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freshwest

(53,661 posts)

19. I feel it would erase BLM from the major forums like a step-child.

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 30, 2015, 09:29 PM

Aug 2015

I can hear what I've heard brought up before to stifle discussion or post in GD:

'Go back to the BOG.' *

'Go back to HOF.' *

Then it would be:

'Go back to BLM.'

IOW, shut up, 'this is our place,' * don't bother us with YOUR stuff...

*Yes, I've read those.

JMHO.

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Should a separate group for BlackLivesMatter be created under the Activism Topic? (poll) [View all] TexasTowelie Aug 2015 OP

Suggestion JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #1

I planned on doing so, knowing that some of the votes for "yes" could intend to TexasTowelie Aug 2015 #2

As usual, I should have just read what you'd written and typed "+1" Number23 Aug 2015 #11

I feel it would erase BLM from the major forums like a step-child. freshwest Aug 2015 #19

I am just a visitor of this group as I enjoy reading the posts here, KMOD Aug 2015 #3

+1 lovemydog Aug 2015 #12

My concern is that when Black Lives Matters stories break Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #4

Unfortunately that is already happening to a certain extent. TexasTowelie Aug 2015 #6

Well, large group hosting is always going to have that as a challenge. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #8

I changed my vote because rbrnmw Aug 2015 #5

Fair enough TexasTowelie Aug 2015 #7

I would subscribe and post to it. But it shouldn't be used to keep topics out of the bigger forums. Cheese Sandwich Aug 2015 #9

I appreciate your excitement and enthusiam and PLEASE know that it is shared by many Number23 Aug 2015 #10

+1 lovemydog Aug 2015 #13

The alerters JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #14

I was dying laughing when a certain group had an OP with hundreds of recs (of course) about how Number23 Aug 2015 #16

I have a few groups trashed JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #17

+1 Lisa D Aug 2015 #20

I'm afraid it would turn into gollygee Aug 2015 #15

After reading the Responses, it Makes Sense to Not Make a Separate Group lib87 Aug 2015 #18