Starting topic that you know will get locked

[medic]

I just happened to stop by and saw this listed under the 10 new threads on the front page: "Protect the 'gay gene' ?"

I immediatly thought to myself "Now that's gonna get locked". Sure enough, I clicked on it and it was already locked.

My question, why do people continually start new topics that are questionable and are guaranteed to get locked? Sure, I can understand a topic that may be sitting on the fence, but some, such as the one in question, obviously go over the edge.

There seem to be a certain few people who continually start these topics, and the surprising part is that many of these people are veteran BITOG members who know better. They know how Bob felt about this and they know the rules that Tony has has so obviously listed in black and white for everybody to see.

While I have been guilty of posting in these topics, I think I may have started only two, and one was what I considered a fence sitter, while the other was in humor and a few people didn't find it very humorous.

So, my question is to the people who continually start these topics, and you know who you are. Why do you continually start these topics when you know that they break the rules and will get locked. We like having the "general and off topic" section. Please don't ruin it.

Many of you are parents. How would you like your children to know that you feel it is okay to break the rules.

Thanks, Mike

 

[labman]

Good point. Some people just have to keep pushing their agenda here, although there are plenty of other places on the net for them. I do have to admit I enjoyed the comment about electing people whose shoe size is higher than their IQ.

 

[Terry]

I was curious is the gene mentioned the same as the "choice" gene ?

 

[Gary Allan]

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although there are plenty of other places on the net for them.

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Sure there are ...but those places don't have this crowd.

To quote Lesley Neilson: "But this is our hill ..and these are our beans"

Ehh ...I love political/social topics of debate ..but the general way that people react ...it just doesn't pay to bring them up here. People take things all too personally.

 

[k1xv]

Its like Tourette Syndrome. Some people just can't control their spontaneous utterances.

 

[Al]

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Originally posted by k1xv:
Its like Tourette Syndrome. Some people just can't control their spontaneous utterances.

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True

 

[GROUCHO MARX]

Maybe this topic will slip by the goalie!

 

[Dan4510]

The locking of threads resulted from the unmanageable mess the general and off topics forum was before the banning of religion, sex, and politics.

From its inception, this site has been one that was family friendly and the behavior of certain members finally decided us as admins and moderators that the limit had been reached. Therefore, the new policy.

We have banned members who created problems and keep trying to come back under different user names and start the same idiocy all over again.

As a previous poster noted, if you have a bent to talk about religion, sex, or politics, or any mixture of the three, there are many other places on the net to indulge one's self. We invite you to go there.

If one wishes to talk about oil and other related topics while learning, debating and participatng in a civil manner you are invited to do so here to your heart's content.

Dan