A minute of your time, please....
Hey Viking fans. Yep, Vikings fans....that's what we all are and why we are here. The political dialogue here has really turned toxic. We are in strange times indeed with COVID and an election year with a very polarizing POTUS. Tempers are quick and run hot. We're all stressed out. Not to mention any other normal, everyday problems we have to deal with as human beings. I'm going to ask everyone to do something. You can certainly tell me to pound sand, ignore this post, etc. Its your right, of course, and I'm not TELLING you to do anything. I'm asking. Lets all stop posting about politics. Its a road to nowhere here. It puts people at odds in an angry way that joined this board over their love of the Vikings.
I never wanted political talk allowed on this board as many of you know, and you can see why. Its worthless and only causes harm and stress in a time we don't need to add any of that to our plates. It looks like the NFL is going to happen and that's a good thing. We have other things to talk about now. If you need to vent about politics, there are only about a million other places to go for that. I say this as a poster that has stirred the shit as much as almost anyone, not as a holier than thou, high horse condescender.
Thanks for the time, have a great day!
@"Nichelle" said:Does Harrison Smith know about this?@"Kentis" said: Personally, I miss the eye candy thread... ;) me too that! B) You can have the eye candy thread and I'll post a daily Danielle Hunter thread.
@"Hidalgo" said:=) Oh right! Harry. I'm sharing with @Vikergirl anyway. So we'll take turns. Wait. That didn't come out right. We'll post Harrison pics Mon/Wed/Fri and Danielle Tue/Thurs/Sat. Then we'll rotate in a treat on Sundays. You really can't go wrong with this plan. Definite win.@"Nichelle" said:Does Harrison Smith know about this?@"Kentis" said: Personally, I miss the eye candy thread... ;) me too that! B) You can have the eye candy thread and I'll post a daily Danielle Hunter thread.
@"Nichelle" said:@"Hidalgo" said:=) Oh right! Harry. I'm sharing with @Vikergirl anyway. So we'll take turns. Wait. That didn't come out right. We'll post Harrison pics Mon/Wed/Fri and Danielle Tue/Thurs/Sat. Then we'll rotate in a treat on Sundays. You really can't go wrong with this plan. Definite win.@"Nichelle" said:Does Harrison Smith know about this?@"Kentis" said: Personally, I miss the eye candy thread... ;) me too that! B) You can have the eye candy thread and I'll post a daily Danielle Hunter thread.Lol. Yeah that was a turn of phrase. Thanks for the laugh. Totally in with the Harrison and Danielle rotation. I wouldn't mind Barr or Kendricks either. Just sayin.
We are nothing but Football on our Twitter Thread @VikeFans. I have not engaged much here, as it is a full time (spare time) gig to put our content on Twitter. But, the political threads are a hot potato. There was an ugly split of this board a few years ago when people wanted to have politics and everything goes. The moderators were blamed for infringing on free speech (I have ever been a moderator and never want to be one). No matter what you choose, someone won't like it. Some went to a startup board called Viking Horn. They talked as they desired, and posted lots of political things, profanity, etc. Those people that started that board are gone because of the abuse they took. It is so hard to please everyone, but harder when fingers start getting pointed.
I spend my time on our Twitter because there is very little diversion from football or sports in the short-lived world of Twitter.
Find your place that fits you best, and as a society, tolerance is a key trait that helps us get past differences in opinion
The twitter-verse is not for the faint of heart, thats for sure. I think the country is just hurting in a lot of ways and what happens on a tiny, little forum is a microcosm of today's schadenfreude and angst.
@"purplefaithful" said: The twitter-verse is not for the faint of heart, thats for sure. I think the country is just hurting in a lot of ways and what happens on a tiny, little forum is a microcosm of today's schadenfreude and angst.
We hav e never had issues of infighting or political battles on our Twitter feed. We don't squelch any dialogue, but it has not happened in our 6 years there. We know some don't like it because they want the longer, more intimate dialogues in discussion threads. But, that opens up to misinterpretation that is hard to explain in the written word
@"Tom Moore" said:@"purplefaithful" said: The twitter-verse is not for the faint of heart, thats for sure. I think the country is just hurting in a lot of ways and what happens on a tiny, little forum is a microcosm of today's schadenfreude and angst.
We hav e never had issues of infighting or political battles on our Twitter feed. We don't squelch any dialogue, but it has not happened in our 6 years there. We know some don't like it because they want the longer, more intimate dialogues in discussion threads. But, that opens up to misinterpretation that is hard to explain in the written word
I'm speaking of twitter-verse in a very broad sense...No denying it's a good thing to have a haven of something other than politics/Covid/Riots/Law & Order etc...Keep doing your thing. Hope you and family are well and stay that way too.
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