I'm totally for having a separate political thread. Because then I can avoid it.

Yup that's the point. Those who hate poltics can avoid it. Those who find politics of interest can hang out there. And if I end up there all by myself, we can always delete the thread. *g*

We need to be sure that threads are created because of sufficient interest of people who are going to participate, not because of people who don't read that content in another thread, since that way lies madness. We'd have a gazillion (cat, LotR, Hugh Dillon) threads in a heartbeat.

We'd have a gazillion (cat, LotR, Hugh Dillon) threads in a heartbeat.

I've been meaning to ask -- where's the cat/LotR/Hugh Dillon-lovers thread? Huh?

Hmm point. So who would be interested in a positive way in a politics thread?

And if I end up there all by myself, we can always delete the thread.

You wouldn't end up there alone, on one general condition that has nothing specifically to do with you: that there's an established and enforced agree-to-disagree, we're-here-to-learn, no-one-will-be-belittled-for-believing-what-they-do policy.

I detest political missionaries as much I detest religious ones, and nothing pisses me off more than someone implying that I'm dumb, so if the thread turns into a you're-wrong-and-I'm-right-and-this-is-why-you're-a-moron-for-not-thinking-the-way-I-do, I'll be outta there faster than the IMF issues privatization orders.

Jen, I think that is an important condition, Kind of help prevents pre-flaming too. (You know borderline stuff that is not quite a flame. )

Morning sunshiners. Should I delete the links page at BraveNet (aka go.to/buffistalinks)? I kinda want to, just because I'm a inveterate thrower-out, like my mom, and because it's not used that much so it's slightly less essential as a backup.

My problem with a politics thread is that it isn't going to stop politics from arising in Natter. I guess when they do, someone can say, "let's take this to politics" at which point probably 2/3rds of the participants will stop participating.

On the full disclosure front, I would be highly unlikely to subscribe to another thread, esp a politics one. But that doesn't mean that I dislike it when a political discussion arises. So in other words, I'd be one of the 2/3rds that I think would stop debating once the subject moved to a more heated atmosphere.

Jengod, I'd delete it. It's not like it'll be staying current with this one.