Dee74

A reminder that politics is off topic here, guys.

Let me try the personal cards on the table approach.

The likelihood is no matter what political position you espouse there’ll be someone here that disagrees with you.

One members lack of national leadership is another’s Antifa insurgents spreading fake news. One members horror at armed personnel on the streets is anothers welcome return to law and order.

I wish I was exaggerating but I'm really not. Perceptions are that divided.


Arguments ensue and I and the other staff are the guys who have to cleanup those arguments. Every hour we spend doing that is an hour less for posts to be responded to.

My heart is heavy. I get you guys are scared angry and fed up, but the rules here state recovery first.
No ones ‘censoring’ you. It’s all there in the rules we all agreed to, rules of many years standing.

2.Outside Agendas: No posts of an overtly political or religious nature OR posts promoting advocacy of particular personal, medical, legal, religious, political, or non-profit causes. The forums are intended for offering mutual personal support related to recovery from addiction or recovery for family and friends. This is our primary purpose. Debating controversial subjects should be taken elsewhere. Limited references are allowed, but the forums should not be used to convert others. Do not post content or links or materials to and from sites that flame someone's person, religious beliefs, race, national background, sexual orientation, or recovery program/method. It is inappropriate to promote the use of alcohol or drugs on our addiction recovery forums.



We need to be a united community here focusing on the similarities, not the differences.

You can go and vent your hearts out many many many places on the web but it’s damaging to the cohesion of the community to do it here.

Dee
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Dee74

Just to add...I'm not trying to stop people talking about their feelings.

I don;t think anyone could reasonably find fault with a statement like 'I am really worried about the state of the world right now' but a statement like

'I am really worried about the state of the world right now..I blame that Trump/Biden/Cuomo/DiBlasio/Scott Morrison/Boris Johnson' is a political statement that others will disagree with.

I'm trying not to edit posts or remove anything...but I've have to in some cases.

Your help in this will make that unnecessary in future

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Dee74

These are tough times for us all.
I'd like to thank everyone who've been able to share how this is affecting them without bringing politics into it.

I have to specifically address another issue tho

A minority of members have suggested COVID does not exist, that its a planned event/conspiracy, or that its no worse than the flu. There are other similar expressions of those ideas about vaccination

You're entitled to your opinion but you’re not entitled to a platform here if it breaks our rules like rule 2


2.Outside Agendas: No posts of an overtly political or religious nature OR posts promoting advocacy of particular personal, medical, legal, religious, political, or non-profit causes. The forums are intended for offering mutual personal support related to recovery from addiction or recovery for family and friends. This is our primary purpose. Debating controversial subjects should be taken elsewhere. Limited references are allowed, but the forums should not be used to convert others. Do not post content or links or materials to and from sites that flame someone's person, religious beliefs, race, national background, sexual orientation, or recovery program/method. It is inappropriate to promote the use of alcohol or drugs on our addiction recovery forums.

Again, No ones ‘censoring’ you. It’s all there in the rules we all agreed to, rules of many years standing.

Dee
Administrator
SR

Dee74

Just a reminder that this no politics rule remains in place - all members all countries, for all the reasons I outlined above.

I really think it's better for this community.

Dee
Administrator
SR