Should The Political Discussion Board Remain?

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In general, I would say yes. The goal of a forum should be to facilitate discussion, not hinder it. Politics might be a discussion that people have a tough time detaching themselves from, but ideally that just means the mod team pays closer attention to keep the threads on course and from getting heated or toxic.

Now that being said...I also know from personal experience that no one wants to touch that steaming pile of burning caca with a 9.5" pole if they can help it...me included. Different people have different definitions of what constitutes toxic behavior when it comes to politics, and the mod team is no exception. Everyone has different political opinions, which I wouldn't want to see changed for the world...however that also makes reaching a consensus hard. I can completely empathize with the idea of removing politics from the forum...its really the most objective way to solve the problem from a bipartisan perspective. The moderators are unpaid volunteers, and while they're all here because they care about the community, it should go without saying that dealing with gray area issues will take longer to resolve in general.

I feel the best idea of all is to on-board moderators for the sole purpose of managing political discussion, as someone said earlier in the thread. Whether or not that's practical...I couldn't say...but having individuals with a vested interest in the topic would be a start.