Seeing as it's simply a wankfest for the worst members on the site anyway, I don't see why I should be subjected to it every time I log in and check the new posts button.

I know it's not impossible, because A69 was invisible to me until I became a member.

(November 17, 2018 at 7:31 pm)Wololo Wrote: Seeing as it's simply a wankfest for the worst members on the site anyway, I don't see why I should be subjected to it every time I log in and check the new posts button.

I know it's not impossible, because A69 was invisible to me until I became a member.

Well, I'm looking forward to it, but I may be one of the worst members on the site. 

These people are also posting there: 

Whateverist, RoadRunner79,  Gae Bolga, Catholic_Lady, Tiberius, Kit, pocaracas, vulcanlogician, Jörmungandr, and others.

Are they also worst? 

Just give it time. It'll die down sooner or later once it's past its honeymoon phase. I mean, look at the state of the one-to-one Debate section.

EDIT: Maybe not R'lyeh, but then again, that's more exciting than the civil crap.

The civility forum is offensive to you?

(November 17, 2018 at 9:08 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: The civility forum is offensive to you?

I was told that no one is saying that!

I have no interest in posting there, nor joining up. But i might still want to check up on threadsand read those. Sorry, big W, i'm not with you on this one.

(November 17, 2018 at 9:08 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: The civility forum is offensive to you?

Sorry, but you're just trolling wololo here. You've posted previously that you're not a fan of his, and that you had him on ignore. (But maybe you've taken him off ignore since then.)

-Teresa

I can make a guess that perhaps some of the objection to the visibility of Civil Discussion threads is that they require additional care not to accidentally invest one's time in one, only to realize they don't want to or can't participate on those terms. Thus the visibility of that forum section becomes a burden on those who aren't interested in it and gain no benefit from it existing. As to its being offensive, I don't really sympathize with such concerns. I guess I'm just a heartless bitch that way.

The "civil" discussion thread appears to me to be a catering to the beliefs of the religious' wanting a forum, so that they don't have to hear the more vociferous atheist's responses. I'm well and truly over using any of my time discussing religion with a religious person. I'm already used to seeing the forum in the line items of the "Latest Threads" and am perfectly capable of ignoring that fluff the same way that my eyes slide right over the religious posting in the rest of the forum. I do, however, consider such a forum to be a vehicle for lending a bit of legitimacy to religious arguments.

TL;DR- I won't be looking in on that forum. Good on you, Tiberius, for providing a playground for them. It makes it easier for me to ignore the religious BS.

I don't think there should be private clubs.  For that reason, I never joined A69, either.