Russia and Ukraine conflict.

[Wonko]

Yes as a thought to the level of importance of it to Putin, not about blame.




Would you want to though?

I don't care so much about myself, but I ache to think of our children and their children's children being deprived of this magical world we live in.

And all for what?

The fragility of one man's ego.....

Nobody should wield that much power.

[Mr. Guru]

And here I thought you were leaving. Having a hard time locating the log off button up top?

Why did you think I was leaving? I asked how to you delete yourself from the forums. You and I both don't know. It's a mystery to both of us.

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I just hope Putin struggles similarly to find a certain button if he decides to do something drastic as well!

Lolol!

Is Putin all threats too?

[Rylant]

That one is going to sting the pocket book for Ovechkin. I think I read somewhere that he gets something like $500k a yr from CCM for endorsements. That's a big one.

Everything I have read suggests they will still pay him, but just quit using him in ads etc.

Rylant

[pmorrow]

A Canadian former QMJHLer playing in Ukraine talking about how he got out of there as the tanks were rolling in:

https://www.tsn.ca/NHL/video/now-saf...kraine~2392948

[Rylant]

So what is it that Putin wants? Is it legitimately the NATO threat he doesn't like? Is that just a ruse? I know that The Ukraine has huge resources in iron, natural gas, coal, lumber, uranium and food.

Rylant

[Feenom]

He simply wants to put in a puppet govt like the one he has in Belarus. He feels that Ukraine is still part of Russia and actually believes the whole country wants Russian ways of life. It’s only the eastern Ukraine that has any ties with Russia (since being “liberated” by Putin). But news out of that region doesn’t favor Putin at all. They are wondering why he took this over aggression and the population is second guessing his motives on everything. This is an example of a very bad man in power, something we’ve seen before unfortunately…

[Axeman33]

Everything I have read suggests they will still pay him, but just quit using him in ads etc.

Rylant

Well that's garbage and a meaningless act.

[Axeman33]

Why did you think I was leaving? I asked how to you delete yourself from the forums. You and I both don't know. It's a mystery to both of us

LOL! Yes, I clearly misunderstood you're last post. (Insert sarcastic face here)

My point still stands. If the only contribution you're offering here is to argue politics, you're in the wrong place. If you disagree with this stance, feel free to contact Dobber yourself and he himself can tell me I am in the wrong. I dont expect that to happen. Sports forum with a small political section in it, not a political forum. Go search online for one of them if that's what you're interested in talking about all the time.

[2014olympicgold]

Well that's garbage and a meaningless act.

I'm sure they have no legal grounds in their contracts to pursue voiding them. Or at least guys like Mikheyev or Malkin who haven't said anything about Putin ever.

It's as meaningful as pulling Russian vodka off LCBO shelves when they've already been bought from Russian vodka companies.

[Mr. Guru]

LOL! Yes, I clearly misunderstood you're last post. (Insert sarcastic face here)

My point still stands. If the only contribution you're offering here is to argue politics, you're in the wrong place. If you disagree with this stance, feel free to contact Dobber yourself and he himself can tell me I am in the wrong. I dont expect that to happen. Sports forum with a small political section in it, not a political forum. Go search online for one of them if that's what you're interested in talking about all the time.

The Fuhrer has spoken!

[2014olympicgold]

How can I delete my account?

Off track but you did say....It's pretty clear what the question was meant as. And if it's not what you meant then that's on you not the reader.

[doulos]

LOL! Yes, I clearly misunderstood you're last post. (Insert sarcastic face here)

My point still stands. If the only contribution you're offering here is to argue politics, you're in the wrong place. If you disagree with this stance, feel free to contact Dobber yourself and he himself can tell me I am in the wrong. I dont expect that to happen. Sports forum with a small political section in it, not a political forum. Go search online for one of them if that's what you're interested in talking about all the time.

If YOU don't want people commenting on political topics on the political forum then maybe that's your own problem.

Discuss this with Dobber and get him to remove the political section of the forum if it bothers you so much.

Or is this a directive from Dobber himself? To maintain some sort of quota that needs too be measured in terms of how much political vs hockey content each specific user account needs to maintain before you decide you're going to give a ban out?

You're being utterly silly.

The issue is not with discussing political topics specifically. The issue is with political topics being ones which end up causing a lot of nastiness between people. There are other, much more reasonable, options. Like closing threads that have clearly crossed the point of no return in terms of healthy dialogue. Yes, this is a subjective and somewhat arbitrary thing to do, but it would likely solve a lot more of the problems, much quicker, than trying to tell people they must maintain a certain quota of hockey dialogue if they want to participate in the political side of the forums.

The other option is just to eliminate the political forums all together.

[Axeman33]

If YOU don't want people commenting on political topics on the political forum then maybe that's your own problem.

Discuss this with Dobber and get him to remove the political section of the forum if it bothers you so much.

Or is this a directive from Dobber himself? To maintain some sort of quota that needs too be measured in terms of how much political vs hockey content each specific user account needs to maintain before you decide you're going to give a ban out?

You're being utterly silly.

The issue is not with discussing political topics specifically. The issue is with political topics being ones which end up causing a lot of nastiness between people. There are other, much more reasonable, options. Like closing threads that have clearly crossed the point of no return in terms of healthy dialogue. Yes, this is a subjective and somewhat arbitrary thing to do, but it would likely solve a lot more of the problems, much quicker, than trying to tell people they must maintain a certain quota of hockey dialogue if they want to participate in the political side of the forums.

The other option is just to eliminate the political forums all together.

I've already sent Dobber an email last night. Thank you. Awaiting a reply and direction.

[PenguinHunter]

I've already sent Dobber an email last night. Thank you. Awaiting a reply and direction.

Email to delete the political forum?

If so... do political threads that end up in the Lounge get deleted ASAP as well??

This would be awesome!

[doulos]

I've already sent Dobber an email last night. Thank you. Awaiting a reply and direction.

Awesome!