Football and Film are following on from ILB, which has somehow kept the majority of books discussion separate from ILE (which has a lot of its own threads devoted to books and authors in the archives). So it follows the same lines but for some reason only the Books sub-board seems to have a distinct identity.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 14 April 2020 21:53 (four years ago) link
Politics wouldn't work because it's a subset of current affairs discussion, and much else besides. A disaster like covid is very much tied with the political response so you actually need one thread for that which does not involve this.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 14 April 2020 21:58 (four years ago) link
personally, i use site new answers and leave every board on, because i believe in the mission of ilx
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone),Tuesday, April 14, 2020 4:10 PM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
o captain my captain
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Tuesday, 14 April 2020 23:44 (four years ago) link
no, i really see the motivation here. if we don't have to talk about politics, we don't have to worry about it. we can just completely avoid all that unpleasantness and strife. it's pretty much the same thing as football, right?
― Kate (rushomancy), Tuesday, 14 April 2020 23:44 (four years ago) link
i use sna and leave every board on because i am old and stupid and don't know how to do anything different
― Kate (rushomancy), Tuesday, 14 April 2020 23:45 (four years ago) link
it's pretty much the same thing as football, right?horse racing iirc
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 14 April 2020 23:47 (four years ago) link
How about I Don't Like Politics, a sub-board where no political discussion is allowed
― Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Tuesday, 14 April 2020 23:47 (four years ago) link
I am old and stupid
I'm sorry, Kate, but I can't parse that, because "old" obviously can't mean old and "stupid" certainly can't mean stupid. I'm stumped.
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 14 April 2020 23:49 (four years ago) link
xp a better idea but again the first time anyone tries to invoke it, there'll be tears
― ole uncle tiktok (darraghmac), Tuesday, 14 April 2020 23:50 (four years ago) link
it's pretty much the same thing as football, right?
Let's see: tribalism, ancient grievances, regional chauvinism, extreme tendentiousness, fierce loyalties, public betrayals of those loyalties, greed, confirmation bias, silly hats, violence, injuries, uniforms, domestic abuse, mental illness, pointless death, purported displays of obligatory patriotism, principled questioning of obligatory patriotism, domestic draft beer, network television, commentators in bad suits, and nachos.
So far I think politics just needs more nachos, and THEN they'll be the same thing.
― Fleetwood Machiavelli (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 14 April 2020 23:52 (four years ago) link
rooney defending the right
― ole uncle tiktok (darraghmac), Tuesday, 14 April 2020 23:54 (four years ago) link
If Joe Biden was a millennial he'd definitely be one of those Americans with an Arsenal tattoo
― Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Tuesday, 14 April 2020 23:54 (four years ago) link
― A is for (Aimless)
awwww, you're a sweetie. it means i have a history of negative self-talk and i am grateful to you for calling me on it. 3>
― Kate (rushomancy), Wednesday, 15 April 2020 00:01 (four years ago) link
― ole uncle tiktok (darraghmac)
ok, let's roll with that. how about I Love A Good Cry, a board where we all give each other virtual hugs and tell each other what amazing people we are?
― Kate (rushomancy), Wednesday, 15 April 2020 00:03 (four years ago) link
fine, but the first time anyone oh I see what youve done there
― ole uncle tiktok (darraghmac), Wednesday, 15 April 2020 00:09 (four years ago) link
who's happy right now? no sentient person
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 15 April 2020 00:57 (four years ago) link