Requests for Campaign Contributions

[Breukelen advocaat]

Are posts allowed to give links to presidential campaign donation websites? If they are, then would it be correct to assume that all of the candidates' campaigns merit equal time on this site?

This thread is currently in the Lounge:

http://boards.cannabis.com/cannabis-com-lounge/144687-tea-party-07-december-16th-donate-today.html

[FakeBoobsRule]

Good point and one of your better ones. I could go either way on that (I see it as a possible violation of another rule) and really Psycho4Bud or Sundance would probably handle this one the best but until they see it I'm going to move that thread from the lounge to politics and soon close this thread and make sure they see it.

This thread is kind of along the same lines too.

http://boards.cannabis.com/politics/142921-ron-paul-s-tea-party-december-16th-fundraiser-looks-bigger-than-nov-5th.html

[Nailhead]

More important question, does anybody really care except the haters? There are thousands of threads on this forum, if someone is getting ticked off by seeing people getting excited about a certain politician is their problem and they should deal with it on their own. If this forum allows discussion of politics, then it would be hypocritical to attempt to censor discussion of political support in the form of donations.

As far as equal time, why does the site staff need to get involved on this? Equal time isn't even represented in the press, so why should it be forced? You can't force people to read about candidates they aren't interested in, why even try? If Hillary Clinton supporters want to start their own thread I have no problem with it, in fact I dare them to, I could use the laugh :P

[norkali]

More important question, does anybody really care except the haters?

BURN! Hahaha.

Somebody is just jealous that their candidate didn't bring in 5.4 million dollars today.


There are thousands of threads on this forum, if someone is getting ticked off by seeing people getting excited about a certain politician is their problem and they should deal with it on their own. If this forum allows discussion of politics, then it would be hypocritical to attempt to censor discussion of political support in the form of donations.

As far as equal time, why does the site staff need to get involved on this? Equal time isn't even represented in the press, so why should it be forced? You can't force people to read about candidates they aren't interested in, why even try? If Hillary Clinton supporters want to start their own thread I have no problem with it, in fact I dare them to, I could use the laugh :P

THANK YOU! That's like saying that 5 Ron Paul supporters can't stand on a street corner with signs, unless 5 people from every other candidate's supporters stand out there too. To "merit equal time" or exposure? To "be fair" !?

[Psycho4Bud]

Good point and one of your better ones. I could go either way on that (I see it as a possible violation of another rule) and really Psycho4Bud or Sundance would probably handle this one the best but until they see it I'm going to move that thread from the lounge to politics and soon close this thread and make sure they see it.

This thread is kind of along the same lines too.

http://boards.cannabis.com/politics/142921-ron-paul-s-tea-party-december-16th-fundraiser-looks-bigger-than-nov-5th.html

I've seen these threads in the Politics forum and feel that is where they belong. IF this is posted in ANY other forum I'd say we are on the verge of SPAM.

It's nice to see people in "this" community taking such an interest in the process and since it doesn't involve selling a product, I personally didn't see any harm. Personally, I wouldn't send the dude a plugged nickle but that's me......

If Sundance has other feelings regarding this issue I'm sure we'll find out very soon.

Have a good one!:jointsmile: