TalonMan said:
I could certainly do this - but I'm just not positive whether that should be the default or not, it's kinda hard to say. If it's removed by default, then lurkers won't see them and they won't have the option to ever see them there... ...and it's always possible that a particularly fiery political discussion, traps a lurker into registering so they can voice an opinion. Never so easy to settle on "default" options... ...on topic - I think keeping the Politics section is actually important, because it keeps all of the political discussions into one board (like a garbage collector), rather than having those conversations spill into other forums around the entire website. Of course, moderators would control this by trashing any political conversations that start on other boards - but it then sorta has that feel like Freedom of Speech being taken away (no political board at all, and no conversation about politics being allowed in other gaming boards - strong arm tactics!!!). Really, a tough call. |
On the first part: even if the politics section doesn't show up at default at the front page and you only can change it if logged in, people - even not logged in - can click through the forum to it. But not having it on the front page is fair for a gaming forum. Heck, I would remove all offtopic discussion at default from the front page - we are a gaming forum, show gaming threads.
On the decond part: I agree. People have political opinions, it's only natural. If there is no dedicated board for this, these discussions will spill into other boards and discussions. Keep the forum, hide it shameful behind the counter, but allow people to voice their political stuff - if they do a few clicks more or change their default settings.
