News Splash Mountain retheme to Princess and the Frog - Tiana's Bayou Adventure

[Incomudro]

What happened to the excellent YouTube videos that were here earlier?
Only one opinion amongst certain people is allowed apparently.
Get in line, and watch your step.

 

[LittleBuford]

What happened to the excellent YouTube videos that were here earlier?
Only one opinion amongst certain people is allowed apparently.
Get in line, and watch your step.

People on all sides of the debate have had posts deleted when they veer off topic. It’s happened to me several times.

 

[Dear Prudence]

What happened to the excellent YouTube videos that were here earlier?
Only one opinion amongst certain people is allowed apparently.
Get in line, and watch your step.

They were probably removed because they have nothing to do with the retheme. It's not a matter of opinions or not, they're off topic and irrelevant to this thread now.

 

[Married5Times]

It's not a matter of opinions or not, they're off topic and irrelevant to this thread now.

so Splash Mountain talk is not allowed with Splash Mountain retheme...............ya, I can see the glaring irrelevancy.

 

[Dear Prudence]

so Splash Mountain talk is not allowed with Splash Mountain retheme...............ya, I can see the glaring irrelevancy.

No, specifically stuff related to SOTS being on the National Film Registry.

 

[the_rich]

so Splash Mountain talk is not allowed with Splash Mountain retheme...............ya, I can see the glaring irrelevancy.

I didn't see the video. But it has been explicitly stated that this thread is to discuss the new rides theme and build. If the video is about why the change is being made then it was rightfully removed.

 

[the_rich]

The moderators stated multiple times that this isn't the thread for it. They don't want it spiraling into a political discussion like it has many times before.

 

[Chip Chipperson]

Posts get removed from various threads for being off-topic all the time. Sometimes it happens faster than others, whether that's because someone reported the posts or because one of the mods found them themselves. This particular thread my get watched more closely than others because some people can't help themselves and keep bringing up topics that are not related to the topic of the ride's new theme. Nobody's being persecuted or singled out.

 

[the_rich]

Believe whatever you want. They stated it and followed through. Nothing about the perceived reason behind it.

 

[LittleBuford]

Each time I post something that doesn't relate specifically to the retheme, I do so knowing that I am going against the moderators' preferences (sorry!) and that my posts may be deleted as a result. Sometimes, the offending posts slip through the net; on other occasions, they are noticed and deleted.

No particular viewpoint has been targeted by this policy; all "sides" have been affected by it. The fault lies with us for not abiding by the moderators' repeatedly stated wishes, not with them for deleting irrelevant posts.

 

[MisterPenguin]

so Splash Mountain talk is not allowed with Splash Mountain retheme.

Not in the way you want to talk about it.

 

[the_rich]

Because it's already been settled that it's being rethemed. Whether it's warranted or not is off topic. This thread is to talk about what the ride is going to be. How many aas? What do we think the story is? Is it going to be screen based? Etc. This thread isn't for whether the retheme should happen or not.

 

[LittleBuford]

But explain to me how 2 African American woman saying that we need to get SoTS out there and talking about Splash the ride is against the "rules"? If anything they are saying the ride should stay which wouldnt that be inferred as them talking about the retheme of the ride indirectly? This is about the retheme and seems like they are in the boat where a retheme is not warranted... is that political bc of the reasons they believe that?

It’s irrelevant because the retheme is confirmed to be happening and because we’re not supposed to be discussing the film Song of the South.

It’s political because people have made it so.

Again, I’m not faulting you for taking your chances and posting something you shouldn’t—I’ve done so quite a few times. But there’s no sense in complaining when the moderators come in and clean up.

 

[Dear Prudence]

But explain to me how 2 African American woman saying that we need to get SoTS out there and talking about Splash the ride is against the "rules"? If anything they are saying the ride should stay which wouldnt that be inferred as them talking about the retheme of the ride indirectly? This is about the retheme and seems like they are in the boat where a retheme is not warranted... is that political bc of the reasons they believe that?

It's not about agreeing or disagreement. It was decided that anything not specifically about the new attraction (costumes, the new fake plants, the moss, etc.) was not allowed in this thread. You might consider making a separate one.

 

[brb1006]

In fairness, that thread no longer exists. The “discussion” in the politics forum got too nasty to justify its existence.

I remember the days when WDWMagic once had a politics sub-forum.

Man 2016-late 2018 was an interesting time on this site.

 

[LittleBuford]

I remember the days when WDWMagic once had a politics sub-forum. It barely lasted a full year. 0_0

That's the forum I was referring to! It lasted a few years at least (I was one of its participants).

 

[The Mom]

It's not about agreeing or disagreement. It was decided that anything not specifically about the new attraction (costumes, the new fake plants, the moss, etc.) was not allowed in this thread. You might consider making a separate one.

It will not be allowed because it falls under Politics and Social Issues (people keep forgetting that part) which are not allowed anymore because people just can't be civil.

 

[the_rich]

Im curious tho. What was wrong with either post? It was 2 people indirectly saying Splash should stay and gave some reasons why…. Whats wrong w that? one being a “big time” celebrity the other being the daughter of someone who basically is at the heart of this retheme…

Because it will invariably lead to another discussion about should it or shouldn't it. But you know that already. The moderators already said they don't want that. You're using them to give an opinion about the validity of the retheme.

 

[LittleBuford]

Im curious tho. What was wrong with either post? It was 2 people indirectly saying Splash should stay and gave some reasons why…. Whats wrong w that? one being a “big time” celebrity the other being the daughter of someone who basically is at the heart of this retheme…

If this thread were about whether the ride should be rethemed, such posts would be appropriate. But it is instead a thread about the retheme itself. The project is happening, and that's the basis on which discussion is meant to proceed.

I'm not sure if this analogy is helpful, but imagine how irrelevant it would be if multiple posters kept making a case for the preservation/return of Ellen's Energy Adventures in the Cosmic Rewind thread. At a certain point, we have to shift gears and accept the present reality.

 

[LittleBuford]

They were right on topic.

Posted more than a year ago:

^^^^This is absolutely correct. This thread is to discuss actual physical changes that might be made - not the reason behind the changes.

Again, I admit to having stepped outside these boundaries on multiple occasions myself. Sometimes, my posts are deleted as a result. But we all know—because we have been told time and again—that we are not supposed to debate the whys and wherefores of the project. I suspect such off-topic (or topic-adjacent) discussion would be tolerated more if it didn't veer off into political debate, but that simply hasn't proved possible in this thread.