I am confused

[chinamonty]

Why has a thread in "The Lounge" been closed down as having nothing to do with the auto-industry when that is exactly what the lounge is for.

[nsap]

I am confused. The Lounge has not been shut down...

[Hitman1970]

Does the snake pit still exist? That is where stuff got really interesting.

[chinamonty]

nsap
this is the thread in "The Lounge" that was closed because it had no relevance to the auto industry.
http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/f...ailouts-78999/
The Lounge is still open of course. There is no reason to reopen the thread but I felt the reason it was closed may no sense.

[nsap]

Originally Posted by chinamonty

nsap
this is the thread in "The Lounge" that was closed because it had no relevance to the auto industry.
http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/f...ailouts-78999/
The Lounge is still open of course. There is no reason to reopen the thread but I felt the reason it was closed may no sense.

Yes because it is a political topic that has nothing to do with the auto industry. We do not allow non-industry political discussions in any forum on the site.

[96_impala_ss]

Originally Posted by Hitman1970

Does the snake pit still exist? That is where stuff got really interesting.

It still exists, just not as much in there as before.

[87silver]

With the financial state of the auto industry, and that the financial industry is inter-related with all industries, I believe that China's focus on buying Fannie Mae is somewhat inter-related. Especially in the Lounge section. But afterall, the site does have "GM" in its URL, so why should anything make sense?

[nsap]

Originally Posted by 87silver

With the financial state of the auto industry, and that the financial industry is inter-related with all industries, I believe that China's focus on buying Fannie Mae is somewhat inter-related. Especially in the Lounge section. But afterall, the site does have "GM" in its URL, so why should anything make sense?

We allowed politics on a rather cavalier basis a few months ago as a trial. The membership blew it and I refuse to ever try it again. I must have said a dozen times on here that it would be tried once and if failed, we're done with politics that aren't DIRECTLY related to the industry.

[ChevyRules]

Originally Posted by 87silver

With the financial state of the auto industry, and that the financial industry is inter-related with all industries, I believe that China's focus on buying Fannie Mae is somewhat inter-related. Especially in the Lounge section. But afterall, the site does have "GM" in its URL, so why should anything make sense?

It was originally in the "Suggest a News Article" forum originally. Seeing as it had direct tie with GM or the rest of the auto industry, I closed it and moved it to the lounge for it to die and to allow the OP to see why it was closed and not PM a staff member going, " WTF happened to my thread?"