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I came on here looking for a military forum where military issues were discussed and service members from all branches could ask questions.
It's looking more and more like Facebook with the YouTube links to humor videos and political "propaganda" which has me curious.
Why are you here?
It's looking more and more like Facebook with the YouTube links to humor videos and political "propaganda" which has me curious.
Why are you here?
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Like any other forum, you're going to have people that believe they can change people's minds regarding politics. The benefit of being here is most all of us have a Military view on all topics.
I wish they would get rid of this asinine points system. Some people are obviously posting shit just to be "one of the cool kids".
I wish they would get rid of this asinine points system. Some people are obviously posting shit just to be "one of the cool kids".
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The only issues I really have are 1) anon posters. I don't feel that anyone should be able to post anonymously. 2) the mobile app is slow and clunky. If you compair the RP app to LinkedIn you can realy see where some improvements can be made.
As to RP as a whole, this site was a life saver for me when I was unemployed. Not only did I get some good tips, but it helped me stay sane and keep calm while looking for work. I don't have the time to post like I did when I was unemployed, but I always try and give back to the community that helped me.
As to RP as a whole, this site was a life saver for me when I was unemployed. Not only did I get some good tips, but it helped me stay sane and keep calm while looking for work. I don't have the time to post like I did when I was unemployed, but I always try and give back to the community that helped me.
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CW2 (Join to see) Chief it's what you make of it.
I've responded to 4 questions today (well 5 with this one), all military, current service members.
If all you see is Facebook with the YouTube links to humor videos and political "propaganda" you're not looking with eyes wide open.
I've responded to 4 questions today (well 5 with this one), all military, current service members.
If all you see is Facebook with the YouTube links to humor videos and political "propaganda" you're not looking with eyes wide open.
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SGM Erik Marquez
CW2 (Join to see) - Chief your observations are not wrong ... like any site, users have to be willing to scroll past what they are not interested in participation in. And yes, it's more of a pain on a phone.
Your observations is the primary reason admins work so hard at leading members to use tags and groups appropriately, editing where needed, converting non questions to updates or shared links.
Otherwise a user's feed is filled with masses of stuff they have no interest in.
Your observations is the primary reason admins work so hard at leading members to use tags and groups appropriately, editing where needed, converting non questions to updates or shared links.
Otherwise a user's feed is filled with masses of stuff they have no interest in.
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SSG Carlos Madden
CW2 (Join to see) - Hi Chief. What you see on your feed is not only a result of the people you are connected with and the groups you follow, but also what and whom you engage with. For example, if you don't follow Politics, but engage with posts that are about Politics, you are still going to see political posts on your feed. I make a point to not comment or vote on the kinds of content I don't want in my feed and my home page is mostly relevant (although not perfect).
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SGM Erik Marquez
SSG Carlos Madden - GREAT point, that begs the question, what is the refresh/purge timeline for content to fall off your feed?
IOW, if I comment on a political post today,..but never again, how long before that tagged content no longer shows up in my feed? I'll assume there is a cycle to the feed...errrr..feed.
IOW, if I comment on a political post today,..but never again, how long before that tagged content no longer shows up in my feed? I'll assume there is a cycle to the feed...errrr..feed.
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SSG Carlos Madden
SGM Erik Marquez - Good question. I think it has more to do with how many other things you engage with in relation to that one post rather than timeline. IOW, if you engaged in politics once but never did again, when you come back in 6 months, you're probably going to see recent politics in your feed. However, if you engage in politics once, and then spend the rest of the day creating a thousand posts in other areas, you'll probably won't see to much about Trump the next time you log in.
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CW2 (Join to see), I enjoy connecting with all of the RP members. They all have something important to them, to write about. If I'm not interested, I move on. Why are you still here if you're not satisfied?
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CW2 (Join to see)
I see the parts that I'm interested in still here so I guess I have hope. That and the lack of a better military forum with distinct categories.
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CW2 (Join to see), I might suggest you come up with some topics of interest to you. There's so many RP members that enjoy a variety of threads. Sometimes it's all about the miitary, but after a while that gets boring, so a little bit of humor, or other threads break the monotony. Welcome to Rally Point.
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I'm here for both advice and mentorship, as well as to pass on what wisdom I have gleaned over the (admittedly short) span of my life. I first came to RP to gain wisdom and understanding of the different sides of this career I have so readily sworn my life to.
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I am here for amusement more than anything else. I help where I can but mostly I like interacting with a group of people with a twisted sense of humor lol.
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SSG Stephen Arnold
I just posted my sarcastic response: "I come here for the humor videos and the political propaganda."
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To connect to other veterans and help with military related issues. I especially like to see new troops asking questions because they are afraid to address it with their chain of command. It's an open door policy here.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
That reluctance to address within the chain puzzles me. If young troops are really afraid to ask questions these days things have changed for the worse since my active duty days.
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SrA Edward Vong
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
I think the fear of addressing issues and asking questions is the result of toxic leadership which is fairly high among certain career fields. I do feel however that if all troops are open with their leaders and aren't afraid, then the toxic leadership may go away.
I think the fear of addressing issues and asking questions is the result of toxic leadership which is fairly high among certain career fields. I do feel however that if all troops are open with their leaders and aren't afraid, then the toxic leadership may go away.
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I'm here because I want to be.
Search for topics that fit your needs, concerns or questions, and I think you'll be satisfied with the results. I understand not wanting to read about or comment on a particular type of subject, so I just scroll on.
I don't spend much time on political posts myself, but to some people that's particularly important; especially in this, rather unique election year. The humor posts, particularly "humor in uniform", I appreciate because they are entertaining and do not detract from anything on this site...at all.
There is a wealth of information and experience from a myriad of points of view when it comes to military and veteran topics; many quite serious in nature. But if it were as static and boring as to be restricted only to such things, it would feel like an online symposium proctored by Topic Nazis--not that there aren't already some self-appointed within the PR community--and I'd pop smoke on this place quick, fast and in a hurry.
Search for topics that fit your needs, concerns or questions, and I think you'll be satisfied with the results. I understand not wanting to read about or comment on a particular type of subject, so I just scroll on.
I don't spend much time on political posts myself, but to some people that's particularly important; especially in this, rather unique election year. The humor posts, particularly "humor in uniform", I appreciate because they are entertaining and do not detract from anything on this site...at all.
There is a wealth of information and experience from a myriad of points of view when it comes to military and veteran topics; many quite serious in nature. But if it were as static and boring as to be restricted only to such things, it would feel like an online symposium proctored by Topic Nazis--not that there aren't already some self-appointed within the PR community--and I'd pop smoke on this place quick, fast and in a hurry.
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At first, the idea of finding old comrades was a major attraction. Ain't found one yet.
ADDED Four years later...
It's all about points and a bunch of elitists thinking that lots of points mean you are important to the Rally Point mission statement. Balderdash. That mission crashed and burned long ago. But these points addicts keep playing their little game, convinced they WILL win their free toaster someday!!!
ADDED Four years later...
It's all about points and a bunch of elitists thinking that lots of points mean you are important to the Rally Point mission statement. Balderdash. That mission crashed and burned long ago. But these points addicts keep playing their little game, convinced they WILL win their free toaster someday!!!
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
That's funny, I sort of thought I'd find some old comrades on RP as well, but like you, none!
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Now, I brought a number of old military friends with me when I joined, but I've not found any evidence of the mechanism by which I type in several descriptors about me and it pops up a list of like individuals.
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I am here so that I can communicate with servicemembers from all generations. If military issues are being discussed, I'll chime in if I have input. If we're smoking and joking around, then I'll join that too.
I don't care what the topic of discussion is, I am here for the military community.
I don't care what the topic of discussion is, I am here for the military community.
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