R-pod Owners Forum : The BULLpen http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : General non-pod discussion : The BULLpen Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:16:28 +0000 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:15:16 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=12520 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ The BULLpen : Originally posted by DavidYou... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119571#119571 Author: TheBum
Subject: 12520
Posted: 14 Jan 2019 at 11:15am

Originally posted by David

You folks are pretty smart!


Good. Our ruse is still working. :)]]> Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:15:16 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119571#119571 The BULLpen : Originally posted by David and... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119472#119472 Author: Guests
Subject: 12520
Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 2:45pm

Originally posted by David and Danette


We love you too! I wouldn't want to live in a life without law officers or forum moderators. Smile I may not agree or understand them sometimes but I have great respect for both and know to listen to them.! Smile






A brief "off topic" - some do and some don't know that I am a former LEO (Law Enforcement Officer). My only real claim to fame in life is that I have been spit on more than the average person!         If not for that, my life (to this point) would be pretty unremarkable.

It looks like our members haven't changed. They still prefer the forum to remain free of the existing taboo subjects. You folks are pretty smart!

]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2019 14:45:36 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119472#119472 The BULLpen : Originally posted by David I... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119469#119469 Author: David and Danette
Subject: 12520
Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 2:26pm

Originally posted by David



I love you folks!   

We love you too! I wouldn't want to live in a life without law officers or forum moderators. Smile I may not agree or understand them sometimes but I have great respect for both and know to listen to them.! Smile]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2019 14:26:51 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119469#119469 The BULLpen : +1 again!! http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119452#119452 Author: Billy Bob
Subject: 12520
Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 9:23am

+1 again!!]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2019 09:23:19 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119452#119452 The BULLpen : Originally posted by StephenHIf... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119438#119438 Author: Grandpa Hiker
Subject: 12520
Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 4:22am

Originally posted by StephenH

If it ain't broke, please don't 'fix' it.

+1
]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2019 04:22:32 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119438#119438 The BULLpen : If it ain't broke, please... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119431#119431 Author: StephenH
Subject: 12520
Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 8:58pm

If it ain't broke, please don't 'fix' it.]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2019 20:58:52 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119431#119431 The BULLpen : I'll add my voice to what... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119425#119425 Author: GlueGuy
Subject: 12520
Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 8:16pm

I'll add my voice to what looks like a chorus. I would prefer the forum stay as it is. I have plenty of places where I can voice my not politically correct opinion. I would rather not mix that with my R-pod addition. R-pods are for fun after all.]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2019 20:16:18 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119425#119425 The BULLpen : My two cents is that it should... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119420#119420 Author: wooleeman
Subject: 12520
Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 7:30pm

My two cents is that it should be left the way it is.  ]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2019 19:30:11 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119420#119420 The BULLpen : The forum is great the way it... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119419#119419 Author: crw8sr
Subject: 12520
Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 7:21pm

The forum is great the way it is.  ]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2019 19:21:34 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119419#119419 The BULLpen : I love you folks! http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119418#119418 Author: Guests
Subject: 12520
Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 7:15pm



I love you folks!   

]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2019 19:15:02 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119418#119418 The BULLpen : ^^^ What they all said. This forum... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119417#119417 Author: TheBum
Subject: 12520
Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 6:33pm

^^^ What they all said. This forum has a high signal to noise ratio and I'd prefer to keep it that way.]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2019 18:33:43 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119417#119417 The BULLpen : nope. not needed. I like the current... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119415#119415 Author: furpod
Subject: 12520
Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 6:19pm

nope. not needed. I like the current format just fine.
]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2019 18:19:13 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119415#119415 The BULLpen : Thanks for the opportunity... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119414#119414 Author: Live2Camp
Subject: 12520
Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 6:09pm

Thanks for the opportunity to vote, I voted to Leave the Forum Alone. As an American, I defend my right to be offended and to decide for myself what is and isn't offensive. But as has been said in a few ways here, there are a zillion places to talk about All That Other Stuff ... this is the only place where we can talk about our RPods and related topics. Often my view would be, hey no problem! I'll just ignore the topics I don't want to read. But it adds work to some or other extent for our admins. All of that said, if this change is made, I won't object or be offended by that; I'll just ignore the topics I'm not interested in. I also don't like the idea of trying to label (with emojis or otherwise) and would not go along with that for me. Thanks again for asking. ]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2019 18:09:44 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119414#119414 The BULLpen : +Ꝏ to the above. Leave it alone.... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119413#119413 Author: CharlieM
Subject: 12520
Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 5:53pm

+Ꝏ  to the above. Leave it alone. It's working.]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2019 17:53:36 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119413#119413 The BULLpen : Leave this forum alone, there... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119411#119411 Author: mcarter
Subject: 12520
Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 5:35pm

Leave this forum alone, there are multiple places on the interweb to discuss social, political issues. It has no place here. This is about camping and RPod dedicated issues, if we leave that we have basically ruined the best forum there was for us.   If I want a condescending lecture on life or some members opinion of America I can find that. I want to share RPods and RPod issues here. Nothing more nothing less.

I don't want any emojis attached to me. Not here.]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2019 17:35:53 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119411#119411 The BULLpen : David, those are all good ideas,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119409#119409 Author: lostagain
Subject: 12520
Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 5:27pm

David, those are all good ideas, but I think they can lead to conflict, divisiveness, and a segmentation of users. 

By establishing a "bullpen" where nearly no topic is restricted, people will eventually know who is of this persuasion or that and I believe it will inevitably spill over into the "non-partisan" areas.  If people knew my true political/religious beliefs, I may end up with a zillion followers or be blackballed by the board.  If you really want to know how I feel, read my comments in the Washington Post.

We have a huge, almost mind boggling, array of sites in the internet to express our views apart from rPods.  Maybe we should follow the kiss rule and keep this limited to the things we share in common.  

There is an additional reason for this.  We have on our board people from all points of view imaginable.  When we stick to talking just about rPod and camping related issues we discover that there are really a lot of truly wonderful people out there with whom we'd never interact if we knew their religious or political beliefs.  Eventually, we get an idea of who is leans a little this way or that, but because we have to avoid hot button/dog whistle issues, we regularly interact with people who see the world much different from our own views and truly enjoy the conversation.  If we saw how they really feel about certain issues, that would most certainly not be the case.  [That is one reason one of my sons-in-law and I almost never speak.]

As for icons or emoji's to indicate one's willing to discuss issues, that's like wearing certain color clothing to communicate certain personal preferences.  It will label people and lead to conflict.  The PM system works just fine as it is.  We can glean from people's posts or signatures already, enough information to know whether we may want to engage in a pm conversation.  And in simply sending an email to someone you think may be interested in discussing how many angels can dance on the head of a pin and what happens to unbaptized babies when they die [I'm revealing my background], you can just ask.  The worst that will happen is the person will tell you to buzz off.

So, I say leave it as it is.  Don't fix it if it ain't broke.
]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2019 17:27:00 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119409#119409 The BULLpen : The site works the way it is,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119408#119408 Author: offgrid
Subject: 12520
Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 5:26pm

The site works the way it is, let's not mess with a good thing. I'm not out to annoy anyone here with my political/religious/cultural opinions, of which I have plenty (I can already annoy folks just fine with my technical opinions Tongue) so why have a bullpen? ]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2019 17:26:12 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119408#119408 The BULLpen : Some of you who have been around... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12520&PID=119405#119405 Author: Guests
Subject: 12520
Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 5:02pm



Some of you who have been around a while know that I like to "think out loud" and run ideas past people.

Some things running through my mind:

Do we need/want an area for folks to discuss things not permitted in the forum?

If so, idea #1 would be to create another discussion topic area and call it something like the "BULLpen". Subtopics like religion, politics and guns would be there. Discussions of sex and drugs would still be forbidden. Moderation would be minimal. Enter this area at your own risk - you will likely read things that may offend. The primary concern of mine is that things would "spill over" into the main forum. Also, ANYTHING posted there could be viewed by anyone visiting the forum - as with everything else.

Idea #2 would be to create emojis or some sort of "designator", perhaps in the signature area, to indicate a members willingness to engage in (for example) religious conversations - via PM (only). I should credit StephenH for sparking that idea in my noggin, this morning, with something he posted.

Or....perhaps you have a better idea????

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