Major things that bother you

[roadman65]

What about NE 2? He posts whatever he wants including politics and this is been going since the dawn of society. So SP is not the only one.

[Scott5114]

So why does SP Cook get unrestricted access to the board when all he does is complain about Amtrak and not engage with any of the counter arguments people bring up? I could say the same thing about kalvado concern trolling about the national debt and ignoring the subsequent arguments that the military budget is far more bloated. I know that demanding engagement is against the rules, but what exactly did you have in mind when you wrote this?

What exactly are you advocating for, that we warn and/or ban people if they don't reply to a counterargument? How would a discussion even come to an end, then?

The major concern when the mass transit board was created is that it would spur a whole bunch of New Urbanists into joining the forum and disrupting every other thread by insisting that all road projects are a waste of money. That would be a problem because this is AARoads. Blindly insisting all trains are a waste of money is at least not trying to undermine the purpose of the site. That said, to me, it is a ridiculous idea, and the the correct response to a ridiculous idea is to ridicule it, not issue sanctions over it.

What about NE 2? He posts whatever he wants including politics and this is been going since the dawn of society. So SP is not the only one.

I've heard a lot of hot takes and theories regarding history over the years, but "the first post of NE2 was the dawn of society" is a new one.

[Max Rockatansky]

Amusingly I mentioned in the Amtrak thread that SP wasn't going to reply.  I guess a lot of folks didn't believe me.  His signature moves on this forum are to be contrarian, generally negative and bouncing out.  If people think his negativity towards Amtrak is bad then you really need to have a look at the NASCAR thread.

[Scott5114]

Amusingly I mentioned in the Amtrak thread that SP wasn't going to reply.  I guess a lot of folks didn't believe me.  His signature moves on this forum are to be contrarian, generally negative and bouncing out.

He's like if Poiponen were from West Virginia.

[Max Rockatansky]

Amusingly I mentioned in the Amtrak thread that SP wasn't going to reply.  I guess a lot of folks didn't believe me.  His signature moves on this forum are to be contrarian, generally negative and bouncing out.

He's like if Poiponen were from West Virginia.

Too bad there is a Dale Earnhardt equivalent to Sault Sainte John Madden.

[Scott5114]

Amusingly I mentioned in the Amtrak thread that SP wasn't going to reply.  I guess a lot of folks didn't believe me.  His signature moves on this forum are to be contrarian, generally negative and bouncing out.

He's like if Poiponen were from West Virginia.

Too bad there is a Dale Earnhardt equivalent to Sault Sainte John Madden.

we need SP Cook's plan to establish a series of fictional Earnhardts

[Max Rockatansky]

Amusingly I mentioned in the Amtrak thread that SP wasn't going to reply.  I guess a lot of folks didn't believe me.  His signature moves on this forum are to be contrarian, generally negative and bouncing out.

He's like if Poiponen were from West Virginia.

Too bad there is a Dale Earnhardt equivalent to Sault Sainte John Madden.

we need SP Cook's plan to establish a series of fictional Earnhardts

I think this is needed. 

[Max Rockatansky]

Funny enough, you don't really see anyone complain all that much about the Key Bridge thread.  I think most of us just thought it would be entertaining to string on (egg on?) the more absurd ideas that one person wouldn't let go of.

Not that I'm suggesting that much of anything that goes on with hobby is "major." 

[Roadgeekteen]

For what it's worth, I am pretty the number of post reports submitted by liberals (and progressives and socialists) that I choose not to act on is higher than the number of those submitted by conservatives which I choose not to act on.

That could be that conservatives are generally more "live and let live" about posts that don't agree with their personal views and the fact that there are less conservatives overall on the site. For example of the former, there are a couple posts on the site that I (a conservative) could choose to get offended about and report because they do kind of cross a line, but I think that it's ultimately not a big deal to me if someone says something questionable that I don't agree with.

I somewhat lean left depending on the issue but I totally take a live and let live attitude to dumb takes both sides say, though I won't hesitate to respond if I disagree with someone's stance, but I try to explain using reason, though my patience wears thin when the same arguments are repeated over and over again.

[hbelkins]

I smell politics upthread.

If I had opined "the previous Biden administration," that would be a guaranteed thread lock.

For what it's worth, I am pretty sure the number of post reports submitted by liberals (and progressives and socialists) that I choose not to act on is higher than the number of those submitted by conservatives which I choose not to act on.

Typically, the point at which I consider something "political" is when people are calling out individual politicians or specific political parties. So, yeah. I just noticed a post of that nature slipped by me upthread, so I'm going to take care of that.

I'm not into reporting posts, although I have done a few (very few) when I've felt that my side of the aisle has been unfairly targeted while the opposite side gets by with it. The free speech absolutist in me thinks the best way to deal with viewpoints you don't like is to either respond to it or ignore it, not try to censor it. And since responses are generally frowned upon here (my original "I smell politics" post was deleted, after all) my choices are reduced to either reporting posts or ignoring them.

So why does SP Cook get unrestricted access to the board when all he does is complain about Amtrak and not engage with any of the counter arguments people bring up?

Did SP intentionally run over your puppy or something? You take little digs at him every chance you get.

[Roadgeekteen]

I smell politics upthread.

If I had opined "the previous Biden administration," that would be a guaranteed thread lock.

For what it's worth, I am pretty sure the number of post reports submitted by liberals (and progressives and socialists) that I choose not to act on is higher than the number of those submitted by conservatives which I choose not to act on.

Typically, the point at which I consider something "political" is when people are calling out individual politicians or specific political parties. So, yeah. I just noticed a post of that nature slipped by me upthread, so I'm going to take care of that.

I'm not into reporting posts, although I have done a few (very few) when I've felt that my side of the aisle has been unfairly targeted while the opposite side gets by with it. The free speech absolutist in me thinks the best way to deal with viewpoints you don't like is to either respond to it or ignore it, not try to censor it. And since responses are generally frowned upon here (my original "I smell politics" post was deleted, after all) my choices are reduced to either reporting posts or ignoring them.

So why does SP Cook get unrestricted access to the board when all he does is complain about Amtrak and not engage with any of the counter arguments people bring up?

Did SP intentionally run over your puppy or something? You take little digs at him every chance you get.

Almost all of his posts nowadays are in the Amtrak thread just trashing on it. Seems like that's all he does here.

[Scott5114]

And since responses are generally frowned upon here (my original "I smell politics" post was deleted, after all) my choices are reduced to either reporting posts or ignoring them.

That was more to do with the fact that the post you were responding to was deleted, so it'd make it look like your post was a bizarre non-sequitur that was trying to start a fight where none existed if I'd let it stand.

[Molandfreak]

I smell politics upthread.

If I had opined "the previous Biden administration," that would be a guaranteed thread lock.

For what it's worth, I am pretty sure the number of post reports submitted by liberals (and progressives and socialists) that I choose not to act on is higher than the number of those submitted by conservatives which I choose not to act on.

Typically, the point at which I consider something "political" is when people are calling out individual politicians or specific political parties. So, yeah. I just noticed a post of that nature slipped by me upthread, so I'm going to take care of that.

I'm not into reporting posts, although I have done a few (very few) when I've felt that my side of the aisle has been unfairly targeted while the opposite side gets by with it.

You demonize the "others" all the time and get away with it. kphoger doesn't. 1995hoo doesn't. thspfc doesn't. CoreySamson doesn't.

[hotdogPi]

You demonize the "others" all the time and get away with it. kphoger doesn't. 1995hoo doesn't. thspfc doesn't. CoreySamson doesn't.

There was nothing for them to get away with. I don't remember any of those four people saying anything horrible, with the one non-political exception of kphoger making certain jokes about Sault-Sainte-John-Madden without realizing her age.

[Molandfreak]

You demonize the "others" all the time and get away with it. kphoger doesn't. 1995hoo doesn't. thspfc doesn't. CoreySamson doesn't.

There was nothing for them to get away with. I don't remember any of those four people saying anything horrible, with the one non-political exception of kphoger making certain jokes about Sault-Sainte-John-Madden without realizing her age.

Yes, the point is that they are all unproblematic users who openly lean conservative.

[Max Rockatansky]

You demonize the "others" all the time and get away with it. kphoger doesn't. 1995hoo doesn't. thspfc doesn't. CoreySamson doesn't.

There was nothing for them to get away with. I don't remember any of those four people saying anything horrible, with the one non-political exception of kphoger making certain jokes about Sault-Sainte-John-Madden without realizing her age.

Yes, the point is that they are all unproblematic users who openly lean conservative.

Are they actually a problem or just frequently disagree and carry an unpleasant demeanor?  If it is the latter I don't really see how that is an offense or violation of forum rules.

[Molandfreak]

You demonize the "others" all the time and get away with it. kphoger doesn't. 1995hoo doesn't. thspfc doesn't. CoreySamson doesn't.

There was nothing for them to get away with. I don't remember any of those four people saying anything horrible, with the one non-political exception of kphoger making certain jokes about Sault-Sainte-John-Madden without realizing her age.

Yes, the point is that they are all unproblematic users who openly lean conservative.

Are they actually a problem or just frequently disagree and carry an unpleasant demeanor?  If it is the latter I don't really see how that is an offense or violation of forum rules.

[Roadgeekteen]

I smell politics upthread.

If I had opined "the previous Biden administration," that would be a guaranteed thread lock.

For what it's worth, I am pretty sure the number of post reports submitted by liberals (and progressives and socialists) that I choose not to act on is higher than the number of those submitted by conservatives which I choose not to act on.

Typically, the point at which I consider something "political" is when people are calling out individual politicians or specific political parties. So, yeah. I just noticed a post of that nature slipped by me upthread, so I'm going to take care of that.

I'm not into reporting posts, although I have done a few (very few) when I've felt that my side of the aisle has been unfairly targeted while the opposite side gets by with it.

You demonize the "others" all the time and get away with it. kphoger doesn't. 1995hoo doesn't. thspfc doesn't. CoreySamson doesn't.

Has 1995hoo ever been identified as a conservative? Reading when he mentions politics, he seems like a moderate/centrist.

[Molandfreak]

I smell politics upthread.

If I had opined "the previous Biden administration," that would be a guaranteed thread lock.

For what it's worth, I am pretty sure the number of post reports submitted by liberals (and progressives and socialists) that I choose not to act on is higher than the number of those submitted by conservatives which I choose not to act on.

Typically, the point at which I consider something "political" is when people are calling out individual politicians or specific political parties. So, yeah. I just noticed a post of that nature slipped by me upthread, so I'm going to take care of that.

I'm not into reporting posts, although I have done a few (very few) when I've felt that my side of the aisle has been unfairly targeted while the opposite side gets by with it.

You demonize the "others" all the time and get away with it. kphoger doesn't. 1995hoo doesn't. thspfc doesn't. CoreySamson doesn't.

Has 1995hoo ever been identified as a conservative? Reading when he mentions politics, he seems like a moderate/centrist.

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=35681.msg2967477#msg2967477

[Henry]

Donald Trump

[Roadgeekteen]

I smell politics upthread.

If I had opined "the previous Biden administration," that would be a guaranteed thread lock.

For what it's worth, I am pretty sure the number of post reports submitted by liberals (and progressives and socialists) that I choose not to act on is higher than the number of those submitted by conservatives which I choose not to act on.

Typically, the point at which I consider something "political" is when people are calling out individual politicians or specific political parties. So, yeah. I just noticed a post of that nature slipped by me upthread, so I'm going to take care of that.

I'm not into reporting posts, although I have done a few (very few) when I've felt that my side of the aisle has been unfairly targeted while the opposite side gets by with it.

You demonize the "others" all the time and get away with it. kphoger doesn't. 1995hoo doesn't. thspfc doesn't. CoreySamson doesn't.

Has 1995hoo ever been identified as a conservative? Reading when he mentions politics, he seems like a moderate/centrist.

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=35681.msg2967477#msg2967477

From the comment, it says that it would be surprising who he voted for in the last 3 elections, so my guess is that he voted third party or Dem like many other suburban conservatives who are turned off by Trump.

[Roadgeekteen]

Donald Trump

Joe Biden

[Max Rockatansky]

Donald Trump

Joe Biden

Woodrow Wilson looks like the teacher in Reefer Madness who does all the finger pointing during the end scene. 

[Roadgeekteen]

By the way, why did this thread survive into a second page while mine back in 2021 got locked in like 5 posts? Well probably because the admin who locked it hasn't even logged onto the forum in 1 month. That's very strange how he's still an admin then with no activity in a month...

[Max Rockatansky]

By the way, why did this thread survive into a second page while mine back in 2021 got locked in like 5 posts? Well probably because the admin who locked it hasn't even logged onto the forum in 1 month. That's very strange how he's still an admin then with no activity in a month...

Reads like a minor problem...