Political Forum?

[Hanna]

Your posts don't make me uncomfortable.

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You can offer whatever view of the world you'd like.

So what's the problem then, if you don't mind my views?

The people who left the forum in protest to alleged censorship, have exclusively been Russian, not American.

I think one guy from Germany got a bit fed up with the constant talk about WW2 across the forum.

We never had any Americans who expressed that they don't want to use the forum because of something that was said in the Political forum.

Do you think that only certain views on world politics should be allowed on this forum?

If you are a big supporter of US foreign policy, then by all means, create a post in the Politics section and refer to some examples to prove your point and the balance will quickly even out. The truth of the matter is that most people who use the site just want language help.

[bytemare]

So what's the problem then, if you don't mind my views?

The issue, like what i first posted, is that you constantly write tirades against certain countries and from that you've become a moderator. So in my mind, you're an official voice of the forum, so it follows that the forum is officially condones blasting certain countries.

The people who left the forum in protest to alleged censorship, have exclusively been Russian, not American.

I think one guy from Germany got a bit fed up with the constant talk about WW2 across the forum.

We never had any Americans who expressed that they don't want to use the forum because of something that was said in the Political forum.

I would imagine if an American wanted to learn Russian, and descended into Politics or General forum and read negativity from moderators about the USA, he or she might not want to participate here or even become turned off with Russian language.

I wouldn't expect anyone, American or not, to express that they are dissatisfied with the forum before leaving, they would just leave and not come back.

Do you think that only certain views on world politics should be allowed on this forum?

No. As it is there already a prohibited topic. In my opinion, moderators should help maintain order and respect. This is my opinion only and I understand it may or may not reflect the actual thoughts of those in charge of the forum.

If you are a big supporter of US foreign policy, then by all means, create a post in the Politics section and refer to some examples to prove your point and the balance will quickly even out. The truth of the matter is that most people who use the site just want language help.

I have never said that I was a big supporter of US foreign policy.

[Hanna]

I would imagine if an American wanted to learn Russian, and descended into Politics or General forum and read negativity from moderators about the USA, he or she might not want to participate here or even become turned off with Russian language.

On that logic, I'm surprised that ANYONE in Russia learns English, aren't you? They ought to run crying from most English speaking forums. And as citizens of the only "super power" I should think Americans have a bit thicker skin than that, and the membership here seems to prove it.

It won't do them any harm to hear these types of comments on rare ocassions, and I don't think they need mollycoddling any more than Russians do.

And I wasn't asked BECAUSE of these "tirades", rather DESPITE of them. If you read the posts above, you can see that I commented on them. I am well aware of the potential conflict.

You seem to know English and Russian really well, so why don't you volunteer then, if you are concerned about my performance?

I am serious: I'd quite happily step down, if you agree to take my place, and Lampada agrees. I didn't go out of the way to get the role, it was more a case of stepping up since nobody else did. What do you say?