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The past 12 months have been a fascinating time for all of us. US Elections are always of interest, but this one has been especially fascinating. It has been made much more enjoyable to me personally by my participation on WAB and by the contributions of some of the posters here.
As a left winger on a majority conservative board I felt that not only was I being informed, but that if I put in the effort to post something of quality that it would be appreciated. Such diversity is the exception on so many websites, not the rule.
I have wandered on to a variety of websites during the Election. Many provided interesting & informative articles & polls, but none had noticeboards as well informed or engaging as WAB. So, I would like to issue some public thanks. I hope others will join with me.
It may seem like sucking up, but I would like to thank the Moderators. Not only did they make sure that passions never got out of hand, they also kept the board relatively clean of the sort of gutter level rumour & propaganda that passed for normal on other boards. Special thanks to Matt for his polls (most of which were successful:)) - dude, you must have known where that media bias thread would go
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There were some posters who also impressed & informed (apologies if I miss anyone). Astralis, Herodotus & Tim52 ran against the conservative tide, Antimony, Donnie, Osage18 & 7thsniper spoke with passion for Republicans struggling as much with their own party as with the Democrats. When he could Ironduke took time off from campaigning to contribute. The Brigadier, of course, played his role as WAB's resident gadfly perfectly
The figure who towered over all for me, however, was JAD 333. While his committment to McCain was clear, time after time he put aside partisan politics to inform, debate and explain. He reached out to people all over the political spectrum & presented all of us with a working example of what wisdom looks like. Parihaka suggested at one point that was considereing preserving some of JAD's posts as a record of the election - I second that.
I want to leave you with JAD's post on today's post election thread. Gracious to the last. Thank you JAD, you have made this election very special for me, and I suspect for many others.
As a left winger on a majority conservative board I felt that not only was I being informed, but that if I put in the effort to post something of quality that it would be appreciated. Such diversity is the exception on so many websites, not the rule.
I have wandered on to a variety of websites during the Election. Many provided interesting & informative articles & polls, but none had noticeboards as well informed or engaging as WAB. So, I would like to issue some public thanks. I hope others will join with me.
It may seem like sucking up, but I would like to thank the Moderators. Not only did they make sure that passions never got out of hand, they also kept the board relatively clean of the sort of gutter level rumour & propaganda that passed for normal on other boards. Special thanks to Matt for his polls (most of which were successful:)) - dude, you must have known where that media bias thread would go
).There were some posters who also impressed & informed (apologies if I miss anyone). Astralis, Herodotus & Tim52 ran against the conservative tide, Antimony, Donnie, Osage18 & 7thsniper spoke with passion for Republicans struggling as much with their own party as with the Democrats. When he could Ironduke took time off from campaigning to contribute. The Brigadier, of course, played his role as WAB's resident gadfly perfectly
The figure who towered over all for me, however, was JAD 333. While his committment to McCain was clear, time after time he put aside partisan politics to inform, debate and explain. He reached out to people all over the political spectrum & presented all of us with a working example of what wisdom looks like. Parihaka suggested at one point that was considereing preserving some of JAD's posts as a record of the election - I second that.
I want to leave you with JAD's post on today's post election thread. Gracious to the last. Thank you JAD, you have made this election very special for me, and I suspect for many others.
Remarkable journey for Obama. I congratulate him. There's a silver lining. My country achieved a milestone in racial relations. I am proud of that. When a country with only a 12% black population can elect a black, it's a sign that issues finally matter more than race. And there's a message in it for the world: democracy rocks.
Now we have a few problems to solve. Let's get on with it. I'm glad he didn't get a filibuster proof Senate. That will help tone down his social agenda.
Congratulations to all you Obama supporters. It was a good debate for the most part. Watch out in 2012.
Now we have a few problems to solve. Let's get on with it. I'm glad he didn't get a filibuster proof Senate. That will help tone down his social agenda.
Congratulations to all you Obama supporters. It was a good debate for the most part. Watch out in 2012.
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