Suggested new forum--SEX

It enters so many of the threads, you should just create a new forum to service that interest.

No I disagree. It will attract even more immature kids and teenagers to the site.

We should also close the Religion forum and re-focus the site more towards Science as in SCIFORUMS. This should help reduce the bandwidth issue and reduce the need for donations.

Chris, You're such a prude. It might...possibly...consolidate the saxual topics into one forum. Also, the youngsters are a large part of your patronage. Give them some respect.

No sex forum. And I am on the fence regarding the Religion forum, as I seldom poke my nose in there

The teens that deserve respect certainly receive it. Unfortunately, the percentage of younger visitors that are able to maintain a thoughtful discussion is dwindling. This is clearly evident in the World Events and Politics forum suffers from people’s inability to remain on the topic of a thread - often veering off to religious viewpoints.

Peace.

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Youth is the first victim of war - the first fruit of peace.
It takes 20 years or more of peace to make a man;
it takes only 20 seconds of war to destroy him.-- King Boudewijn I, King of Belgium (1934-1993)

anyone who wants a sex section is welcome to come to my board

i can always use new members

and as long as its not porn go for it but only in the adult section

I'm with Goofy regarding the Religion forum

I rarely go there. Tis full of people who don't care about other peoples opinions and questions everything you do. If I wanted that, I'd talk to my mother:bugeye:

Anyhoo, Az needs some new members desperatly, but I don't go into the Adult section (even though I have clearance :D).

Thor - aka Huggy Bear J

Originally posted by Thor
Tis full of people who don't care about other peoples opinions and questions everything you do. If I wanted that, I'd talk to my mother:bugeye:

:D omg this is so true :D

Okay, I must be wrong then. :)

No sex forum.

And this is coming from one of those roudy teenagers...
If there is a sex forum, than a whole bunch of sick idiots are going to be posting crap throughout the board. I don't want this to become a porn site either. The internet doesn't need anymore of those. if people wanna talk about sex they should find some other place.

Sex is a driving force of life.

That does not mean I want to open a site link and find that I am at a porno site. Especially from a computer that belongs to a work site.

PEOPLE

if you want to talk about sex come to my forums

i am not worried about it infecting the whole site cause i will just delete it if it does

there is a password on the adult section, its "cool"

The teens that deserve respect certainly receive it. Unfortunately, the percentage of younger visitors that are able to maintain a thoughtful discussion is dwindling. This is clearly evident in the World Events and Politics forum suffers from people’s inability to remain on the topic of a thread - often veering off to religious viewpoints.


hey Im 15 and I can hold a thought discussion I know you said a precentage but I thought I'd say this any way. I agree with religion forum its getting kind of repetitive.

Understanding may take more than one form.


The teens that deserve respect certainly receive it. Unfortunately, the percentage of younger visitors that are able to maintain a thoughtful discussion is dwindling. This is clearly evident in the World Events and Politics forum suffers from people’s inability to remain on the topic of a thread - often veering off to religious viewpoints.

Religion influences politics...look at the death penalty, look at George W. Bush, he calls himself a compassionate conservative. I find that he makes references to God and his religion very often. (And as much as anyone may think he is unfit to run a country, he has done an ok job, not a spectacular one though).

I find it refreshing to find another view point of people who cannot legally vote (is there an illegal kind? :p) and who are looked down upon in the real world. Who would take a 15 year-old seriously when taking about politics? Yet, here they can tell people what they think and then see what others think, even if religion is their biggest influence of their thoughts and political views.

I wish I could vote:(. I'm almost fifteen. Two weeks and five days as of now.

(And as much as anyone may think he is unfit to run a country, he has done an ok job, not a spectacular one though).

wrong! you bastard conservative sympathizer!

(only kidding)

note: this debate can go nowhere. Just a point of information.

I dont agree with a sex forum. BAD IDEA!

I do agree with Cris though, no more religion forum. It would get rid of people like muscleman.... Why dont yall just kick him out? I hate him.

I also disagree. No sex forum, get rid of the religion forum, and what's wrong with teenagers? Sure we're full of annoyingly simple questions but hey, we gotta learn sometime.

I have no objection to learning. Never did, that is why I am here.

I think the topic of sex, presented crudely, gives a lot of false info on the subject. We are not unthinking animals. It should be treated with the respect it deserves. Everyone here on this earth is here as a result of sex.

There is a time and place for everything, including sex. That does not mean it needs be a main topic for one line quips and rudely presented subjects. I think that best left for other places than sciforums. There will be those topics that in someway cross over or link to sex simply because it plays such a part of us being here on this earth.

How does the subject of how large your Johnson is link to that?

I think the topic of sex, presented crudely, gives a lot of false info on the subject. We are not unthinking animals. It should be treated with the respect it deserves.
Quite right.
There has been a mention elsewhere on the boards around the formation of a sexual politics forum and I think this idea is sound.
It should be noted that the main theme here seems to be that many people wish to talk about sex but many are adverse to the forum becoming pornographic.

PM's exist and these should be utilised when it becomes clear that two (Or more, what the hey ? :D ) posters are becoming a little more than friendly.

Otherwise, I say let's go for it.

One of the main dangers around sex is when people have no clue! Teenage pregnancy, STI's and relationship difficulties all arise out of ignorance and lack of communication.
To banish the subject of sex from sciforums would be wrong!
To banish titliiation from sciforums would be wrong!
To have a sensible, well monitored site with valid points and information is a good idea and a way of clearing out all of the other threads.
All those in favour send a PM to porfiry and see what he thinks!
Otherwise let's go with Asgaurd when we're feeling juicy and stay here for other types of fun.

Wet dreams!

Originally posted by Bowser
Chris, You're such a prude. It might...possibly...consolidate the saxual topics into one forum. Also, the youngsters are a large part of your patronage. Give them some respect.
I'm disagree witht the sex forum and I'm considered to be young (although I disagree also with that- I'm feelin old:eek::()

There has been a mention elsewhere on the boards around the formation of a sexual politics forum and I think this idea is sound.

Yes I brought it up. The idea is not sound, its bad.

It should be noted that the main theme here seems to be that many people wish to talk about sex but many are adverse to the forum becoming pornographic.

It would become pornographic.

PM's exist and these should be utilised when it becomes clear that two (Or more, what the hey ? ) posters are becoming a little more than friendly.

Yeah they can do that in PMs, I aint stopping em'. But when they do it in a thread... no.

One of the main dangers around sex is when people have no clue! Teenage pregnancy, STI's and relationship difficulties all arise out of ignorance and lack of communication.
To banish the subject of sex from sciforums would be wrong!
To banish titliiation from sciforums would be wrong!
To have a sensible, well monitored site with valid points and information is a good idea and a way of clearing out all of the other threads.

To banish the subject of sex from sciforums is the idea. This is SCIforums, not SEXforums. If people need advice then they can go to other sites.

All those in favour send a PM to porfiry and see what he thinks!
Otherwise let's go with Asgaurd when we're feeling juicy and stay here for other types of fun.

Im not going to bother Porfiry with PMs. But I am going to say this. IM NOT FOR A SEX FORUM.

I don't mind looking to others as regards politics or religion. or ethics.

But a Sex forum is just a little beyond our priorities.

thanx,
Tiassa :cool:

0-10 years 0.73%
11-20 years 43.07%
21-30 years 31.39%
31-40 years 12.41%
41-50 years 8.76%
51+ years 3.65%

I don't know your age, but it seems to me that the majority of people are 30 or younger.

No sex forum is needed, all humorous stuff goes in the Free Thoughts forum.

Young people can make a very intelligent discussion, you just need to take time to notice them.

Originally posted by Cris


No I disagree. It will attract even more immature kids and teenagers to the site.

I haven't noticed one immature "kid" yet. And please, don't bother pointing out my post in Free Thoughts.

We should also close the Religion forum and re-focus the site more towards Science as in SCIFORUMS.

Science and religion go hand in hand, conflicting at many points. Someone would still cite religion in an All Science board, so there is no hard in having it. If it is truly of dier concern to conserve bandwith, the first forum to go is usually the one that eats up the most bandwith, which is probably Free Thoughts. There are many Free Thoughts type boards throughout the net, so nothing would be lost. NOTE: I'm not advocating the destruction of Free Thoughts, but if any forum should go, that should go first.

I do agree with Cris though, no more religion forum. It would get rid of people like muscleman.... Why dont yall just kick him out? I hate him.

I'm sure many people didn't think highly of you afterthis reply (http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?threadid=12224).

If that was a joke, you did a bad job of showing it.

it so cool sciforums aint a democracy

If that was a joke, you did a bad job of showing it.

YoungWriter, then you didnt read my post all the way through. I said that it was joke. I was making fun of Jerry Farwell. Any person who watches the news would of picked up on that.

I went back and added in bold marks, for youngwriter, to see where I point out that Im joking. Im highly sarcastic by nature... I think most of us can say that for ourselves. If you dont know what Im talking about then click here (http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/falwell-robertson-wtc.htm)

It was all a joke about Falwell. Oh and if your a Rosie fan I really dont like her.

Oh and youngwriter, I never made a thread like this: http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?postid=190061#post190061

Oh wait... your the one who made that thread, sorry.

Banshee said:
This thread is closed for obvious reasons.

Ive never had one of my threads closed... especially for OBVIOUS reasons.

*EDIT* I threw this into my "Homosexual Survey" Post to. Just to let everyone know that coffee was joking.

That thread was all in good fun.

But I bow to your correction

No wonder that sounded familiar.

Your apology is accepted. Im still not for a sex forum though.

Closure of Religion forum?

I'm positive, Cris, that you remember the days when the front page of Exosci was a news clipper.

The religion forum rises out of necessity from that phase. Without it, certain archaeological or anthropological evidence have no place to be debated here. It's well enough to debate techniques discoveries, but if you can't explore the impact of those scientific events, what's the point?

Respecting your proposition, we should also drop World Affairs, Ethics Morality & Justice, Free Thoughts, and Art & Culture.

At which point I look forward to seeing how many people bother posting.

In the end, the Religion forum, at least, is necessary because it's always been a vital part of Exosci/Sciforums.

That neither theists or atheists alike have, in general, used the topic for such a regard for religion is their own choice. I mean, think of it this way (http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?threadid=12798): Here we have a topic with some scientific potential, as Adam has pointed out, as well as a topic which proposes a method for examining religious texts according to modern and scientific principles, and it's important enough for a poster to come out and contribute nothing of value to the topic. I'm happy to explore Adam's proposed mirror neurons, but I'm more than a little disturbed, as one might be able to tell, at Godless' entry to the topic. I'll get back to Adam's point when I finish my reading, but such posts as his are a minority in the Religion forum. It's all what's important to people.

If the Religion forum isn't that important to someone, why should they bother reading or posting in it? What is the direct antagonism that compels people to muck up topics with worthless distractions? It seems convenient in the specific sense that for all the poor atheistic performance at the Religion board, I find it odd that you, Cris, an atheist, are asking for the removal of that board. Address the members of your common identity.

On a personal level, Cris: you and I often expect certain shortcomings of certain paradigms. It is, in part, one of the reasons why you're an atheist. The perception of a pattern and expectation of the same is fair. In other words, I expect the Sir Loone's and Musclewhatsits and other shouting babble from religious folk. Being that people of common identification to you (atheist) are making a forceful contribution to the irrelevance and worthlessness of the Religion forum, I would ask you to take the issue up with them, as well.

Imagine that someday someone finally obtains true proof of Jesus Christ: what forum would you discuss it in? Anthropology? Archaeology? What happens the day someone quantifies the processes of an "angelic apparition"? Fascinating, but without a religion forum, there is no place to discuss the most apparent implications of such a discovery.

Whether it's the Shroud of Turin, a box of bones, or a piece of wood alleged to be from the Cross, the Religion forum has certain value at a scientific site. That the members don't care about that value is reflective of the members, not the forum.

A suggestive comparison: In my experience, at least 90% of the "responsible gun owners" I know of are not "responsible" in the manner they assert. They still shoot while drunk, still keep guns where children can reach them, still believe that shooting something is the solution to anything. That 90% of gun owners don't know how to use their guns is not accepted as a reason to get rid of guns, is it?

Just as the responsibility of a gun owner reflects on the user and not the tool, so it is with our boards. Just because 90% of the people arguing the religious forum probably ought not be for lack of any clue what they're doing does not mean the forum needs to disappear.

Think about it in social terms: When a people doesn't understand something, and chooses to ignore it or cast it out, when has that ever worked?

Here: we don't know what to do with it so let's throw it out.

thanx,
Tiassa :cool:

tiassa,

Given that I have spent some 99% of my time in the religion forum it would seem odd that I suggest it be deleted. I will admit the discussions there have been great fun and I have a learnt a lot. But I suspect the fun comes from having such easy targets such as Loone, Jan, truthseeker, whatsup, etc, who are so far outfield that one can’t help find some major holes in their positions. Science on the other hand requires some more serious and careful thought, and perhaps because my science background is not so strong as I would like then I don’t feel so confident in the sciences. But science holds my real interests and religion is just a play area. And yes clearly I prefer to play than learn.

From a purely selfish standpoint I would like the site to attract some real scientists and dissuade activity that we see from whatsup, loone, etc. In brief I would like to learn more science through the use of this very pleasant interactive medium. So in this respect religion seems out of place in a science forum.

So my question is really one of what is the intention and direction of the site? We have a wide range of subjects and forums. I notice that some members stay only in religion, while others stay strictly in science. There doesn’t seem to be an overall theme that joins them all together. My suggestion of deleting religion is an attempt to create a theme that is more along the lines of pure science. But you are right, where does art and current affairs fit into that. The site offers a great deal to many, much like a shopping mall has a disconnected mixture of a wide variety of stores. Perhaps my sense of order should not feel offended that the site does not have a clear theme.

Perhaps, also since I am 50 and in a minority age group here I would like to see the site attract more members of my age range, and that does imply more mature and advanced subjects. And that isn’t going to happen with a heavily skewed age range towards the young and with ideas being floated that would encourage more of them and less of my group.

Of course if proof ever became available for any religious subject then it would cease to be a religious matter and becomes a genuine area for scientific study. I.e. if it detectable then faith is no longer needed and acquisition of knowledge (science) kicks into gear.

I don’t really expect anyone to delete the religion forum, and I would be disappointed if that occurred. I suspect that it would feel better if it was downgraded and simply included under philosophy instead of having its own category. That might help dissuade the religious crackpots that come here.

Cris

I don’t really expect anyone to delete the religion forum, and I would be disappointed if that occurred. I suspect that it would feel better if it was downgraded and simply included under philosophy instead of having its own category. That might help dissuade the religious crackpots that come here.

Agreed. And I suppose that by crackpots you meant trolls. But then again some of the other forums attract trolls to.