[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I don't think anyone has a problem with anyone making threads regardless of how many it is.

It's the content of the threads that gets discussed and that is fair play.

Yes and no. If someone is making endless threads on one topic and not actually adding anything then I would say yes, its a bit of a problem.

To use myself as an example on this again. I just stated I have strong views on trans issues. I am actually a little obsessed with this topic at the moment and do read a lot about it, from both sides but still tend to be fairly critical of the ideology overall (not individual people..just as an overall thing)

I could easily just make a thread per week on this topic, giving a different gender critical blog that I had found that day, and not much else as the thread. But...what would that gain? I would fully expect people to be sick to the back teeth of the threads, and no actual debate can be had about something thats quite so done to death.

Again, this may be just me personally, but I much prefer quality over quantity.

So if I wanted to focus a lot of energy into that one particular topic I would make one about the proposed changes to the GRC (that I feel will massively detriment females, homosexual people and transsexuals and only straight men will actually benefit) and flog that one out. Then maybe one asking peoples views on sex segregated spaces and if they are needed. And so on. Each time taking the time to fully add my opinion to the OP, and be willing to defend my position, or even change my views, throughout the topic. Things like this can actually inspire discussion. And if my threads went unanswered..well bully for me. Seems others aren't interested in debating and debating with ones self is pointless. Maybe at this stage I would seek out discussion on that singular topic elsewhere.

I don't think a bunch of trans threads would go down too well on here and I don't want to spam. So I maybe start one every now and again or when theres new news..and besides that I head over to mumsnet where the members there are fully switched on about the issue and discussing it fairly regularly. I don't ever feel I shouldn't start a topic on the issue here. Rather, I don't see the point in just starting a bunch of threads on exactly the same topic as I prefer to debate than just give my view and thats that

Equally I could just scour the papers for different news stories, link just a single link, no opinion or anything and simply put 'discuss' but this would be pointless also to me :S

This may just be personal preference, but to me, this is what a debate topic is about, actually debating and giving your own opinion on stuff. If anyone disagrees with me, please tell me why this is and what they think a debates forum should be for? As this may be part of the disconnect between me and a few members.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Yes and no. If someone is making endless threads on one topic and not actually adding anything then I would say yes, its a bit of a problem.

To use myself as an example on this again. I just stated I have strong views on trans issues. I am actually a little obsessed with this topic at the moment and do read a lot about it, from both sides but still tend to be fairly critical of the ideology overall (not individual people..just as an overall thing)

I could easily just make a thread per week on this topic, giving a different gender critical blog that I had found that day, and not much else as the thread. But...what would that gain? I would fully expect people to be sick to the back teeth of the threads, and no actual debate can be had about something thats quite so done to death.

Again, this may be just me personally, but I much prefer quality over quantity.

So if I wanted to focus a lot of energy into that one particular topic I would make one about the proposed changes to the GRC (that I feel will massively detriment females, homosexual people and transsexuals and only straight men will actually benefit) and flog that one out. Then maybe one asking peoples views on sex segregated spaces and if they are needed. And so on. Each time taking the time to fully add my opinion to the OP, and be willing to defend my position, or even change my views, throughout the topic. Things like this can actually inspire discussion. And if my threads went unanswered..well bully for me. Seems others aren't interested in debating and debating with ones self is pointless. Maybe at this stage I would seek out discussion on that singular topic elsewhere.

I don't think a bunch of trans threads would go down too well on here and I don't want to spam. So I maybe start one every now and again or when theres new news..and besides that I head over to mumsnet where the members there are fully switched on about the issue and discussing it fairly regularly. I don't ever feel I shouldn't start a topic on the issue here. Rather, I don't see the point in just starting a bunch of threads on exactly the same topic as I prefer to debate than just give my view and thats that

Equally I could just scour the papers for different news stories, link just a single link, no opinion or anything and simply put 'discuss' but this would be pointless also to me :S

This may just be personal preference, but to me, this is what a debate topic is about, actually debating and giving your own opinion on stuff. If anyone disagrees with me, please tell me why this is and what they think a debates forum should be for? As this may be part of the disconnect between me and a few members.

Let me live.


But yeah, I see what you mean.