Maybe I'm just being naive or sentimental but this is not the VRCC I remember from the early 2000s. This isn't even recognizable. We had our own cast of characters back then for sure (I was one of them). But nothing like the absolute garbage I've seen over the past couple of weeks since I decided to pop in and check things out.
I guess the Tech Boards are the only message boards of any real value these days. All I see in General is a circle-jerk of BS between the same 5-6 people. I wonder how many people have been turned off to this site due the type of behavior I'm seeing here. I guess the argument would be "but my free speech!"
I guess an individual's free speech "trumps" any attempt at maintaining this community.
With all due respect, why can people not just ignore the posts that they don't like? There are plenty of ride posts, and personal posts by members to read. They don't generate the page upon page of discussion like the political posts, because it is hard for such topics to be controversial. No you shouldn't have taken that route, or you shouldn't eat at that restaurant, or your bike is ugly and you ride it like a girl.
I grow weary of the constant bickering at times, but it is a general board. I suppose some people are just more sensitive than others. I personally enjoy this site tremendously and visit it several times a day. I have no one on my ignore list, but there are a few candidates. I do sympathize with the moderators and their thankless job. We should do all we can to make their job easier.
Well said Skinhead, to pretend that our motorcycle board is any different than any political discussion board on the planet just doesn't make sense. People who come here are generally those who ride motorcycles I would assume, they're not sensitive little snowflakes and easily offended by anything and everything.
Actually this is what democracy looks like, at times it's very messy and ugly, but what is the alternative? Every time I come on this board I find something that makes me feel something.. Sometimes I read things and get mad, sometimes I read things and laugh.. Through it all we get to know each other better as well as sharing opinions, Life Experiences and sometimes just plain silly crap.
This is an open discussion section of the board and those easily offended have the choice to not look at it. Sometimes our political post headings can be misleading, but all it takes is a second or two of reading to know that it may not be something that you wish to look at, so you hit the back button.
This time in our history is unprecedented and emotions are running High, it's natural that the dominant theme of our discussion board is now politics.
So far I have nobody on my ignore list either, and I'm not easily offended.. People who are easily offended should probably not be on a motorcycle riders board, after all motorcycle riding attracts a certain type of individual. The dominant characteristic I believe is that we are freedom-loving free thinkers and calculated Risk Takers.
We aren't snowflakes here, just a group of people with many things in common and some things not so much. Overall I like it here and enjoy participating on this board.
