Brexit threads?

[David M]

I've seen two of these threads disappear into the ether (or so it seems), were they deleted or just moved?
I was curious to see replies on what it means for BD in the UK.

[Geoff D]

You must know the drill by now: deletion, because politics and blu-ray.com don't mix.

[MifuneFan]

I assume they were all deleted since the discussions are inevitably political, and that's against site policy.

[David M]

I guess if things descend into personal insults then I can see why a thread would be locked, but I'm confused as to why they've been deleted outright. Regardless of how people voted (or didn't vote), I think it's a good discussion.

[David M]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I assume they were all deleted since the discussions are inevitably political, and that's against site policy.

Ah. I didn't know that was a site rule! I remember moderators giving their opinions on it so assumed it was fair game.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by David M

I guess if things descend into personal insults then I can see why a thread would be locked, but I'm confused as to why they've been deleted outright. Regardless of how people voted (or didn't vote), I think it's a good discussion.

Indeed, that last thread was bubbling along nicely without any mud being thrown but as MF said ^, political discussion is actually against site policy.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by David M

Ah. I didn't know that was a site rule! I remember moderators giving their opinions on it so assumed it was fair game.

Yeah, I was surprised to see mods chime in, and thought the same as you.

Here's specifically what it says in the rules:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/faq.php?faq=forumrules

You are only allowed to discuss religion and politics when it is the main topic of a specific movie. Keep in mind that all people are different and have different beliefs, so be respectful to each other. Stay on topic and make sure what you say is directly related to the movie.

I suppose someone could make a thread about that Brexit movie that was made

[David M]

Starring Hugh Grant as David Cameron!

[Arch Stanton]

Even when every thread has been specifically oriented around how it will affect blu ray pricing?

Would be nice if mods could at least give some clarification instead of silently sweeping threads away too.

[Mavrick]

They are being dumped because every one of them so far has ended up going to shit so to speak. They tend to start off civil then before you know it they descend in to the worst kind of argumentative confrontational threads on the site with personal insults being thrown about.

So after the first 2 or 3 times it was decided it's best to just take them down before people get carried away since they never end well. As it was already said politics is not something this site is really here for to be discussed hence the rule.

[crazyBLUE]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

They are being dumped because every one of them so far has ended up going to shit so to speak. They tend to start off civil then before you know it they descend in to the worst kind of argumentative confrontational threads on the site with personal insults being thrown about.

So after the first 2 or 3 times it was decided it's best to just take them down before people get carried away since they never end well. As it was already said politics is not something this site is really here for to be discussed hence the rule.

Problem solved