I am beginning to think it is needed. The drawback would be if it became fireside chat again. And it would becom very difficult to set the limit between Iraq/WoMD/WoT and then pure election issues.
But would happily take on the role as mod myself if it ever came to life as long as I had the right to lock at first sight when the threads started to circle or started to include even oh so subtile personal attacks
It seems like people want it, and the politically-oriented topics really have dominated lately. Maybe it would be a good idea.
I suppose all the lighter topics, like music, sports, movies, etc. could stay in AO and the political, including geo-political like war and terrorism, could go to the new forum.
I thought I'd bump this because I think it may be a good idea to consider again.
I second this thought. We should create a "nested forum" a la MacNN Lounge-- where non-political and political threads could develop by themselves-- without worrying about the "crowding out" effect. Of course everything is political and open to discussion, but I think explicitly political election year threads need their own place right now. I would only oppose the idea if it would be left to rot a la Fireside Chat. It needs moderation.
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But would happily take on the role as mod myself if it ever came to life as long as I had the right to lock at first sight when the threads started to circle or started to include even oh so subtile personal attacks
I suppose all the lighter topics, like music, sports, movies, etc. could stay in AO and the political, including geo-political like war and terrorism, could go to the new forum.
I say Anders becomes the political overlord!
Originally posted by BRussell
I thought I'd bump this because I think it may be a good idea to consider again.
I second this thought. We should create a "nested forum" a la MacNN Lounge-- where non-political and political threads could develop by themselves-- without worrying about the "crowding out" effect. Of course everything is political and open to discussion, but I think explicitly political election year threads need their own place right now. I would only oppose the idea if it would be left to rot a la Fireside Chat. It needs moderation.