"Political Forum" - owned & operated by Republicans?

[amepro]

I think "Political Forum" is run by republicans. What do you think?

[rikitz]

im not sure yet, few years ago i was on awrm.org board, but was quickly thrown out, also cnn board would ban users that didnt support and made a good case against clinton's invasion of Kosovo.... as far as here, while i get no warnings and am not banned, i can't complain. when i get banned, then i know...

[raytri]

I'm a moderator, and I have no idea what the site owner's political affiliation is.

I'm also by no means a conservative, but I'll ask you a question: Does it matter who owns the site?

Moderators are volunteers drawn from the ranks of board members. Everyone is free to create threads and post to existing threads. Our sole brief is to keep things civil and legal. Generally the only things we edit or censor are libel, foul language, personal attacks and copyright infringement (plus a range of minor stuff like posting advertisements or someone's private information).

The site owner usually only gets involved when a plurality of moderators asks him to, and then it's generally to carry out a decision made by the moderators.

As long as you keep it civil, you can post anything you want here, whatever your political persuasion. Further, the board is well-designed and runs smoothly and quickly. And it's free. What's not to like?

Frankly, the reason I like the board is because it contains a broad range of viewpoints, and isn't simply an echo chamber like the Free Republic or its liberal counterparts.

[LadyLazarus]

Actuallly, from what I remember seeing of the owner's views, (s)he's fairly liberal.

[stekim]

but no one's voice is silenced.

[raytri]

Here's a link where the owner talks about himself:
http://www.politicalforum.com/viewto...261&highlight=

[Hansmoleman]

Can we add this option to this poll?

[amepro]

Originally Posted by Hansmoleman";p=&quot

Can we add this option to this poll?

No we can't. You can create a "Don't Know/Don't Care" poll if you like. I'm curious because there are so many pubs on this site.

[amepro]

Originally Posted by raytri";p=&quot

I'm a moderator, and I have no idea what the site owner's political affiliation is.

I'm also by no means a conservative, but I'll ask you a question: Does it matter who owns the site?

Moderators are volunteers drawn from the ranks of board members. Everyone is free to create threads and post to existing threads. Our sole brief is to keep things civil and legal. Generally the only things we edit or censor are libel, foul language, personal attacks and copyright infringement (plus a range of minor stuff like posting advertisements or someone's private information).

The site owner usually only gets involved when a plurality of moderators asks him to, and then it's generally to carry out a decision made by the moderators.

As long as you keep it civil, you can post anything you want here, whatever your political persuasion. Further, the board is well-designed and runs smoothly and quickly. And it's free. What's not to like?

Frankly, the reason I like the board is because it contains a broad range of viewpoints, and isn't simply an echo chamber like the Free Republic or its liberal counterparts.

Thanks for explaining how this forum works. All that red I'm feeling must be coming from the board then.

[Hansmoleman]

Originally Posted by stekim";p=&quot

but no one's voice is silenced.

the most active members are conservatives. If you want this board to be more left leaning, get the liberals to get more active. It's a really simple solution.

Look at the total posts statistics, most of the people in the top 10 are all conservatives.