Modern Vespa

The Guidelines of Modern Vespa do not allow for ANY discussion of politics. Period.

This is a tumultuous time, we all understand this. But please, please leave the politics in your other tabs and/or windows.

Going forward any discussion of politics will be met with swift and decisive action. If your post is deleted, take the hint.
A repeat offence will get you a timeout.
Furthermore, bitching or whining about the moderation will most likely earn you an outright ban.

To the agitators, shitheels, turds, slicksters and those that are think they are a little too cool for school; this applies to +1 and stirring of the pot. Also, to put it out on blast, this applies to the veterans around here as well.

all my love,
-greasy

~end transmission~

Thank you. Religion and Politics should remain a privately held belief.

Thank you. A safe harbor.

If we ever needed a reminder, today's as good a day as any.

Thanks for keeping MV sane.

This and the karma system are the main reasons MV has been so consistently good for many years.

Let's keep it about scooters and the occasional NSR threads.

Fixed that for you.

BTW, where's all the whinging about karma and lust for more roundels lately?

They went partying with the Christmas lights.

At least here at MV.

As noted, there are many other places for sharing views on those topics, and feel free to do so elsewhere.

Well said Greasy. Those racist nut jobs get enough airtime as it is.
Peace.

Group hug.

Stay safe. Be kind.

Agree! So why is talk about the virus allowed? It's become a politically destabilizing subject, the reason I almost never get on here anymore!!

Tis the only place left on the whole internet where politics and religion are banned, I checked

Long live Modern Vespa tinted spectacles

Sanity prevails. Good.

Exactly why I'm here.

Thank you for this thread.

somerset

Good Call as usual.

There are about 20 regulars in my Scooter Riding Group. The political persuasion of the riders is all over the map. We simply ignore politics.
Our bond is the joy of riding. There is a elevated level of good humor in the group. Not a group to be in if you are overly sensitive.

There was a time, when reasonable folks could agree to disagree and
not exclude the other from their lives. I hold some pointed political positions
and have best friends who are the complete opposite. I think humor helps.

Good continuing call, lets ride - take your political soap box elsewhere.

Silence Dogood
Frost Bite Falls Minnesota

My dish towel for everyone:

I know it has been said but thank you Greasy for this post

Wow a Wonder Machine post!

Hope your and yours are well and good.

Might be an idea to add this to the General Housekeeping at the top of the page even though its in the guidelines. You know that one day politics/religion will again resurface. " to err is human" and most of us are human.

Mv-bot is more human than human.

because i said so. that's why.

and also... of the 160554 post topics and OVER TWO MILLION posts this is the reason that you almost never get on here anymore?

*long continued fart sound*

don't like it? don't read it! or... in your case, stay out of that thread and stop posting to it!

there's other rides at the amusement park ya know.

xo
-g

echoes from the deep dark sometimes take a long time to return...

seconded to birbs well wishes. don't be a stranger.

-g

I am reading your non-arguments with great interest, my praise to Greasy ... He is more than a moderator ... He is an excellent diplomat, he knows how to use his hand to hit but also to caress. Be, even in the Italian forums politics is prohibited (it seems to me that this was the message of the topic). Go ahead, I lie down on the bed and continue reading to you.

Great call

Now I wonder what I've been doing wrong for the last 15 years. My forum at The Floor Pro Community has been politics, religion and f-word (among others) free since day one. So, I'm sorry you missed it.

sorry, it was down the day I checked

From over 25 years of involvement in running a BMW Motorcycle club, I was often most unpopular by insisting that our meetings and discussions be secular and politics-free.

My experience is that personal beliefs (faith and politics) actually divide us from our common interest - riding Vespas.

I know that there are many riders who choose to pray for guidance in meetings and protection on a ride. They are welcome to do so in a group aside from the rest. If you permit one group to express their faith aloud, then you must permit all. Instead it is far better to allow a few moments of silence for prayer or contemplation, before continuing in a secular, apolitical manner.

Yes we do feel stifled and censored at times and right now I am only just resisting a strong urge to post a cartoon with a very topical political theme that I am sure would inject some mirth into a very serious time in US history. (PM me for a look...!)

I accept the rules and congratulate the moderators on their tactful application of the rules.

Guys, just stay safe and avoid problems. Don't be too much involved, that's not your game. I am talking to all Americans. Just stay safe.

A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you look forward to the trip !
Caskie Stinnet

Same thing for a moderator.

while i thank your for your accolades, i must admit that i am anything but a diplomat. i'm rude, a big ass jerk, i hold grudges, use foul language, blunt, tell foul and or obtuse jokes and quick to get heated.

however, i am fair. and i will tell you honestly how i feel about a topic. i am open minded but there are specific topics and principles that i will not bend on. so, if you are the subject of my ire, well... you just found out what my special topic is.

-g

i'd last exactly two seconds in politics because i'd be telling people to eat shit and bark at the moon; or asking them if they'd like to go out to the back alley and strip to the waist and box.

i mean, a good show either way.

but not, like, exactly a career so to speak.

-g

Well Greasy ... nobody is perfect.
I really appreciate being honest.

A lesson on diplomacy from the masters in Yes Minister.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hsNfNM0SvE

And that would seem a good note on which to end this thread before it also steps over the edge.