Marblehead Posted November 3, 2018 12 minutes ago, wandelaar said: I hope you are right. Have you ever known me to be wrong yet? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wandelaar Posted November 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Marblehead said: Have you ever known me to be wrong yet? How about Trump? But no - we are not going into that here. There is already a topic about that. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dawei Posted November 8, 2018 On 11/1/2018 at 5:17 AM, wandelaar said: Yes - that's my main problem, the large amount of posts on contemporary politics (and particularly concerning Trump) that show up in 'Activity' give the impression that this forum actually is mainly about politics no matter what the name and structure of the site might suggest. This might scare away new members and make old members reconsider whether this is still the appropriate community for studying and developing Taoism and spirituality. I have no problem with Bums leaving the main room so to speak to discuss Trump in some back chamber. As long as it remains a side-issue it's OK. There are more than enough opportunities on the internet to discuss politics, so it need not even become more than a side-issue. However there is only one The Dao Bums and it would be a pity when it would lose it's main focus and value just because of the political upheaval around Trump. It may of taken six pages to get to a point that really made sense to me and you know we've made some changes. I just want to thank you for your persistence in making your point. Just don't assume I'll agree next time BTW: Sean (owner), immediately resonated with the point made and quickly stepped in to help find a solution 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wandelaar Posted November 8, 2018 Thank you very much! I think all that could be done about this has now been done. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted November 9, 2018 And they lived happily ever after. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stosh Posted November 9, 2018 The most congenial conversation is promoted by talking about anything other than the one presumed to be paramount. At work , talk golf, at golf ,talk baseball... etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3bob Posted November 9, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Stosh said: The most congenial conversation is promoted by talking about anything other than the one presumed to be paramount. At work , talk golf, at golf ,talk baseball... etc. indeed, made me think about talking about the weather at various critical moments Edited November 9, 2018 by 3bob 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stosh Posted November 9, 2018 Just now, 3bob said: indeed, made me think about talking about the weather. Thats a good choice too, socially it is just a soothing ... option. Talking work at work , evrrybody is primed for war. Its just a suggestion , a peculiar factoid. But if people were really discussing philosophy here, the place would be aflame. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
