Voting Ended / Motion Passed: Creation of a Smoking Section
Jun 29, 2015, 4:23 pm
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I'm a smoker and I wouldn't be using the forum to take a pro-smoking stance, I already know it's bad for me. That said, I choose to smoke and I choose to travel, so having a sub-forum that relates to practical aspects of traveling as a smoker would be beneficial to me.
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Jun 29, 2015, 4:26 pm
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I see a lot of parallels between "traveling as a smoker" and "traveling with a pet". What hotel chains have what policies for guests who smoke/have a dog; what airports have smokers lounges / pet relief areas; suggestions for smoke/pet friendly hotels in XXX... and just as there are some who would argue against all smoking in public, there are those who oppose all pets in hotels & airplanes.
So if the Traveling with Pets forum has been accepted, the Smokers Forum should be too.
So if the Traveling with Pets forum has been accepted, the Smokers Forum should be too.
Smokers have real problems while traveling. They need someplace to discuss those problems -- and solutions.
I strongly support creation of this forum.
Bruce
Jun 29, 2015, 4:28 pm
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I don't believe the proposed forum is about being pro or anti-smoking. The proposed subtitle notes "Discussion of Practical Issues...."
I'm a smoker and I wouldn't be using the forum to take a pro-smoking stance, I already know it's bad for me. That said, I choose to smoke and I choose to travel, so having a sub-forum that relates to practical aspects of traveling as a smoker would be beneficial to me.
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I'm a smoker and I wouldn't be using the forum to take a pro-smoking stance, I already know it's bad for me. That said, I choose to smoke and I choose to travel, so having a sub-forum that relates to practical aspects of traveling as a smoker would be beneficial to me.
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Bruce
Jun 29, 2015, 4:29 pm
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I would assume proper moderation would move smoking debates to OMNI.
I think the key question is whether there's enough of a demand for a new forum.
Jun 29, 2015, 4:33 pm
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What makes you think this is a forum to debate the issue of smoking? I see zero discussion of the recent SCOTUS decision in the GLBT forum, no anti-Muslum/Chrsitian/xxx debates in the Religious Travelers forum, no "kids should be in their own section" debate in the Travel with Children forum.
I would assume proper moderation would move smoking debates to OMNI.
I think the key question is whether there's enough of a demand for a new forum.
I would assume proper moderation would move smoking debates to OMNI.
I think the key question is whether there's enough of a demand for a new forum.
Jun 29, 2015, 5:55 pm
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Why not, we have special fora for other special interest groups.
I support this.
I support this.
Jun 29, 2015, 6:00 pm
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Jun 29, 2015, 6:03 pm
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I no longer smoke but I think this is a great idea. I can remember being very frustrated getting to an airport that at one time had a smoking lounge and then when I got there they no longer had one.
Jun 29, 2015, 6:05 pm
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Jun 29, 2015, 6:16 pm
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No, the idea is for smokers to have a flame free area to discuss things like hotels that allow smokers, where to find smoking areas in airports, etc. In the regular forums, those threads tend to get overwhelmed with Puritanical castigation of the smokers, unfortunately.
Jun 29, 2015, 6:23 pm
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Precisely!
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Jun 29, 2015, 7:10 pm
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No, the idea is for smokers to have a flame free area to discuss things like hotels that allow smokers, where to find smoking areas in airports, etc. In the regular forums, those threads tend to get overwhelmed with Puritanical castigation of the smokers, unfortunately.
Jun 29, 2015, 7:10 pm
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I support the creation of a smoking forum.