Thank you Ryan and admins

[darwyn]

When I first became a member of this board I was not to sure about the policy on posting about politics in the Free Parking section. I will admit to feeling at times the moderators were a bit heavy handed, and will also confess to getting myself into some arguments I should have stayed out of.

Now I cannot express how thankful I am for this place. I don't need to tell you that outside of this forum politics is everywhere. When I logged in Wednesday morning and there were no political threads, I saw the light of Ryan's genius.

Admittedly there are still a few that don't get it, and insist on making political posts, but thankfully they are few and far between. I just want to say thanks to Ryan, the other admins, and fellow members for keeping this a political free zone. This place has become a real haven for me the last few days.

 

[Brian_WK]

Ditto!
My rules are the same at my house no politics no religion no racism or i'm getting out the ban stick!

Brian

 

[LS6 Tommy]

X2. Thanks, guys! I had a recent ban for something I said that I didn't even mean to be a political statement. After some conversation with the Mods I realized what I had done and I stated I completely understood what happened and why. It's not easy keeping this site running smoothly and the guys do a great job!

Tommy

 

[PelicanPines]

Bell yes... this is the best most comfortable place on the cloud... smart advice... great ideas... people who I consider my distance friends.

Awesome place that is managed with awesome rules.

If Ryan or any admins can find me... feel free to grab a free socket from my extras bucket.

 

[Aaron10647]

+1, That's why I am browsing GJ this morning. I've had my fill of politics.

 

[bczygan]

Thankful I got a couple posts in before the thread disappeared!!!

 

[aka Larry]

X eleventy billion! Those two simple rules keep this forum humming along nicely, and I'm also very grateful.

 

[GirchyGirchy]

While they pop up here and there, they're dealt with quickly. It is a nice respite.

 

[Moose97]

Total agreement! I love to discuss politics and religion. But I love GJ just like this! As others have said we can all find political conversations in plenty of other places. Let's keep this place just guys hanging out in the garage.

 

[APEowner]

Hear! Hear!

 

[ZipSnafu]

I too would like to thank the mods for this. A great place to hang out and learn.

 

[James E]

It's getting thick up in here. I think I need one of these:

 

[Irongrave]

Its refreshing from a lot of the other forums I am on and it is also self policing for the most part. We are all just a bunch of people hanging out in the big garage of the internet. Check the politics and religion at the door and grab your favorite beverage and enjoy the company of friends.

 

[CRXPilot]

My assumption has been that a forum called Garage Journal would mainly be filled with members who come from "flyover states" and hold to old, tested, evergreen truths in life, religion, politics, etc. I do see the wisdom in cutting off all these threads because they do seem to inflame some members and they quickly devolve into anonymous shouting matches spanning the whole globe.

I have to adjust my thinking and realize this isn't a digital back porch where conversation can cover all these non-PC topics. It's just too large. It's an organization and not really an organism.

Within that context, GJ is a great place! I'm always learning and laughing. Members have saved my bacon in many tight spots. Thank you for this forum! Maybe I just long for the days when spirited discussion didn't come with the threat of a ban hammer or a closed thread, "just in case."

Rules are rules. I like what's good here too much to try to impose my will.

 

[Stuart in MN]

Really, this place is a digital version of Ryan's living room and he's invited us in. So, it's his house, his rules - simple as that.

 

[Terra Nova]

Agreed!! GJ was a nice island of sanity in an ocean of butthurt yesterday

Thank you to Ryan and all the Mods

 

[hippie2cams]

You mean ONE Man thought all this up by himself. Thank you and Thanks for no politics

 

[fatfillup]

Rules are rules and if you want to be anywhere, you need to play by the rules of the house. Not that hard to do as long as everyone knows the rules.

Years ago I made a religious point in a post and it started a **** storm. I was new to forums and didn't know the rule here. I apologized to all who complained and played by the rules ever since.

 

[darwyn]

It's getting thick up in here. I think I need one of these:

Lol. Lots of reasons for this thread, one of them being that my wife just left her quilting forum because she was tired of the political nonsense. Apparently someone posted a quilt block and all hell broke loose ...

 

[Wakefield]

Neutral to and about the subject in general or specific advocacy?

 

[doubleot]

+1 thanks for everything

 

[darwyn]

Neutral to and about the subject in general or specific advocacy?

Who knows, once you hear quilt block and hell breaking loose it's a bit hard to concentrate!

 

[HOTFR8]

This topic should stand as a warning to those wanting to spoil it for others. We can all see topics like that are not what this forum is about. You post some thing like that you are looking at having your access to the forum removed.

A reminder to please report a topic that is breaking the rules and not to post to it.

 

[67CarGuy]

Yes, thank you Ryan et al!

 

[GRX]

"Atomic Industry: Steal our stuff, we'll kick your teeth in. "

 

[LX-Markham]

Invaluable forum for garage stuff, i have gotten so many great ideas from here.
....due in part to keeping it clean and on point.

well deserved BRAVO!

 

[James E]

Lol. Lots of reasons for this thread, one of them being that my wife just left her quilting forum because she was tired of the political nonsense. Apparently someone posted a quilt block and all hell broke loose ...

Now darwyn, you and I both know that your wife got banned for her inappropriate quilting patterns.

 

[Kevin54]

Yep....with all of the political **** going on everywhere, this is a safe place to escape it. A breath of fresh air so to speak. Just like needing eye bleach to get rid of ugly on the eye, this is political bleach to wash all of the political out. Got to go see cars now, got to go see car, repeat after me....cars, cars, cars, girls, cars, girls and cars, wrenches, girls and wrenches, cars and girls and wrenches.........

 

[GRX]

Now darwyn, you and I both know that your wife got banned for her inappropriate quilting patterns.

ha ha .... prime example of how politics can soil things, even a centuries old symbol of good luck.

made in 1925:

 

[C_F]

This forum is definitely a great place to hang out, laugh at the often hilarious banter, learn some new things, and swap stories. It's a nice place to get away from the "noise" going on elsewhere.
Now where did I leave my ratchet tie down for my trailer hitch?

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6091206#post6091206

No politics
No religion
Offers of free stuff
Comraderie
Explanation to people outside of the USA as to words and customs


Locked.

I'm fine with no politics and no religion and even some name calling being locked or deleted.
But if this was locked because I called open range horses vermin, that's an agenda.
I'd like this place to be agenda free.

I didn't get it either. I assumed someone posted something bad, so the post was removed & the thread locked.

 

[PelicanPines]

Yep....with all of the political **** going on everywhere, this is a safe place to escape it. A breath of fresh air so to speak. Just like needing eye bleach to get rid of ugly on the eye, this is political bleach to wash all of the political out. Got to go see cars now, got to go see car, repeat after me....cars, cars, cars, girls, cars, girls and cars, wrenches, girls and wrenches, cars and girls and wrenches.........

And NUTs... if you have wrenches... you gotta have nuts.

 

[crewchief888]

Really, this place is a digital version of Ryan's living room and he's invited us in. So, it's his house, his rules - simple as that.

well said

 

[Bronson]

A reminder to please report a topic that is breaking the rules and not to post to it.[/QUOTE]

I had the RIGHT to remain silent, but not the ABILITY.


Yes, a big thanks to Ryan and the Mods!

 

[darwyn]

Now darwyn, you and I both know that your wife got banned for her inappropriate quilting patterns.

What can I tell you man, ex biker babes gone quilting!

 

[Empty Pockets]

+1..... I agree on the no politics policy. I can go to any pub and argue politics.

Much more fun to bash CM and HF

 

[HOTFR8]

I didn't get it either. I assumed someone posted something bad, so the post was removed & the thread locked.

You do not have to get it as some times topics breaking the rules get removed so fast you do not see them.