I don’t think anyone is out to be antagonistic. Or disrespectful. I’m not. And it isn’t even about good or evil.
Just that it is ok to post where you like with a differing opinion without people saying ‘We don’t post on that thread so we’d prefer it if you don’t post on ours’ or similar.
People who wish for a Republic post how much they despise certain things about the Royals on favourable Royal threads. If keeping to a certain lane doesn’t apply there, why should it here? It is good to get perspective.
An echo chamber, as said, isn’t what a forum is about. On very, very, rare occasions (not Royal threads!) I’ve seen everyone in agreement about a situation.
Mostly though people have differing opinions or interpretations and say as much.
Some might say the same thing that was mentioned on the first page of a thread because they haven’t had the luxury of reading it real time because of work or other commitments. Their opinion, though late on in the thread, is just as valid - even if it has already been discussed. Why should their opinion be dismissed just because the discussion has moved on a bit?
I’ve no wish to argue with anyone. I will disagree though if my opinion is different. I will also disagree if some want to control the narrative of a thread. I will occasionally have cause to reconsider my position of someone presents something superbly. That is what discussion is all about.
Talk guidelines are there for the benefit of all. As long as a post doesn’t breach the guidelines then what or where people post is no-one else’s concern and it is happy days.
Anyway. Back to the thread.
Here’s hoping that Nikki Sanderson gets similar coverage.
It is terrible to think that it was once actually considered acceptable to hack into private conversations or communications by certain people. Just as awful to know that your friends or family could sell you out for monetary gain. And as a consequence be put at risk of physical harm.
You could argue that you could pick friends wisely or whatever. But there would always be someone somewhere, if it is an employee of a certain business or someone who finds themselves in the company of someone famous in a pub or whatever, happy enough to take their greedy spoils.
I hadn’t really heard what Nikki had endured. Her hair set on fire? Accosted by groups of people? That is bloody awful.
That poor woman. She must have been absolutely terrified.