# Could an alliance of third parties be the way to push proportional representation, etc.? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 28, 2013, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-an-alliance-of-third-parties-be-the-way-to-push-proportional-representation-etc/648593 "2013-01-28T06:07:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 20
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-an-alliance-of-third-parties-be-the-way-to-push-proportional-representation-etc/648593/20 "2013-01-28T16:44:45Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > 1. Say fuckin’ **what?!** Never seen that in any forum-rules before. It’s been there forever. > [@SDMB registration agreement as of 12/21/2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-registration-agreement-as-of-12-21-2014/620957/1): > > This message board is intended as a medium for public discussion. Do not post spam, including but not limited to advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, solicitations, offers to trade or barter, charitable appeals, or other messages primarily intended to promote a cause, venture, organization, event (except Straight Dope-related events), website, or other entity or activity, whether or not money is involved. You did a great deal more than toss out a link to FairVote, but you said early on, ‘If you don’t like this, join FairVote and support proportional representation’ (I am paraphrasing to the smallest extent) and the whole thing is an argument about why proportional representation is a good idea, which refers back to ‘join FairVote.’ It’s a worthwhile thread topic but I wasn’t comfortable with such a blatant appeal to join a campaign. > [@](#): > > 1. All right, but you deleted a great deal besides my link to FairVote. Can you please put back the remainder of that paragraph? Sure. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-an-alliance-of-third-parties-be-the-way-to-push-proportional-representation-etc/648593)._