World Politics

Why are the TOP TOPICS always focused on Canada, Mexico, Canada, and Mexico at the very beginning of the list?

If we're prioritizing neighboring countries, where's Canada in the mix? Or even Italy...
One isn't listed, but apparently, Mexico is considered a major topic...
hm... doesn't make much sense to me

Thanks.

Move Italy, Canada, and Mexico to the top tier!

Include all the neighbors—it shouldn't just be about Mexicans, Canada, or Canada.

We share deep historical, cultural, linguistic, and economic ties with those countries—not to mention family connections and a shared future unlike anything else we have.

silverpanther13 said:We share historical, cultural, linguistic, economic, family, and future ties with those countries like we don't with anyone else.

And look—we have even deeper historical, cultural, linguistic, economic, familial, and future connections with the USA (think Austria, Canada, etc.) than we do with any other nation.

silverpanther13 said:We share historical, cultural, linguistic, economic, familial, and future ties with those nations unlike any other.

Care to define what those "future ties" actually look like?🙄

Bringing this up for a different reason than the OP—don't want to clutter things with a new thread... Is anyone actually moderating the Global PDF? Specifically looking at 10 Largest Military Powers in the world in 2013 where Prague Spring just spends his entire time trolling people who actually know their stuff. He’s got this whole "Turkey above all" logic going on—just constantly dropping these vague claims that any basic Wikipedia search could debunk. If it happened once, I'd assume he was lost, but he does it relentlessly even after others have spent ages trying to set him straight. Just keeps doing his thing, posting fake YouTube clips and random images labeled "Turkish aircraft carrier."

It’s no better over in the Cold War between the US 6th Fleet and the Russian Mediterranean Fleet thread, where those conspiracy theories meant for the alternative subforum get mashed together into these wild prophecies about Russ fighting NATO, then NATO against all of Asia, and so on. 😕

The subforum is honestly just pure decadence at this point...

I'll give it some thought.

Glad that previous thread finally got shut down. Now I’m turning my attention to this post. Bringing up Vostok and Soyuz—which never even made it to the moon—in a discussion about Russian and American navies? And those kamikaze attacks using "radar-non-reflective emulsions"? Just constant noise about sinking aircraft carriers when the actual weaponry and carrier roles have been laid out clearly over 600 posts already. Anyone still arguing that just has brains fried by movies and video games. Sleepers in the West with hidden atomic bombs? The West obviously triggers earthquakes globally. Uninformed people who've been "lobotomized" of any systemic logic (if you know, you know...), childishly throwing tantrums after another user tries to explain things to them.

Trolling, off-topic, insults, and being in the wrong subforum. The alternative is a bit further down. It's all crammed into one thread that basically only exists because a few people are trying to explain basic facts, while he just keeps doubling down. Probably more of the same, but I don't feel like scrolling through the whole thing.

So, we should just silence anyone who disagrees with one specific "side"? Interesting. No one is being banned from posting, nor is anyone being blacklisted for having a different opinion. There’s always the ignore button, after all. As for trolling, off-topic rambling, or insults—your own post actually checks a few of those boxes. To be fair, some of the reported posts aren't great, but then again, plenty of the unreported ones aren't exactly stellar either.

Charles Fox10 said:So, what—if you don't agree with one specific "side," you just get banned from posting?? That’s an interesting take. Honestly, nobody's getting silenced here, and there's no plan to blacklist anyone with "different opinions"—besides, there's always the ignore button if someone's getting on your nerves. And as far as trolling, off-topic rambling, or being rude goes... well, I mean, your own post has a few of those elements too, even if we have to be fair and admit that some of the "reported" posts aren't great, but then again, some of the "unreported" ones aren't exactly perfect either.

Which "post" are we even talking about? And where exactly is the stuff you mentioned? Just curious—we'd all love to see how you actually moderate so the rest of us know what counts as what when you're on duty.

P.S. Even though I don't really hang out in that subforum, I still keep an eye on the comments from a few regulars who do.

Charles Fox10 said:So we're just banning anyone who disagrees with one "side" now?? Interesting. No one’s getting banned from posting, and nobody’s being silenced—there’s always the block button if you can't handle it. As for trolling, off-topic nonsense, or insults... honestly, your own post hits some of those marks too. Some reported posts are bad, sure, but plenty of unflagged ones aren't much better.

Look, I'm not out here trying to censor anyone—just pointing out the same trolling we saw in that previous locked thread. My whole run on that topic isn't even political; it’s mostly just me trying to patch the holes in his logic...

Claiming the USA, or any other country, is triggering earthquakes halfway across the world belongs in the alternative subforum, not in the main world section. Personally, I think calling someone brainwashed is an insult. All that talk about "radar-absorbent colors" is pure trolling—just more fiction he cooked up to fit his fantasy where someone sinks an aircraft carrier. Same deal with him insisting that missiles belong only to Russ or Syria, or claiming they don't even exist... all just to force his narrative. The cherry on top was using orbital launch rockets (which aren't meant for the moon, by the way) as proof that Russian anti-ship missiles have no limits—simply because he decided they didn't.😕

Usually, if someone’s clueless, I’d just say "fair enough," let them check Wikipedia, and move on. But even after several people spent 600 pages explaining why his claims make zero sense—either because they're flat-out wrong or physically impossible—he keeps doubling down with the same tone. And then he calls people masochists.

I’m not blocking everyone I disagree with, because at that rate, I might as well just leave the forum entirely. I’m just asking for a reaction to what looks like blatant trolling that drags down the quality of the discussion. If you think my posts—or anyone else's—are trolling, then go ahead and ban me...