I agree with you Ally but I still think a general chat section is required/needed even.
No for politics ( personally) but for threads like the MD SPFL predictor and other predictors and where would I put all my pass the time wee "polls and stuff"?
When I joined , 12 days after Steviebhoy btw 4yrs ago.
I at first assumed the general chat section was for fitba' chat not necessarily about Celtic but fitba' so therefore Celtic in a roundabout way.
I learned soon after there were music threads in there and other stuff.
It should remain (imo) for stuff like that and really what anyone wants to post.
4 years on here has taught me a lot of what I post, nothing moreso than I post some amount of big long posts full of nonsense , when find it's only me, spliff and the noise to myself (something that rarely happened before).
So I have a wee laugh ( to myself at the nonsense I post), its always for a chuckle, if it makes others laugh as well then brilliant.
If not, oh well, no damage done.
I've learned that if a threads political , I'm better off not giving it any of my focus or energy , unless I have something extraordinary and profound to say, but that's every post so I keep it to a minimum
As a young bhoy I mind my Das pals coming roon on a saturday for a swally and always ,ALWAYS , my Da would welcome his pals in " Orite bhoys good tae see yous could make it, come in we'll have a drink , few sing songs , Celtic and absolutely NAE POLITICS! " this was how my da would greet his pals hed invited roon at the door.
Words to that effect.
I can mind my ma back him up once as a friend asked " how nae politics?"
Ma just said " we're all friends here, alcohol is another friend but politics is no friend in here"
" it divides, especially when alcohols on the scene, it pisses people off even when they're right, that we've decided there will be no talking politics in this hoose when company is here, its just not worth it "
Being about 7 or so I didnt fully get it , barely got what politics meant, but that house law is still in place , my ma and da , uncles, aunties, grannies , grandas, cousins have passed away over the years but ma n das rule remains.
It's a good one, break it you're warned continue after that and its COAT
See ye the mora or whenever bhuddy.
It works well , as does lets all go round to your place and shout about x,y,z. Suddenly it's no longer appealing.
People too often cant talk they must shout to get a political point out , something that rarely happens with other subjects bar fitba ' but in a much better way.
I've offended folk, been offended, apologised and been apologised to on here many times now.
I dont think to myself ' uch it's so and so's post I I couldnae give a fuck about them ' - that's not my character.
I will be me on here and the " uch it's only winter posting so fuck wit he says " I leave that for others to be who they are.
I'm under no obligation to read anything. So definitely none to respond.
Noise hit a low point wee while back but I feel it's getting back to normality , if there ever was such a thing. HH