# Tales from the Ground Game: Political Volunteering in 2016 - your stories here! **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 30, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-from-the-ground-game-political-volunteering-in-2016-your-stories-here/767284 "2016-09-30T14:45:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-from-the-ground-game-political-volunteering-in-2016-your-stories-here/767284/41 "2016-10-05T15:17:45Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > Gentlemen, > > Let’s get the argument back to the tales of the ground game. There’s certainly space for discussing how one should make the argument, but I think this thread would be best for hearing about life on the ground right now. I’m a little confused. If this isn’t a debate, and if opinions aren’t welcome, should this thread maybe be in MPSIMS? If it stays here in a subforum of Great Debates, doesn’t that invite debate? ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-from-the-ground-game-political-volunteering-in-2016-your-stories-here/767284/42 "2016-10-05T15:23:27Z")
No, not quite. The OP asked for what people are doing in terms of ‘ground gaming’ the election. That’s different from a debate but it certainly belongs in the Elections forum. Not everything in this forum needs necessarily to be a debate. On the ground experiences certainly count. Having been a canvasser and phone bank manager in past elections I’d like to hear about other folk’s experiences doing the same. Turning it into another argument just drives it away from people sharing experiences. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-from-the-ground-game-political-volunteering-in-2016-your-stories-here/767284/43 "2016-10-05T15:28:47Z")
Okay, I can see that. There’s a problem when someone shares a highly objectionable experience about how they’re ground-gaming; I think the correct place to discuss that is in the thread where they share it, especially in this forum. But if that’s the rule, that’s the rule. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-from-the-ground-game-political-volunteering-in-2016-your-stories-here/767284/44 "2016-10-05T15:29:20Z")
But if this is just about sharing experiences then maybe it does belong in MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-from-the-ground-game-political-volunteering-in-2016-your-stories-here/767284/45 "2016-10-05T22:05:44Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > I’m a little confused. If this isn’t a debate, and if opinions aren’t welcome, should this thread maybe be in MPSIMS? > > If it stays here in a subforum of Great Debates, doesn’t that invite debate? I’m confused, too. The Elections forum is separate from the Great Debates forum and is not a subforum of GD, right? On my list of forums, I see: [ul] [li]About This Message Board[/li][li]Comments on Cecil’s Columns/Staff Reports[/li][li]General Questions[/li][li]Great Debates[/li][li]Elections[/li][li]Cafe Society[/li][li]The Game Room[/li][li]Thread Games[/li][li]In My Humble Opinion (IMHO)[/li][li]Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS)[/li][li]Marketplace[/li][li]The BBQ Pit[/li][/ul] Great Debates and Elections are at the same level. Does everyone else see the same thing? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-from-the-ground-game-political-volunteering-in-2016-your-stories-here/767284.md?page=2)