$64K ? Why were the political threads labled?

When you get blamed for some fool going through and labeling all threads as politics in response to your post, don’t say I didn’t warn you.

I am often on my phone when visiting the board so I don't see them. If I am on a computer and open a thread that is political I just hit the back button and go on my merry way. No big deal. However, I also don't see the big deal of the Politics label either. I see the label and look at the OP. 9 times out of 10 I just keep scrolling and go on my merry way. That 1 out of 10 time that I open a thread is if it is from an OP that I know is posting to have a meaningful discussion. Sometimes depending on the tone of the thread I will jump in and participate. Other times I will hit the back button and go on my merry way. No big deal.

Label or no label...no big deal.

I think originally.....the politics label was for threads that didn't start out as political, but then conversations segued into being political. The label would alert members, that a non-political thread had turned political.

I don't think the labels are helpful, because it depends on one's personal interpretation or perception of what  a label means or doesn't mean.
There's no right or wrong in regards to the labels.....everyone is entitled to their own thoughts or opinions as to what a particular label means or doesn't mean.
For instance, personally.....based on the beginning discussion about labels......I thought any thread more than a year old was an "old thread" that was brought back to page 1. But, some old threads that are still active >> are "old and active"....hence the labeling and un-labeling confusion and lack of clarity that has occurred on some threads.

In general, it doesn't matter to me, if a thread has a label or not.....because I always read the titles. If a thread segues into something that I don't want to read or engage in....then I simply close the thread and move on.

It seems like it would be simple, but it's not.
Honestly, I think some of the labeling and un-labeling turns into a power struggle among members.....in regards to whether a thread is labeled or un-labeled. Part of it is....a few members are "my way is the only way, my way is the right way" mentality.....hence the label battle and drama.





 

I agree with those whose recollections are that it happened after the 2016 or 2020 elections, when there were so many political threads, and people were complaining.

I am quite bamboozled about why we needed a label in the first place. I mean, it doesn't really worry me either way, but like others have said previously, I do internally roll my eyes at the thought of some poor little poppet being so upset/annoyed after accidentally opening a thread that they didn't know was political, that they feel they need a warning to stop them from doing that in the future. 

I feel that this has been repeated ad nauseam, but if you don't want to read a particular thread, then don't open it. Just like I don't open the game threads and the Big Brother etc threads. 

Can we move on from this already? Good gosh. Who cares if there is a label or not.

in 2020 things got super bad and we had a lot of heated and nasty threads that would then turn political and I didnt want to read them. So the label was created. Big whoopy doo! If it helps some peas, cool. For those who dont like it, ignore it.

It gets old seeing the same argument. 🤷🏻‍♀️