AH Religion Threads

ejmaztec

Why don't these threads ever get get moved to their rightful place instead of cluttering up AH? It seems clearcut to me.

Dravokivich

They are never started with any sort of sincerity. Which would be out of place in any forums set up for religious discussion.

Chucken

They're not even "Religion" threads mostly.

They're catholic church bashing threads. Its very monotonous at this stage.

ejmaztec

It's getting to be a boring yawn-fest at this stage, or I wouldn't have started this thread. I don't give a toss what anyone believes or doesn't believe in, and those threads are a bundle of superiority complexes all fighting it out amongst themselves.

They're sucking the life out of AH.

padd b1975

It used to be a lot worse a few months back, but they are never far from the surface.

I for one can think of no reason of merit as to why anyone would start one in After Hours.

ejmaztec

padd b1975 wrote: »

It used to be a lot worse a few months back, but they are never far from the surface.

I for one can think of no reason of merit as to why anyone would start one in After Hours.

Any old thread never seems to get more than a few posts in before someone finds a way of getting it in that they're an atheist.

Chucken

What I cant understand is, if a thread was started "informing" us of a misdeed of a Muslim cleric, would it be allowed to run? I doubt it.

ejmaztec

Chucken wrote: »

What I cant understand is, if a thread was started "informing" us of a misdeed of a Muslim cleric, would it be allowed to run? I doubt it.

If it were allowed to run, it wouldn't be too long before someone posted the usual stuff about organised religion getting away with murder, flying spaghetti monsters and the sky fairy.

I'm looking forward to the annual poppy thread just to break the monotony.

Chucken

padd b1975 wrote: »

It used to be a lot worse a few months back, but they are never far from the surface.

I for one can think of no reason of merit as to why anyone would start one in After Hours.

'Cos church bashing shows how cool you are? :cool:;)

mackg

Chucken wrote: »

They're not even "Religion" threads mostly.

They're catholic church bashing threads. Its very monotonous at this stage.

Chucken wrote: »

What I cant understand is, if a thread was started "informing" us of a misdeed of a Muslim cleric, would it be allowed to run? I doubt it.

In fairness there are loads of threads giving out about Islam. The reason there seems to be so many threads about misdeeds of Catholic clergy is because these misdeeds are far more relevant to Ireland.

Nodin

ejmaztec wrote: »

Why don't these threads ever get get moved to their rightful place instead of cluttering up AH? It seems clearcut to me.

...theres one on the front page. I'd suggest you're overreacting.

ejmaztec

Nodin wrote: »

...theres one on the front page. I'd suggest you're overreacting.

That's just part of the epidemic that's been going on for a long time, and as I've already said, the subject matter makes its way into other threads as well. I don't think that I'm the only one noticing it.

Beruthiel

ejmaztec wrote: »

Why don't these threads ever get get moved to their rightful place instead of cluttering up AH? It seems clearcut to me.

You could say that about most thread is AH.
They could all be moved somewhere else....
AH is like the pub, a bit of everything is discussed in there.
You are not required to open the thread if it holds no particular interest to you.

padd b1975

Beruthiel wrote: »

You could say that about most thread is AH.
They could all be moved somewhere else....
AH is like the pub, a bit of everything is discussed in there.
You are not required to open the thread if it holds no particular interest to you.

How long would a thread stay open about Trappatoni and tonights match or GAA ?
How about the goings on in Fair City or what was discussed on Friday's Late Late Show?

These topics would be discussed in a lot of pubs but would receive short shrift from AH mods who would tell the OP to try the relevant forum.

padd b1975

mackg wrote: »

In fairness there are loads of threads giving out about Islam.

Where are these loads of threads?

ejmaztec

Beruthiel wrote: »

You could say that about most thread is AH.
They could all be moved somewhere else....
AH is like the pub, a bit of everything is discussed in there.
You are not required to open the thread if it holds no particular interest to you.

A pub is usually the place where politics and religion are banned from discussion.

Most of the stuff that would be discussed in a pub gets moved out of AH on the whole (sport, celebrity rubbish, TV programmes etc).

Opening a thread is a risky business if you want to avoid talk of religion and atheism, because the subject in general seems to crop up in the most unlikely places.

padd b1975

ejmaztec wrote: »

A pub is usually the place where politics and religion are banned from discussion.

Have you first hand experience of this??
I have nor anyone that I know have never been instructed by the management what I may or may not converse about in the pub.

Nodin

ejmaztec wrote: »

That's just part of the epidemic that's been going on for a long time, and as I've already said, the subject matter makes its way into other threads as well. I don't think that I'm the only one noticing it.

"epidemic" me arse. You get the odd cluster now and again like you do on every other subject.

mackg

padd b1975 wrote: »

Where are these loads of threads?

Virtually anything Taliban related gets turned into an Islam thread. Then you have the threads about Muslims unwillingness to integrate into society.

Politics and religion are not topics I post much in but there is such a variety of topics in AH it doesn't bother me.

If half the front page was taken up with these topics maybe that could be considered a problem but as it is I'm not seeing one.

ejmaztec

padd b1975 wrote: »

Have you first hand experience of this??
I have nor anyone that I know have never been instructed by the management what I may or may not converse about in the pub.

Only in some pubs for hard-cases in the UK where knives are optional.

Nodin wrote: »

"epidemic" me arse. You get the odd cluster now and again like you do on every other subject.

It looks epidemic to me and induces sleeping sickness. Perhaps you don't find it boring enough to be put off by it.

Mickeroo

The discussions that happen in AH regarding religion (or nearly any topic for that matter) would be locked pretty quickly in any of the dedicated forums.

I always thought the whole point of AH was to have a place where the rules & expections regarding the level of discussion aren't as stringent. If someone has a problem with religious threads they should just ignore them.

ejmaztec

Mickeroo wrote: »

The discussions that happen in AH regarding religion (or nearly any topic for that matter) would be locked pretty quickly in any of the dedicated forums.

I always thought the whole point of AH was to have a place where the rules & expections regarding the level of discussion aren't as stringent. If someone has a problem with religious threads they should just ignore them.

That's why I never visit the Religion & Spirituality fora.

When the door-knockers arrive I can tell them to feck off, but I'd get banned if I were to try that here. I steer clear of the God-Squad and the Anti-God-Squad in everyday life, and it's getting more difficult to do the same here.

old hippy

ejmaztec wrote: »

That's why I never visit the Religion & Spirituality fora.

When the door-knockers arrive I can tell them to feck off, but I'd get banned if I were to try that here. I steer clear of the God-Squad and the Anti-God-Squad in everyday life, and it's getting more difficult to do the same here.

There's a war coming, a clash of ideologies if you like. The righteous against the might just. Choose... carefully

Nodin

ejmaztec wrote: »

It looks epidemic to me and induces sleeping sickness. Perhaps you don't find it boring enough to be put off by it.

I generally don't get involved. With some effort on your part, you do the same - just don't open the thread. Don't read it, don't post in it. I managed it for the now locked one. Just say no.

B.A._Baracus

IMO, boards.ie mostly consists of Atheists.
and being honest, i think there is a few mods who dont become impartial when a good religious-bashing thread happens in AH.

old hippy

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

IMO, boards.ie mostly consists of Atheists.
and being honest, i think there is a few mods who dont become impartial when a good religious-bashing thread happens in AH.

Oddly, I often feel it consists mostly of religious folk. Usually posting on forums about gay marriages

ejmaztec

Nodin wrote: »

I generally don't get involved. With some effort on your part, you do the same - just don't open the thread. Don't read it, don't post in it. I managed it for the now locked one. Just say no.

I don't generally get involved either, but have problems when I open a thread on another topic, only to find someone spouting on about atheism when it's of no relevance to the discussion.

It's no different to the situation when a Mormon for instance, walks up to you in the street and asks what you think of Jesus. The last time this happened was when I was walking up a main street carrying a piece of furniture that I'd just bought, and the fuckwit assumed that I was going to stand there listening to him for an hour.

Nodin

ejmaztec wrote: »

I don't generally get involved either, but have problems when I open a thread on another topic, only to find someone spouting on about atheism when it's of no relevance to the discussion.

It's no different to the situation when a Mormon for instance, walks up to you in the street and asks what you think of Jesus. The last time this happened was when I was walking up a main street carrying a piece of furniture that I'd just bought, and the fuckwit assumed that I was going to stand there listening to him for an hour.

...then report the eejit for hijacking the thread/being off topic or whatever.

gbee

ejmaztec wrote: »

They're sucking the life out of AH.

I would not agree. They become the most popular threads which somewhat make a mockery out of this one.

Anyway, it would IMO, be better to scold the old farts that continually turn innocent threads with a religious theme into outright religious threads.

old hippy

ejmaztec wrote: »

A pub is usually the place where politics and religion are banned from discussion.

Eh, where?

Does remind me, one time in London (circa 2002/03) we were talking about the possibility of a war in Iraq. In the pub. And the girl I was talking with (another immigrant, like me but not Irish) said "you're in London, now. You don't talk about politics, religion or sex."

I said "Darlin, I'm from Ireland and that's all we talk about in the pub"

Nodin

...ye don't talk about sex in the pub? Good jaysus......

ejmaztec

gbee wrote: »

I would not agree. They become the most popular threads which somewhat make a mockery out of this one.

Anyway, it would IMO, be better to scold the old farts that continually turn innocent threads with a religious theme into outright religious threads.

As you seem to have contributed a fair amount in the latest specialist thread, I'm not at all surprised that you don't agree.:p

Popular among the "Pro-Religion/Atheist Anoraks", with a ratio of 1:20 in favour of the latter in AH from what I can see, but that's probably because the majority of the pro-religious ones are all in church praying, or accosting people on the street.

ejmaztec

Nodin wrote: »

...then report the eejit for hijacking the thread/being off topic or whatever.

I waste enough time on here as it is, without wasting even more time as a Boards Cop.:p

old hippy

Nodin wrote: »

...ye don't talk about sex in the pub? Good jaysus......

Well, apparently she didn't. Having now lived here for 13 years, I can safely say not only do people talk about sex in the pub but some actually...:eek:;)

Mickeroo

ejmaztec wrote: »

I waste enough time on here as it is, without wasting even more time as a Boards Cop.:p

Funnily enough, reporting a post takes less time than starting a feedback thread though, not to mention it might actually prevent a thread from being dragged off topic

Nodin

ejmaztec wrote: »

I waste enough time on here as it is, without wasting even more time as a Boards Cop.:p

You're not the cop, you're the tout.

ejmaztec

Mickeroo wrote: »

Funnily enough, reporting a post takes less time than starting a feedback thread though, not to mention it might actually prevent a thread from being dragged off topic

It took a shorter time to start this thread than I would have spent reporting a lot of posts. It usually takes me a long time to crack. It's in my 800 year gene.

Sarky

ejmaztec wrote: »

epidemic

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

ejmaztec

Sarky wrote: »

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

Why would you be thinking that?

ejmaztec

Nodin wrote: »

You're not the cop, you're the tout.

What's that supposed to mean?

TeddyTedson

"I'm in favour of them"

Nodin

ejmaztec wrote: »

What's that supposed to mean?

You're the gentleman who informs the constabulary.

Nodin

TeddyTedson wrote: »

"I'm in favour of them"

You're too young to be in favour of anything.

K-9

Very rare I read or get involved in them, report posts that are off topic and the mods will take a look at them.

dr.bollocko

I was waiting for God to lock and move the thread myself.

TeddyTedson

Nodin wrote: »

You're too young to be in favour of anything.

I'm almost 26

Beruthiel

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I'm almost 26

Still a fetus then....

ejmaztec

In conclusion, I apparently don't know what epidemic means.:pac:

I'm done.

Nodin

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I'm almost 26

Not in human years, and thats what counts.