Thanks girl! I didn't want to be crusified for saying those things. I have held my tounge so many times on threads like this but this time I thought I would just throw in my 2 cents! :)

Yes I am with you. I can change the channel and stay away from threads that bother me, its hard but I can do it too. :D

We'll save your crucifiction for another day when things are particularly boring. :p

I have a thick skin about things and it doesn't bother me to hear opinions that may differ from my own.
I'm sure there are plenty of forums, blogs, etc... that anyone interested in debating politics can go and do that. I get to debate that enough with family, friends and co-workers! :p
I'm a little relieved that I can come to YT and keep it light on that particular topic, but that is just strictly my opinion!

Not to change the subject but, PocoMutt is done with my jackets for my babies! Thanks to seeing the designs she made for you, I went with her! I can't wait to post the pics. She is sending them out today :D

She must have gotten a vision of me cross dressing at 7 years old...:p

I do think politics are very important but I think they should be discussed on a political forum rather than a Yorkie forum so that people can stay friends:)

Well you know, since we DID already establish that you knew Jesus's father...:rolleyes:

Oh good! I can't wait to see pics! I love our jackets, they are so warm for them and of course really adorable!!

What someone else said about the hunting thread...I think that brings up a great point. I personally think hunting is awful and I don't like discussions about killing innocent creatures...but some people do. and they have a right to post about it, even though it's a really touchy subject for a lot of people. I don't want to take away their right to post about it, because it's something they ENJOY and that's how it's defended. But talking politics is something I enjoy, but it's against the rules. I just find it to be hypocritical, I guess.

Nope, you're right, there is NO way to please everyone totally. But everyone can be a bit pleased, can't we? I don't see any harm in havig just one thread. It's ONE thread, easy to ignore for the people who don't want it there, and it's there for the people who do want it there. I don't want to go on some political forum to debate it because the people on forums like that are just too...rude. I don't know. Too pushy. I consider everyone on YT my friends, and this is something I'd like to discuss with my friends.

I was on a political forum today and I dont like it at all. They were cussing at each other and very rude. I think we could have a cleaner debate here and obviously theres interest. I think that thread was 4 or 5 pages long

My post was the start of 9 pages. I was actually surprised it was so long so fast.

eta I think there were actually 2 threads? One in OT and one in general. I only got to one of then so I'm not completely sure.

I think there is a fine line between rules and censorship. Things can get a bit on the iffy side if you ask me.

I was in on that thread in the OT forum and it started decently if you ask me. There was one person that is a fairly newbie that kept throwing comments that were meant to inflame and I like the rest of the others I know totally ignored that person's post. I know when I jumped off at twelve thirty we were innocently talking about how to get a yorkie in the white house. If things went awry after that then I am sorry to hear that.

I think that there should be a spot where we can discuss such things as long as there is no name calling or cussing. In a family you don't censor things just because one of you might not like the others take. You discuss civilized and share you ideas and thoughts. That is what this whole thing should have been about. That is how you learn and grow.

I don't feel the thread should have been locked. Maybe remove the offensive posts and let the rest be.

I do understand that politics is a no no according to the rules but there are a alot of other things that might be deemed offensive such as the hunting thing. I think that if your offended by something then you can easily walk away from it without throwing gasoline on that fire.

Megan I fully and totally agree with your position on the issue. Sometimes I think that the moderators should rethink some of the things they censor. If you want to censor things then there should be an across the board level of censorship to things that are offensive. If YT is to only be about yorkies then that should be across the board and encompass all things that might be offensive.

I have seen things closed on here that made me scratch my head because I didn't see the need for it but what can you do. I guess the only thing is to walk away and spend your time doing things other than sharing on YT.

Wow I realized it was long but not that long

I was not trying to offend anybody. I just had a difference of opinion. Many people thought McCain should have been president and I disagreed earlier in the post. I am just strong supporter for Obama as you were for your candidate. Everybody was criticizing people's viewpoints on the election. People were criticizing my viewpoint, and I was standing up for myself. If you have a problem with me why didn't you say so on the post. It is not nice to talk about people behind their back.

I was reading it this morning, took a shower and it disappeared. There was name calling?