No political posts and an apology


 
Chris Allingham

Chris Allingham

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I want to apologize to members for not seeing your reports this morning regarding political comments posted on the forum. As someone surmised, I was up into the wee hours of the morning watching the election results and in fact was checking the forum for inappropriate posts. But then I succumbed to sleep and woke up late this morning and then got into conversation with Mrs. TVWB about a variety of subjects and just now checked the forum. I have removed the posts reported by members...please continue to report any that you see and I will attempt to resolve them in a timely fashion.

I have maintained this forum as a non-political space for over 24 years through 13 election cycles and will continue to do so as long as I am at the helm. Over the years of running this forum, I've come to believe that it's a good thing to have a space like this where people of different backgrounds and beliefs can come together and share a common bond over barbecuing and grilling, to focus for a few minutes each day on something that connects us and is not political in nature. This was not a goal of mine when I started this place, but with time I've come to appreciate the importance of this and it's something I'm very proud of.

I would encourage those who are tempted to make political posts to consider stepping away from the forum for a few days. I value the contributions of everyone here and don't want to be put in the position of having to suspend or close a member's account due to forum rules violations.

Thanks,
Chris
 
You don't owe an apology and perhaps I should have not been so neurotic as to have reported all his replies but it really fired me up for a few reasons: 1) this is the only online safe haven I use that is void of inappropriate content 2) he has shown a disruptive pattern in the past and 3) he knew better, yet still chose to purposely disrespect your site.
 
Thank you Chris,
Interesting side point, some years ago my wife and I declared our home a “NON POLITICAL ZONE” due in part to the extremely divisive nature. So, for twenty+ years, we have had no fights, arguments, disagreements on anything aside from whether or not I ruined a piece of meat!
I like that this place is a bastion of the “non political” conversations which pervade daily life!
Thanks Chris.
 
Timothy F. Lewis said:
Thank you Chris,
Interesting side point, some years ago my wife and I declared our home a “NON POLITICAL ZONE” due in part to the extremely divisive nature. So, for twenty+ years, we have had no fights, arguments, disagreements on anything aside from whether or not I ruined a piece of meat!
I like that this place is a bastion of the “non political” conversations which pervade daily life!
Thanks Chris.
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I have to remind DH that our home is also a “NON POLITICAL ZONE”. (mainly for health reasons for both of us, we're not taking meds for no reason).
 
Timothy F. Lewis said:
Now we can try to figure out to make better barbecue unfettered by campaign crankiness!
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next up are Medicare Open Enrollment tv ads. yay! zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

it's sunny and 70F today. as crazy as CA is, i live here for the weather and some chill friends. and some of the backroads are hell fun to drive and enjoy.

i think people forget that we're here for a good time, not a long time. more bbq, less politics.
 
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