Political jabs aren’t allowed on certain boards … and the moderators are pretty good about keeping this is check … if they know about it … if you think someone is threadshitting with a swipe at The Donald … click the red triangle and ask a moderator to look into it …
I like it that I don’t have to read any of The Donald threads … there’s been nothing coming over the media that we didn’t know a year ago … “I’ll throw all the Muslims out”, so it’s no surprise he’s throwing Muslims out …
Thank you for taking the time to post this … too funny … how many silver bullets does it take to kill a vampire? …
How many stakes does it take to kill a mummy?
Baked beans are off.
Extra credit to anyone who gets that reference.
Can we please be even a bit reasonable here? The net effect of SDMB posts on the current government or the next election is zero. Using it as justification to crap up any thread you feel like is beyond the pale.
Bloody Vikings!
Seriously. That was some impressive cherry picking. Gallup’s daily tracker is the usual go-to standard for presidential approval. He’s running 54% disapprove to only 40% approve.
But to the op … and treating it more seriously than I think it deserves … a product’s brand matters based on what its demographic is. The SD messageboard overwhelmingly appeals to a more highly educated population of people who like to think of themselves as intellectually curious. As a demographic those are people, both liberal and conservative, who find Trump objectionable. Some believe that he and his administration represent an existential threat to the basic principles of this country. Minimally many see him as anti-intellectualism in control. A SDMB that overall expresses those concerns appeals to that demographic.
Is Trump functionally illiterate? Is it a “slam” to ask that? He has at least been reported to read very little, liking only brief reports, and to prefer watching TV for information. It frankly is the pattern of someone who has managed to function despite having moderate dyslexia. Which is not a slam as some highly accomplished brilliant people have had dyslexia.
Insofar as some thread shit in non-political threads, like about Chex, with a snide Trump comment - yeah, there are serial threads about Trump; we don’t need to have a cereal thread be about Trump.
But no question an administration that seems to promote ignorance and treats facts as fictions or whatever they say they are, is going to evoke lotso threads as part of this board’s brand. Some intelligently framed, some not, some intelligently responded to, some not.
Did you ever complain about the bile, hatred, and ignorance posters have spewed about Obama or Clinton? If so, please provide a link.
Did you ever complain about the bile, hatred, and ignorance posters have spewed about Obama or Clinton?:dubious:
Did you?
Regards,
Shodan
The Trump presidency has already grievously damaged the Pit. It’s a crime, but I had very good beef barley stew for lunch, and more people than ever before are using social media to brag about their children, and children are really great, you know? I like children. So what was the question?
I can’t recall so. And certainly not by starting a thread in ATMB about it.
Why? I’m not complaining about too many threads about Trump either.
Moderator Note
Let’s all keep in mind that this thread is in ATMB. Opinions, either for or against Trump, are not relevant in this forum.
Obviously, this is a thread whose topic is Trump threads, so Trump is certainly going to be mentioned here and there throughout the thread. That’s to be expected. Just keep all comments relevant to the rules and administration of the SDMB. If you want to take pot-shots at Trump, this is not the forum for that. If you want to argue either for or against Trump as president, this is not the forum for that.
I’m not going to go through and quote all of the posts, but there are quite a few comments in this thread that have no relevance to the SDMB and are just stating opinions. Those don’t belong in ATMB. There are plenty of other forums where you can make comments like that. Keep all ATMB comments relevant to the SDMB, please.
Why is it necessary to complain about bile and ignorance against Clinton and Obama before complaining about an equal amount of bile and ignorance against Trump?
Either it’s relevant, or it isn’t. If it’s relevant, show why in some meaningful way. If it’s not, why bring it up?
Regards,
Shodan
So… you can tell at a glance which threads are about Trump? If you’re offended by them, DON’T READ THEM!
And yes, we experienced much the same thing when G.W. Bush [del]was elected[/del] became president.
You want us to start yet another Trump thread elsewhere?
Hmmmm.
Something tells me that there are plenty of existing Trump threads on a variety of topics. I’m sure most folks could find an existing thread to post in instead of starting a new one. 
If the title says something like “Donald Trump Threatens to Send Troops to Mexico” or “Should the Military Overthrow Trump?” it’s not hard to tell.
Read the mod note in this thread, and reflect on why it was necessary, and why “DON’T READ THEM!” is not a complete answer to the issue.
Regards,
Shodan
Cite?
You’ve made a definitive claim there. Can it be backed up?
I agree with the suggestion to make “Elections” into “Politics”. The same rules already apply in GD and “Elections” so in some ways “Elections” is already an offshoot of GD.