The personal implications of politics would most definitely fit in other threads. I'm seeing a dedicated Politics thread as being primarily theoretical. In fact, personal implications would probably be best discussed elsewhere--hey, I can dream--unless they clearly inform the person's political stand.

So far the arguments against the thread seem to boil down to
bad people may come, and
we can't be trusted to have a civil discussion about politics

What am I missing?

Kristen, Lyra made some suggestions here: Lyra Jane "Voting Discussion: We're Screwing In Light Bulbs AIFG!" Apr 2, 2004 8:32:24 am PST

Her third caveat was:

We become huge thread nannies and all political discussion goes there.

Fred Pete responded here: Fred Pete "Voting Discussion: We're Screwing In Light Bulbs AIFG!" Apr 2, 2004 8:55:06 am PST

And the how do we differentiate between life+a-dash-of-politics from politics conversation started from there.

Then LJ withdrew her 'net nanny' suggestion/request.

So far the arguments against the thread seem to boil down to bad people may come, and we can't be trusted to have a civil discussion about politics

thread proliferation/board capacity; outside the buffista scope; appropriate forums already exist for political discussion (Bitches, Natter, UnAm); first sign of the apocalypse

"bad people may come" is somewhat disingenous considering what happens when they do. And that having good people here is kind of the point.

So far the arguments against the thread seem to boil down to bad people may come, and we can't be trusted to have a civil discussion about politics

What am I missing?

Concentrating political discussion, even if civil, will lead to much higher collective board blood pressure, which could affect other threads.

Uncomfortable with ghettoizing a topic that's so closely intertwined with personal lives.

I'm trying to get some perspective on how threads have grown around here. How did we end up adding Music, Movies, and LofR threads?

Were these done to move those topics out of other threads because of too much traffic? Groundswell of interest? I wasn't here, and for me at least, it's helpful to know historically why b.org has added threads like that.

I think LOTR thread was created because it was taking over the Movies thread.

I think LOTR thread was created because it was taking over the Movies thread.

That must have been from WX or TT, because on Phoenix the LOTR thread predates the movie thread.

Or Vice Versa?

I proposed the LotR thread here because it would take over natter.