Is that a good idea? Why or why not?
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What if Political Threads No Longer Appeared on the "New Threads" List?
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Spirit of Light
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I think its a good idea so we can get RF back to more religious discussion and less about everything else.
PoetPhilosopher
Veteran Member
I'll pitch another idea. Yahoo disabled the comments section on their news articles until after the American election and I'm wondering if such a strong fisted approach would work for RF's political sections.
A lot of the members are interested in political subjects. I don't think it would be wise to simply take the ability to talk about said subjects away from them instead of employing other methods to mitigate the heat that political debates sometimes produce.
What about members who come here in equal parts to discuss both subjects or those who are more interested in politics? How do you view this idea given that the forum has many such members?
Spirit of Light
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Kind of a subscribed only part of RF? So only those who subscribe can see it and read it?
Yeah.
Spirit of Light
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I think that is very good
Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
First thought, maybe put politics as a DIR only. One can see it in the new threads list but can choose to reply by being part of that DIR. That, I think it's kind of like site feedback, if I'm not mistaken. Don't you see the title in new threads but can't click on it because of its location or is it just listed on those who made the site feedback thread?
Spirit of Light
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Is it possible to make RF in to two very similar pages, where one Page only has a political sub forum of RF?
Unveiled Artist
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I also suggest that if it's a DIR, the conversations within it-the debates-may be a bit more flexible than a public debate area only because the flare-ups would not be biased in one direction.
I like the idea, as it will cut down on the traffic to those threads, with the exception of those who want to partake in them, by seeking them out.
I don't think implementing the measures in question would get in the way of people discussing politics if that's what they really want to do
What would be the point of removing the political threads? What would it accomplish?
The threads are popular. We'd loose half our members if we became just another religious chat room. If I wanted to hear people preaching at me I'd listen to a religious radio station.
I enjoy the diversity of subjects here. Those who want to discuss religion can discuss religion. those who like physics or biology or politics can discuss these. That's why RF is more active than more focused talkboards.
The threads are popular. We'd loose half our members if we became just another religious chat room. If I wanted to hear people preaching at me I'd listen to a religious radio station.
I enjoy the diversity of subjects here. Those who want to discuss religion can discuss religion. those who like physics or biology or politics can discuss these. That's why RF is more active than more focused talkboards.
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
If it was made a new button on the menu bar, where it said "Political RF discussion only" and when you click on that menu, all the political topics that you want is there, and removed from religioues discussion part of RF.
Maybe that seperation could work?
Maybe that seperation could work?