9/11 Rememberance

[darthbrowser]

Considering the political instead of memorial type discussion we've been doing, I conclude noone here lost a relative or friend during the incident.

Emotion doesn't preclude logic, only hinders it. Don't assume that someone who has a strong emotional reaction to something can't discuss it fairly - though it does lower the odds somewhat.

[Doram]

Emotion doesn't preclude logic, only hinders it. Don't assume that someone who has a strong emotional reaction to something can't discuss it fairly - though it does lower the odds somewhat.

While I agree, I think you missed his point that we are all spectators, American and others alike, on this forum at this time, since not a single "*cries* I lost my <Insert Close Family Member Here> in the attacks!!11!1" has popped up in the conversation. We were all merely discussing the historical record and associated conspiracy theories, and the current socio-political ramifications of the event.

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As I discussed before, Sprocket, I think that if you would like to continue discussing such things, I suggest that you change the first post Title to reflect that this is a discussion, and not a remembrance/memorial. Or if you would like to discuss the remembrance itself and its ramifications, you can certainly steer this in that direction as well (including at least putting the word discussion in the title).

[darthbrowser]

As I discussed before, Sprocket, I think that if you would like to continue discussing such things, I suggest that you change the first post Title to reflect that this is a discussion, and not a remembrance/memorial. Or if you would like to discuss the remembrance itself and its ramifications, you can certainly steer this in that direction as well (including at least putting the word discussion in the title).

I appreciate the validity of your point, but I feel I must point out that you seem to overestimating the importance of a technicality. I agree that the title of the thread is misleading in that it implies a different sort of conversation will be occurring here, but, from the very first post by Sprocket, the discussion has been deviant from the title.

Essentially, I'm disagreeing with your original point because I feel the thread was mislabeled rather than derailed, as evidenced by the fact that the OP's intent doesn't seem to comply with a strict interpretation of the title.

Besides, wouldn't a thread imply discussion regardless? A true "memorial' would,in my opinion, be more along the lines of an announcement, such as a thread locked by the OP. The discussion has remained as on-topic as would be expected for the subject of 9/11.

All that being said, since we agree that the title is not the most clarifying, shouldn't we leave the question of what content is or isn't on-topic in relation to the title up to the OP? Sprocket seems to be complacent with the discussion's incarnation, so I don't see a point in challenging it.

[MessengerOfDreams]

Doram is best grownup.

[Sprocket]

Ok please just stop I made it as a memorial thread and I don't want rational conversations on how staff members can. lock it if it's against the rules or contradicts itself. just leave it a memorial thread and unless you have a story like BlackYoshi did I suggest move on and look to new political issues. Like overpopulation.



Don't start discussing overpopulation here just because I said that