Fluther

Fluther is a site that allows users to ask questions of one another and get into debates and discussions on any topic asked. The problem with Fluther is one of bias. Many of the users are left leaning in their political views and many of the questions asked are political in nature. Right leaning users are often targeted by other users. Fluther has rules for usage and moderators to "patrol" the site. Users can flag questions and answers that they don't feel are meeting the standards of the site. The problem comes in that the moderators are highly biased. They do not hold all users to the same standard, often censoring right leaning users questions and comments and giving the left leaning users far more leeway.

You know those weird, skinny recluses, wearing hipster clothing and often donning windsor glasses? Does an image come to mind? These are the types to frequent this website. They're often rude, abrupt, and inconsiderate. You ask a question, leave, and then come back and log in the next day expecting to see an answer and instead you'll see five or six responses that have been 'moderated' due to someone having left something obscene in response to your question.

It was a waste of time. They did me a solid, though, because one day I went to log in and I found that my account had either been removed or deleted by one of the admins. So I can't even use the site, and I'd suggest you don't try to, either. Unless you're a sketchy liberal who gets their jollies by leaving vulgar responses to simple queries made by people online. If you're one of these types, you'll fit right in.

There are longtime members on Fluther and the ages vary a lot. Knowledge found on Fluther to fit almost any dilemma is freely given.
There are those who have expert knowledge of computers, electronics, finance, and so many things.
Members hail from many parts of the world.
There are opportunities to share opinions, and seek humor.
If someone asks an urgent question and a member knows of another member with experience on that topic, they can refer the question so that it will be seen by the likliest help.
I like being a part of Fluther.

I have been on fluther for a couple of years now. I haven't left simply because I can't find another website that is comparable. Visit this site if you just want to: muse about philosophy, talk about the meaning of life, get into a religious debate, or congratulate each other on being on the site for a long time. In this regard, it is not so much a Q & A site as it is a discussion site.

Fluther is NOT the place to go for answers regarding technology or a specific field of expertise. E.G. If you ask a question about a new motherboard, chances are your question will go unanswered indefinitely.

Reasons to use it:
Ad-Free
Great Aesthetics
Some good people

Reasons NOT to use it:
Favoritism
User-base is overwhelmingly Liberal (Which is fine if you're Liberal)
User-base is predominantly Atheist (Which is fine if you're an Atheist)
Moderation is extremely strict (to an annoying degree)

I found the people to be bullies, to be honest. Very much in a clique and they seem to prefer just asking each other questions all day. I'd avoid like the plague! (Has a stuffy smell like old shoes).

I was a member of this website for about 9 months and it was the site I left before joining sodahead. All in all it is not a bad website and the userbase is alot more intelligent than that of sodahead. Unlike sodahead however politics is not front and center of the discussions on there. This site is more geared towards philosophical, science and asking other users for help with a problem. The site is full of both average people and doctors, physicists, cancer researchers, teachers, college professors, etc. This userbase on this site is very secular (mostly atheists) and leans to the left politically. This site, unlike sodahead is specifically designed to engage people into quality debates and/or discussions so there is no blocking function, downraves/thumbs down, posting media and fancy profile set ups. Fluther does have quality moderators that are VERY strict about name calling and harassing, trolling and spam.

Personally my only beef with fluther is the userbase itself. There is little variation unlike sodahead. The fluther userbase is heavily atheistic, materialistic, orthodox and leans very far left. As a result of this it is very difficult to land fair discussions about paranormal phenomena, spirituality, alternative treatment protocols (chiropractic, accupuncture, experimental cancer treatments, etc) and anything else not deemed as 'orthodox' or 'real' science. Just like sodahead the userbase on here is fairly prejediced against those who don't hold their pro vegan, pro feminist, atheistic and pro 'orthodox' views so do not expect massive amounts of support, friends or points if you have dissenting views from this userbase as well.