The state of this forum

[super_etecoon]

Bandorr said:

RJTM1991 said:

That might solve my problem, only when I'm signed-in mind you, but what about any non-liberals who visit the site? One look at those threads and they'll go elsewhere.

I regret helping you.  It was a waste of time to assume you were actually being serious. You just went from something similar to "people leave when they see political threads on the front page" to "but what if a conservative comes here. And they aren't logged in. And they go to the political section. And then they pick a thread. Then they read that thread."

I retract my advice.

You're kind of being pouty for no reason.  He was just giving an example.  The fact is, we want new users to come here, and the "default" forum choices will showcase a much different complexion of VGChartz than what the average user who has learned this trick currently see.  I for one, since I started doing this over a year ago, have forgotten mostly about the politics aspect of this site.  But I forget that for any new visitors that come to check out the numbers or an article will instantly be given a snapshot of our community that is oftentimes toxic, whichever persuasion they may be.  and that's all well in good if you have come to VIDEO GAME CHARTZ for your political venting, but that subset of forum goers is miniscule and any positive traffic numbers the site receives from it are quickly negated by the overwhelming number of visitors who just don't need that in their life.