Posted by teejay on February 3, 2006, at 19:05:18
In reply to Politics board, posted by Dinah on February 3, 2006, at 11:05:26
We can go to the faith board provided we dont dicuss religion, and we can go to the politics board provided we only discuss politics in a manner which kindergarten attendees would understand?
<i>Which, admittedly, lead to limited purpose boards </i>
Well yes, in fact it makes them rather impotent really as people spend more time watching their P's and Q's rather than getting involved in a healthy and stimulating discussion.
Lets face it, politics involves subjects where people can and do lose their liberty, or peoples lives are won and lost......and as such you have to expect (in fact almost demand) that people put their heart and soul into such discussions.
<i>I've always admired his willingness not to ban *any* topic, no matter how R rated, controversial, or in any other way difficult, so long as the site guidelines are followed in the discussion.</i>
That would be true if the discussion wasnt stifled so badly by all the rules.
I fully appreciate and accept that the majority of the rules on these boards are there to protect the vulnerabe BUT there comes a time when protection become mollycoddling. If the politics board was less moderated, then people could simply go there when they felt strong enough to do so......in fact they could use it as a bit of a guage as to how strong mentally that they felt?
TJ
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