Lets keep Newschoolers to skiing.

[Young_Spicoli]

Lately, iv'e seen many articles and threads that are politic, religion, worldly, etc related, and I can't be the only one who's sick of hearing someone else's opinion on bullshit like that. Can we please use this site what it's made for? what do y'all think?

 

[Prof.Pretzel]

There are ski and non-ski gabber forums for a reason.

 

[L0gic]

Yes this site is based around skiing, something we all have in common, but NS isn't just a site. It's a community. That brings along other things than just skiing.

 

[Young_Spicoli]

There are ski and non-ski gabber forums for a reason.

Yeah, i understand this, but when I see someone's opinion on politics on the home page, it pisses me off a little bit.

 

[Young_Spicoli]

Yes this site is based around skiing, something we all have in common, but NS isn't just a site. It's a community. That brings along other things than just skiing.

Cant people just find a politics forum to discuss political views though? thats just something that it going to spark up controversy. especially with a bunch of ski rats haha

 

[fresh_prince]

if you don't like those threads then don't look at them you dipshit, simple as that

 

[californiagrown]

Yeah, i understand this, but when I see someone's opinion on politics on the home page, it pisses me off a little bit.

you dense?

 

[L0gic]

Cant people just find a politics forum to discuss political views though? thats just something that it going to spark up controversy. especially with a bunch of ski rats haha

I've found that there are far less keyboard warriors on NS. We all ski, so most NS'ers are somewhat logical and chill. They're not hiding behind their screen spewing insults.

Why not just talk about it here. If you don't want that, stick to Ski Gabber.

 

[veng_m]

Cant people just find a politics forum to discuss political views though? thats just something that it going to spark up controversy. especially with a bunch of ski rats haha

we have those other forums because we all love this beautiful thing called skiing and its nice to hear other skiers thoughts because we all share a passion

stay in sg fool

 

[pj21]

This is why we have a ski related and non-ski related forums. If you don't want to look at peoples political views, thoughts on world events and religion it's as simple as not going on the forum.

By the way 'Yung Afterbang', are you 12?

 

[infuser]

stupid polls in the op are stupid

 

[L0gic]

This is why we have a ski related and non-ski related forums. If you don't want to look at peoples political views, thoughts on world events and religion it's as simple as not going on the forum.

By the way 'Yung Afterbang', are you 12?

darn, my mom told me it was steezy

 

[Deforestation]

PLEASE add option in poll for op is a dumb gaper

 

[stinky_cheese]

as much as i love talking about skiing, i find myself on non-ski gabber more than ski gabber

sorry OP, but ns wouldn't be the same if non-ski gabber didn't exist

 

[suup]

Yet OP posts a thread that is'nt ski related in the ski gabber. dumbass

 

[Young_Spicoli]

i see everyone's points. I appreciate the feedback, ill just try to keep my mouth shut from now on when it comes to non-ski related topics. Thanks everyone!

 

[CHORIZO]

u seem like you could use a doobie or two

 

[Young_Spicoli]

u seem like you could use a doobie or two

Already done. Im mellowed out now and i couldn't care less anymore haha

 

[Young_Spicoli]

This is why we have a ski related and non-ski related forums. If you don't want to look at peoples political views, thoughts on world events and religion it's as simple as not going on the forum.

By the way 'Yung Afterbang', are you 12?

You know what? that's a good point, my name is really childish. i should probably change it to something cool and mature, something like, Jerome.The.Llama maybe?

 

[John18_6]

I see that you were mad about the cultural appropriation article. NS is full of people pretending to know more than they do, actually I guess the world is too. The people who actually know about a topic rarely speak and are often overshadowed by ideas that aren't backed up with evidence or experience.

Personally, I love watching this shit go down! It entertains me on the most boring of days.

 

[Young_Spicoli]

I see that you were mad about the cultural appropriation article. NS is full of people pretending to know more than they do, actually I guess the world is too. The people who actually know about a topic rarely speak and are often overshadowed by ideas that aren't backed up with evidence or experience.

Personally, I love watching this shit go down! It entertains me on the most boring of days.

It was definitely entertaining at least haha

 

[gotti]

Cant people just find a politics forum to discuss political views though? thats just something that it going to spark up controversy. especially with a bunch of ski rats haha

What specific example are you referring to?

 

[.frenchy]

You've been on the site for less than a year homie, chill.

 

[Prof.Pretzel]

Yeah, i understand this, but when I see someone's opinion on politics on the home page, it pisses me off a little bit.

Honestly it being on this site and especially on the home page is the only way that I'd find out about it so it's probably a good thing for me anyway.

 

[freestyler540]

NSG is where the magic happens. Sure, there are trolls and just people wanting to piss other off. But magic happens when 2 users ague for 15-20 posts, then get along on something. I can see discussions with points of view I would not have though of and arguments that blow my mind in wisdom. There are many members whose posts are always gold nuggets, but there is always the opposite.

I found NSG to be funny, creative, helpful and quite insightful. Try to see flaming discussions as people being questioned on their beliefs; the more hostile the post, the more the person is offended by a subject. Some get nasty because you are pulling something deeply rooted in a person's character identity. It can be in either way; positive or negative. But when the thread dies, we all calm down and kinda thing about the logic of your stance. I even changed many opinions and advices just by going back on someone's post and seriously thing about it.

let NS be free to post all types of content...as long as it follows NS ethics and policies.

 

[S.J.W]

Yeah, i understand this, but when I see someone's opinion on politics on the home page, it pisses me off a little bit.

You do realise NSG threads don't pop up on the home page? So you're completely lying when you say it pisses you off when they're on the home page...

 

[Young_Spicoli]

You do realise NSG threads don't pop up on the home page? So you're completely lying when you say it pisses you off when they're on the home page...

I'm 100% positive I saw an article on cultural discrimination in the skiing world. On the homepage yesterday, believe it or not.

 

[Lonely]

I'm 100% positive I saw an article on cultural discrimination in the skiing world. On the homepage yesterday, believe it or not.

Don't believe it.

 

[Young_Spicoli]

Don't believe it.

Wasn't trying to make you look stupid, but you're sort of asking for it. Here's the link for any jackasses who didn't see/believe it:
https://www.newschoolers.com/news/read/Racism-Cultural-Appropriation-High-School-Skiing

 

[Lonely]

I believe it.

 

[Lonely]

That's interesting how that got there I (partially) see your point.

 

[Young_Spicoli]

That's interesting how that got there I (partially) see your point.

Thanks for acknowledging it, and that's what i'm saying. I guess it was there because it sparked a lot of controversy, and I guess my point is that it's not really necessary on newschoolers

 

[Mr.Bishop]

Yes this site is based around skiing, something we all have in common, but NS isn't just a site. It's a community. That brings along other things than just skiing.

Yeah, i understand this, but when I see someone's opinion on politics on the home page, it pisses me off a little bit.

These two comments are related.

@L0gic - You hit the nail on the head here. As a philosophy for the site, we haven't gone in the direction of mainstream social media, where you get a feed of content that is only in relation to the friends/brands/media you choose to follow. Hate something? You can hide that post, unfollow that person, whatever.

Here at Newschoolers we made the decision to be a community. Sure its a community with opinions that not everyone agrees with, but its all based off of voting so you have your own democratic way of stating how the site will look on any given day.

@Yung_Afterbang - I really get what you're saying. Personally I rage quit facebook or unfriend someone the instant I see something political... and I've fallen into the same trap where I've said something that blew up my feed and instantly regretted it. Seeing politically driven articles on Newschoolers isn't exactly what I hope is the best stuff that makes it out there... but I am strongly in favor of keeping ourselves as completely open media where as a community we decide what we promote and what we don't. I believe that traditional ski media has fallen really into the trap of writing about the same people over and over, and about the same topics. I want this to be a place where everyone has a shot at getting their content featured on the homepage.

So, would I choose this as a featured article? No, I downvoted it. However the amount of discussion that blew up in there and the mixture of up/down votes it got pushed it up the homepage for a period of time.

The article did bring up some interesting points, and related them to skiing - whether I agree with it or not is another question - but its definitely been a debate that has flourished on here time and time again. I like that people have a platform to be heard, and I think its good for skiing.

My recommendation is to stay away from stuff you don't like. NSG is political as all hell, and every so often one of these opinions might sneak into an article - but if you find yourself getting angry just do what I do - exit the said piece of content and go hang out somewhere that makes you happy.

 

[Young_Spicoli]

These two comments are related.

@L0gic - You hit the nail on the head here. As a philosophy for the site, we haven't gone in the direction of mainstream social media, where you get a feed of content that is only in relation to the friends/brands/media you choose to follow. Hate something? You can hide that post, unfollow that person, whatever.

Here at Newschoolers we made the decision to be a community. Sure its a community with opinions that not everyone agrees with, but its all based off of voting so you have your own democratic way of stating how the site will look on any given day.

@Yung_Afterbang - I really get what you're saying. Personally I rage quit facebook or unfriend someone the instant I see something political... and I've fallen into the same trap where I've said something that blew up my feed and instantly regretted it. Seeing politically driven articles on Newschoolers isn't exactly what I hope is the best stuff that makes it out there... but I am strongly in favor of keeping ourselves as completely open media where as a community we decide what we promote and what we don't. I believe that traditional ski media has fallen really into the trap of writing about the same people over and over, and about the same topics. I want this to be a place where everyone has a shot at getting their content featured on the homepage.

So, would I choose this as a featured article? No, I downvoted it. However the amount of discussion that blew up in there and the mixture of up/down votes it got pushed it up the homepage for a period of time.

The article did bring up some interesting points, and related them to skiing - whether I agree with it or not is another question - but its definitely been a debate that has flourished on here time and time again. I like that people have a platform to be heard, and I think its good for skiing.

My recommendation is to stay away from stuff you don't like. NSG is political as all hell, and every so often one of these opinions might sneak into an article - but if you find yourself getting angry just do what I do - exit the said piece of content and go hang out somewhere that makes you happy.

Thanks for the response Bishop, I completely agree with you! Now I understand the fact that newschoolers is more than a site; it's a community. I will just try my best to stay away from the political aspect of the site and just keep it to skiing!

 

[Mr.Bishop]

Thanks for the response Bishop, I completely agree with you! Now I understand the fact that newschoolers is more than a site; it's a community. I will just try my best to stay away from the political aspect of the site and just keep it to skiing!

You do make a valid point though, the politics stuff is annoying. Just make sure to use that downvote button, as every vote counts!

 

[johnblaze]

what bugged me other than the content of that post the other day is that the guy posting has no skiing pictures or videos uploaded. He has nothing to contribute other than his asshole.. i mean opinion.

 

[Young_Spicoli]

what bugged me other than the content of that post the other day is that the guy posting has no skiing pictures or videos uploaded. He has nothing to contribute other than his asshole.. i mean opinion.

Exactly my point...he thinks he's doing the ski community some favor by being a cultural rights activist, but let's be honest, I think the majority of people in the newschoolers community care about the skiing aspect, not as much about the opinionative/political side.

 

[hulkhoganite]

Who really cares (besides you)? Tf you want to talk about skiing then talk about skiing in ski related threads. Its not like you have click on the non ski gabber threads...

 

[Lonely]

Who really cares (besides you)? Tf you want to talk about skiing then talk about skiing in ski related threads. Its not like you have click on the non ski gabber threads...

If you would have read through the posts you would have seen that it was on main page, not in non-ski gabber. Look around a bit before you make an uneducated post.

 

[hulkhoganite]

If you would have read through the posts you would have seen that it was on main page, not in non-ski gabber. Look around a bit before you make an uneducated post.

That would still require OP to click on the thread and read through it. Fuck off Jr. Einstein .

 

[Lonely]

That would still require OP to click on the thread and read through it. Fuck off Jr. Einstein .

Then why say he had to go into to the non gabber? The conversation was about how it was on main page?

 

[hulkhoganite]

Lately, iv'e seen many articles and threads that are politic, religion, worldly, etc related, and I can't be the only one who's sick of hearing someone else's opinion on bullshit like that. Can we please use this site what it's made for? what do y'all think?

No the conversation was about this.

 

[Lonely]

These two comments are related.

@L0gic - You hit the nail on the head here. As a philosophy for the site, we haven't gone in the direction of mainstream social media, where you get a feed of content that is only in relation to the friends/brands/media you choose to follow. Hate something? You can hide that post, unfollow that person, whatever.

Here at Newschoolers we made the decision to be a community. Sure its a community with opinions that not everyone agrees with, but its all based off of voting so you have your own democratic way of stating how the site will look on any given day.

@Yung_Afterbang - I really get what you're saying. Personally I rage quit facebook or unfriend someone the instant I see something political... and I've fallen into the same trap where I've said something that blew up my feed and instantly regretted it. Seeing politically driven articles on Newschoolers isn't exactly what I hope is the best stuff that makes it out there... but I am strongly in favor of keeping ourselves as completely open media where as a community we decide what we promote and what we don't. I believe that traditional ski media has fallen really into the trap of writing about the same people over and over, and about the same topics. I want this to be a place where everyone has a shot at getting their content featured on the homepage.

So, would I choose this as a featured article? No, I downvoted it. However the amount of discussion that blew up in there and the mixture of up/down votes it got pushed it up the homepage for a period of time.

The article did bring up some interesting points, and related them to skiing - whether I agree with it or not is another question - but its definitely been a debate that has flourished on here time and time again. I like that people have a platform to be heard, and I think its good for skiing.

My recommendation is to stay away from stuff you don't like. NSG is political as all hell, and every so often one of these opinions might sneak into an article - but if you find yourself getting angry just do what I do - exit the said piece of content and go hang out somewhere that makes you happy.

And I'm talking about this. No need to get your panties in a bunch bud. It's okay.

 

[Young_Spicoli]

No the conversation was about this.

I meant to say in places where it doesn't belong. I want to see videos and news regarding the skiing community when I log in, not some uneducated fucker's opinion on cultural oppression.

 

[hulkhoganite]

Ok well my response was directed at the OP's original post.

 

[Young_Spicoli]

Ok well my response was directed at the OP's original post.

Well if you took the time to read through the comments, you would have realized that my original post was misguided.

 

[Lonely]

Well if you took the time to read through the comments, you would have realized that my original post was misguided.

Which is exactly what I was saying.

 

[plyswthsqrrls]

guys I really think people stopped giving a fuck about 10 posts up

 

[dustygoldflakes]

Bruh Ski-Gabber is for ski talk and Non-ski gabber is for everything else. Just avoid non-ski gabber if you're sick of it

 

[Lonely]

guys I really think people stopped giving a fuck about 10 posts up

Bruh Ski-Gabber is for ski talk and Non-ski gabber is for everything else. Just avoid non-ski gabber if you're sick of it

Apparently so

 

[veng_m]

You know what? that's a good point, my name is really childish. i should probably change it to something cool and mature, something like, Jerome.The.Llama maybe?

fuck you hes funny so fuck off