread, and the evolution and creation thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werejag Posted April 18, 2002 Author Share Posted April 18, 2002 Originally posted by Osiris What made you bring up this subject, there is no threads on here that are directed soley at religion. THeres only the do you believe in god thread, and the evolution and creation thread. hummm.... why do i need a reason. there has been an influx oF religious propaganda here on neowin and i wanted to get a poll of what others think about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dARKSTAr Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 i'm for banning religious and political threads. I don't think it does anything but bring the worst out in people. I used to think that political threads were okay, but after seeing what the israeli-palestinian thread became, i changed my mind. It might start out well, but it eventually degenerates into "I'm right, you're wrong" and no one listens to the other side. And now we have two threads devoted to evolution. I don't know about you, but this trolling by the religious side that neowin is going through is turning me off. to me, religion is something practiced in private, not something preached in computer tech forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonze Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 how abut they make a religious section and then take it off the recent posts list. i don't care if u have them, i just don't want to see a thread pop up every bloody time someone posts this rubish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiris Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 Yes after I replied to this thread originally I realised I was wrong, I think perhaps this thread shoul dhave another name like Do we need Holy and Phenonema discussions on the General Disscusion forum. Because I dont mind these threads once in a while, I dont mind hearing different views, learning new arguments to debates like this, but the last two days these have done nothing but clog up the main board, its really getting tiring, we need to merge these threads or make a nerw forum for threads like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimeRider Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 Of the 33 threads currently on the main board, 5 are philosophy related, that includes this one. I'd hardly call that clogging up the main board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-fibRe Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 no religious talking here guys ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tai Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 Originally posted by dARKSTAr i'm for banning religious and political threads. I don't think it does anything but bring the worst out in people. I used to think that political threads were okay, but after seeing what the israeli-palestinian thread became, i changed my mind. It might start out well, but it eventually degenerates into "I'm right, you're wrong" and no one listens to the other side. And now we have two threads devoted to evolution. I don't know about you, but this trolling by the religious side that neowin is going through is turning me off. to me, religion is something practiced in private, not something preached in computer tech forums. totally in agreement with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semifamous Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 I've got to agree with what has already been mentioned. This is a General Forum. I don't want to read about sports here (i.e. "Hockey playoffs?" or "Who Will Win the Next Football/Soccer World Cup? Japan/Korea 2002") so guess what? I DON'T! =) YOU can chose which threads you click on. It is not forced upon you to read what other people's opinions are. The "religious discussions" you mentioned are actually very good threads with stubborn closed-minded people on both sides. The discussion is going rather smooth. If it gets out of hand, there's always the "Report this post to a moderatior" link you can click on. The way I see it, some people have questions and are looking for answers, and some people already know what they believe and will not be swayed by any evidence either way. If you don't like the discussions, then don't contribute. =) Out of sight, out of mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StimpyX Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 Look at it this way: most threads discussing OS choice become little more than religious *discussions*. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbeast Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 What was Neowin intended to be? Only the founders know for certain. Did you want people a place where people would talk trash about religion and science, get ****ed over trivial things? Or was this supposed to be a tech forum? That's what the decision should be based on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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