Damn that was a long rant, but I pretty much agree with most of the quotes. This place is completely intolerable without the ignore list or as I like to think of it the stupid volume. I used to to empty my ignore list every few months and give people a chance. I don't even bother anymore, I like to keep the stupid level to background music. I do rather enjoy signing out once in a while to see the same old trolls quoting and down voting everything and they still haven't figured out they are all alone and no one is listening. I really wish how many people ignore you was visible in your profile. I'm sure I have a few but there are people here I bet have an insane amount.

For a place that doesn't allow politics, it sure has a lean to it. As a guy from Canada, we don't really have such polarizing views. The number of times here I'm like wow I have never actually heard or seen a real human being that actually believes that. This place really needs to do a better job removing that stuff. I have always wanted to go to Texas Pinball Festival but then I think about the weird shit that lurks here and nope out. Even the North West Show and Flipping Out why does pinball have such prominent group that can't be normal.

I've been to North West and Flippin Out. Flippin Out was easily my favorite, the vibe and location just great, it is my home turf though. Ironically it's the one that got cancelled because of all the drama at North West. I'll try YEGPIN next year.

It's not just politics, how about a bath this month or deodorant at a show. I'm not a germaphobe at all and pinball shows were kinda creepy before the pandemic. Also is it really necessary to rage and throw a tantrum like a toddler every time you lose a ball. Also I know your next you don't need to breath in my ear to let me know you want to play the machine. If you have not experienced this at a pinball show, its because your the guy doing it. I'm not directing this to anyone personally. Just the community in general.

I can't figure out if you just like Will Ferrell memes or this is just a drive by shit post.

I really hate these bullshit false equivalency, is it really that hard to understand the difference between the color of your skin or sexual identity, to bullshit politics and being an asshole. This insanity that you Americans have towards your political view, you are not born a democrat or republican. You can actually decide not to be an asshole, people don't get to decide sexuality and race. This is one of those moments that I get to go wow there are actual human beings that would say this crap.

P.S. He did say conservative and liberal so he may not even be American.

This is why us Canadians always chuckle when everyone says we are so nice and friendly , if you think this post makes me an asshole or is unfriendly... well you need have yourself a little think.

Discrimination: The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of RACE, AGE, or SEX.

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I feel like I was part of this tangent. I do think it's a good forum with lots of great people but it could use some improvements. I'm not a fan of the don't say anything bad about the place and just put it on a pedestal. There is a lot of Americans here and your culture is completely polarized right now. It really rubs off around here. When it's not politics, it Stern, JJP, Dimpling is normal, TPN, Kaneda, it just goes on and on and its always ends up with one side against the other and its really hard to have any kind of dialog.

Another thing, I'm sure many people here have admirers that just downvote them all the time, I know I do. It just gives this place the weirdest vibe. They should make those people donate, like a message pops up and says you have downvoted this person X times, you must donate before you can downvote them again.

The crazy thing from my perspective is I try to never add fuel to the fire. In this thread all I said, is this place is a lot better if you filter out some of the assholes and stupid shit. Then people actually tried to argue that they are part of the class of people known as stupid asshole and tried to cry discrimination. Yes I pointed out how stupid that is. I’m don’t play the whole both sides. If I’m an asshole I’ll think about it. You actually quoted my post that I said I was part of this, but for some reason left that out. I’m not a victim of anything.