How does our board compare to other Poli-Arguing Online Locations?
- Thread starter Bitter Creek
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Personally I like ours being so few participants as you can get a true dialogue going on instead of just smartass remarks being thrown out continuously.
But I haven't really bothered with any big boards like Reddit or something similar
But I haven't really bothered with any big boards like Reddit or something similar
Pretty well.
We are all reasonably educated, reasonably well intentioned, and all have a common bond that keeps us here (with a few welcome outsiders). So we're able to establish rapport, some identity of personality, and longevity of contribution.... so flamethrowing is kept largely in check.
We are all reasonably educated, reasonably well intentioned, and all have a common bond that keeps us here (with a few welcome outsiders). So we're able to establish rapport, some identity of personality, and longevity of contribution.... so flamethrowing is kept largely in check.
This. I used to engage in another poli-arguing board on a different OSU board. You guys are smarter, more well intentioned towards each other and to having an actual dialogue. That board has become a crapshow of exclusively nothing but link posting and insult exchanges. It is a dumpster fire.
I'm really curious how different the peeps on this board are in terms of backstories, which does impact your view of the world.
If I had to guess, 75% of the regular posters fall under more than half of the following 10 demographic groups:
white
male
at least 2 years of college
married at some point (most likely still married)
2 to 4 kids
decent and consistent employment
no time in jail
believes in a creator and purposeful design
35 to 55 years old
Lived > 1/2 Life in the Great State of Oklahoma
If I had to guess, 75% of the regular posters fall under more than half of the following 10 demographic groups:
white
male
at least 2 years of college
married at some point (most likely still married)
2 to 4 kids
decent and consistent employment
no time in jail
believes in a creator and purposeful design
35 to 55 years old
Lived > 1/2 Life in the Great State of Oklahoma
-White
-Male
-4 years university, three of law school
-3 kids
-Yep...consistent employment since my paperboy days and even during college, etc
-not much and all of it visiting clients
- firmly on the fence on this right now.
-yep...upper range of that
-not a native, and want to get back to residing in Texas someday, but yep.
I hit that 75% mark easily.
White male privilege FTMFW!
I'm posting from prison right now.
Kidding of course. You guys have made this Sooner fan feel welcome on all of the boards over the years.
-Married white male
-45ish years old
-2 daughters, plus 2 informal adoptive daughters who have shitbags for dads
-4 years university, 2.5 years paramedic school
-Been at my employer 21.5 years
-No jail time
-Oklahoma since the age of 9
-Don't believe in God but have zero issues with those who do. I don't mind public prayer or people talking religion either.
-Married white male
-45ish years old
-2 daughters, plus 2 informal adoptive daughters who have shitbags for dads
-4 years university, 2.5 years paramedic school
-Been at my employer 21.5 years
-No jail time
-Oklahoma since the age of 9
-Don't believe in God but have zero issues with those who do. I don't mind public prayer or people talking religion either.
-Married white male
-51 years of age
-daughter 18, son 15
-4 years undergrad at OSU, 4 years vet school
-Self employed since 2003 (veterinary practice owner)
-Spent a few hours in jail once (Lew Sterrett in downtown Dallas)
-Don't believe in God and haven't for a very long time
-Born and raised in OKC. Was in OK for 27 years, Dallas for last 24.
-I consider myself to be Jewish, despite not believing in god, not belonging to a synagogue, and not currently actively practicing Judaism.
-51 years of age
-daughter 18, son 15
-4 years undergrad at OSU, 4 years vet school
-Self employed since 2003 (veterinary practice owner)
-Spent a few hours in jail once (Lew Sterrett in downtown Dallas)
-Don't believe in God and haven't for a very long time
-Born and raised in OKC. Was in OK for 27 years, Dallas for last 24.
-I consider myself to be Jewish, despite not believing in god, not belonging to a synagogue, and not currently actively practicing Judaism.
Bitter Creek is trying to hack you guys....
Bitter Creek is the counselor for a Nigerian Prince who is trying to give me money.
0-fer on the creator angle.... Interdasting.
Agreed.
I do actually hit all of those markers. It took some dang good luck on the jail time though. we had a literal greenhouse full of the devil's lettuce back in college.
white
male
MBA
married
1 Step-daughter, no kids of my own
consistent employment - 10 years @ current job
no time in jail
Christian but not overly religious
42 years old
Born in OK. Spent childhood and early adulthood there. Left 10 years ago to move to Dallas then moved to Tampa last year.
male
MBA
married
1 Step-daughter, no kids of my own
consistent employment - 10 years @ current job
no time in jail
Christian but not overly religious
42 years old
Born in OK. Spent childhood and early adulthood there. Left 10 years ago to move to Dallas then moved to Tampa last year.
Race: Pure Blood Human;
Gender: We don't have those anymore do we?
College: 2 Years at Univ. of Arkansas, 2 Years at OSU (architecture and history);
Married 48 years to high school sweetheart;
2 grown children, 2 grandchildren;
Self employed 48 years;
No jail time (just lucky I guess);
Religion: None, but strong advocate of Christian ethics;
Age: 70 (but that's just a number isn't it? I'm spry);
Born & raised in Oklahoma. Lived here all my life except for my overseas Air Force years in Japan followed by my hippie years in Hawaii.
If Ponca Dan is 70 JimmyBob must be in his 100s
Does anyone remember the thread when "Old Aggie" called out "Old, Old Aggie" in a do-you-remember... dual?
It was an all time classic and rich in old stories.
OP? I used to post over there on their pol board. I liked it initially but it turned into mostly just name calling when I left.
Mostly Danish & Scottish heritage
male
Bachelor's degree
Married
Asher 4, Elijah 2, Delilah 4 mos
2 jobs since 2002
no time in jail
Believe in God
35 to 55 years old -yep
Lived in OK until 19 yrs old - since then Kansas, Texas, Germany, Colorado
I got banned from orangepower in about an hour a few months ago. I've never seen such thin skinned pansies both mods and posters.,
Idk it was a stupid one. Something about the gay roman army. There weren't pictures or anything.
I wouldn't know we have a weekly schedule and time cards
White male
10 years college BS at NWOSU, MS and DVM at OSU....soon to have 2 more (MPH at UF)
Married, with one kid (proud member of the one and done crowd)
No jail time
Nope. Never been overly religious
39
Lived in OK until age 28 or 29....Florida since then
I logged off that POS years ago and will leave this earth having never gone back. A Summer's Eve nozzle is a lollipop compared to those suck-wads.
I occasionally revisit, but mostly just to rhetorically beat some fools about the heads and shoulders.
Mostly white, Maybe 1/4 -1/8 Cherokee.
Six foot hot look all American man
4.5 years of college OSU. BS in PR journalism
On 2nd marriage. Got it right this time. Don't get married at 21. The odds are against you.
3 kids. Two step, one biological.
Decent and consistent till I brcdme self employed. The it was awesome but inconsistent for a long time.
One night in jail.
I believe in intelligent design (aka God)
Just turned 47
More than hdlf my life in OK.
white (some Cherokee and Apache)
male
4 years college BA, 3 years Master's
married for 22 years
2 boys
done mostly the same thing for 30 plus years
no time in jail
believe in a Creator
53 years old
Lived a good portion of my adult life in Oklahoma, but have also lived in Arkansas, Tennessee, and Kansas.
American
Male
Married 9 years
no kids but I might lose this battle within the year or next
Worked at the same job now for 11 years
no time in jail. Jail scares me as I have way to cute of a face
God is real and loving
33
I was born in Alaska but my family moved here to Oklahoma when I was young and have been here ever since.
Male
Married 9 years
no kids but I might lose this battle within the year or next
Worked at the same job now for 11 years
no time in jail. Jail scares me as I have way to cute of a face
God is real and loving
33
I was born in Alaska but my family moved here to Oklahoma when I was young and have been here ever since.
