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Okay Brooke's got circumcision threads - GAPS has had race, vax, OA/Closed OA and many other hot topics the last 2 week.s Now we have political issues [url]http://forums.adoption.com/general-adoptive-parent-support/342881-ot-palins-daughter-7.html[/url] - Crick posted a warning not to turn it into an abortion debate and it has cooled off on that part BUT seriously this one has the potential to get uglier (I can tell these things.)
In this single thread we have already mentioned/argued, religion, gay rights, abortion, death penalty, gun-control, global warming and animal rights. I'm just waiting for the stayathome mom vs. working mom war to start :) cuz no one has mentioned that yet.
ETA: I really need to get a "Kenneth Cole for President/Kate Spade for VP" avatar
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I haven't set it up yet.....where should it go??
I need to answer the people's questions! I mean sure, I've addressed the really important stuff, like my stance on shoes and lip gloss, but there's just so much more!!
And I don't have anyone to run against! haha
Oh well, it's unanimous I guess :)
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Kathy - I just logged on after being gone all day - I haven't checked the thread yet (and now I'm afraid to). I'll go check and if it looks really bad I might just close it for now until I can get a CM or somebody more important than me on im (of course none of you are on when I need you). Anybody else have any suggestions or thoughts?
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Okay - I just read it and it seems like everyone is back to playing nice. Crick posted a warning earlier and it seems like it's going okay (for now).
But Crick's post raised a question for me - I participated in the thread (mostly about lip gloss and being TGmom's Campaign Manager :) ). The only comment I made about Pallin was that i liked what she said in her speech about her SN kiddo. BUT, since I commented (even fthought it wasn't really about the subject) can I NOT close the thread or would I have been wrong to close it (even if it needed to be closed)? I swear I'm still trying to figure out all this mod stuff without screwing up! (This is why I really try not to comment on the controversial threads)
SERIOUSLY - This thread is giving me a migraine now. I've participated so I can't mod. I'm not sure if something needs to officially be said or not. I
'm so confused by this whole thread that just seems to go around in circles. Now we are arguing about who's fault it is society is all screwed-up. We are discussing, discipline, teenage pregnancy, social programs, and whether Sarah Palin is a bad mother because she is running for VP and has deteriorated into are you a bad mother because you work - I KNEW that one was coming. (just to add a few more controversial topics to the fire)
On top of that Tanmansmom got offended by Supamodel and now everyone is defending Supa and it is just so 5th grade.
Can someone else check on this one just to make sure it doesn't need to be modded. I know a few CM's haven't participated so maybe if a warning needs to be posted, someone besides me can do it.
IMO, as annoying as the thread is and aside from the "tiff" between Supa and Tanman, it seems to be strong opinions and for that we do not mod.It was inevitable that we would have a thread about politics, I think we are doing OK with as "opinionated" as people can be when it comes to religion and politics.That is my 2cents, now where the heck is Crick???
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There were only two controversial topics that had NOT been discussed on this thread - Race and Religion. Well now there is only religion because Stormster and Manni are now getting into it over Race.
Actually the thread seems to keep turning itself around and just when I think it will go over the edge it starts being nice again (or they just come up with something more controversial to argue about).