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    Why no Politics or Religion In OT?

    Why no politics or religion in OT? Are these topics not related to music?
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    Thems the rules.

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    From the PE Terms of Service:

    This is a music forum. It is not a forum for expressing your views on politics, religion, race, sexual orientation, or any other sensitive subjects. There are literally thousands of forums on the Internet for those topics - and this is not one of them.
    That sentiment sums it up well.

    Regardless that politics and religion can/does intersect with music, it's been a long standing truth on PE that such discussions, even when briefly tolerated, eventually devolve and have to be shut down.

    I hope that answers your question.
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    Quote Originally Posted by StevegSr View Post
    Why no politics or religion in OT? Are these topics not related to music?
    Hi Steve, Because it is a qualified OT i.e. OT (music and arts). It isn't a free for all OT.

    The OT in the community forums is more open but still not for politics and religion.

    You can start a group if you like, on any subject EXCEPT music related, and there you can discuss politics and religion to your heart's content.

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    They used to be allowed. But, Phil Collins jumped in and ruined everything.
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    Please...Jon Anderson and Steven Wilson are volatile enough subjects for this forum.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ronmac View Post
    They used to be allowed. But, Phil Collins jumped in and ruined everything.
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    This board can barely handle Yes/Jon Anderson threads...let alone heady subjects like politics or religion.
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    Perhaps the Whigs or the Bull Moose Party are no longer interested in political debate.
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    The Synod of Hippo was lame!

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    I shall protest this decree by posting images from Puck from the 1880s:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Progbear View Post
    I shall protest this decree by posting images from Puck from the 1880s:

    lost in the snow (1882).jpg
    Is that a hockey magazine?

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    Quote Originally Posted by moecurlythanu View Post
    Please...Jon Anderson and Steven Wilson are volatile enough subjects for this forum.
    I guess we had better steer clear of any discussion of lyrics by Robert Wyatt, Henry Cow and the like. On the other hand, I didn't think it would be volatile to discuss the "chewing gum for the mind" that typifies the lyrics of Jon Anderson.

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    Who said anything about lyrics?

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    Because the people who are wrong got tired of always being whipped in arguments by the people who are right, and they whined to the mods.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JKL2000 View Post
    The Synod of Hippo was lame!
    Not as lame as the Guelph and Ghibelline feud!
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    When did emoticons become emojis and why?

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    Quote Originally Posted by PeterG View Post
    Hi Steve, Because it is a qualified OT i.e. OT (music and arts). It isn't a free for all OT.

    The OT in the community forums is more open but still not for politics and religion.

    You can start a group if you like, on any subject EXCEPT music related, and there you can discuss politics and religion to your heart's content.
    There are music related groups on here though.

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    And while we are questioning things why was my Nad Sylvan post moved to the "what's on what's new" board? If it does belong there then why wasn't the "Peter Hammill plays two shows in Canada" thread moved there too? Oh because Peter Hammill didn't post it? Well guess what? I'm not Nad Sylvan.
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    Quote Originally Posted by moecurlythanu View Post
    When did emoticons become emojis and why?
    Emoji is shorter and came from Japanese who borrowed the "emo" part and added "ji" which is part of "kanji", or character - as in the script. It is a little odd if being used with English speakers but I like it better than emoticon. Not that I use either word, but....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Digital_Man View Post
    And while we are questioning things why was my Nad Sylvan post moved to the "what's on what's new" board? If it does belong there then why wasn't the "Peter Hammill plays two shows in Canada" thread moved there too? Oh because Peter Hammill didn't post it? Well guess what? I'm not Nad Sylvan.
    I moved the Nad thread because how he is categorized at some other site is hardly front page news here.

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    Lets stick to music, the stuff we love. Lets not poison the well so to speak, people end up falling out when they have so much more in common.

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