Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Rules For the rest of the Site also accessible on the sidebar.
Election Countdown special! High quality wallpaper for your enjoyment.
Today's wallpaper is Q Saves The World
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FWIW -
I "early voted" last week in Wisconsin. (Here they call it "in-person absentee" voting.) They didn't have it every day since it started, only select days, but the days it was open there was at least a 1-2 hour line steadily. I find that encouraging.
I don't know if this is consistent throughout the state or how much this may vary by county or city, but where I voted, we had to show picture ID. And in the case of inaccurate information (such as my outdated address on the card,) they also required proof of address, like a utility bill received. They enforced voter privacy and provided plenty of ball point pens for the paper ballots, which we then sealed into envelopes and dropped into a locked box through a slot.
So I'm thinking... Provided those ballots are all protected and counted, and if the whole state does it this way, (eh, Milwaukee probably doesn't, I don't know...) that's a lot of 'good' ballots coming from a battleground state!
Ugh, this is like waiting for test results!