Hand wringing about Jill leaving.

[DanaC]

Starts to seriously limit the playbox though.

[lookout123]

Originally Posted by DanaC

Starts to seriously limit the playbox though.

If you really believe someone is shitting in the corner of the sandbox, do you really want to play in that corner?

I get your point, but focusing on Merc seems kind of pointless to me. Sure he's an ass but really he's not alone and if he's quieted then some of the other asses will still make the politics forum unliveable. In the end I feel reasonable political discussion is done and dusted, not just in the cellar but in society.

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by lookout123

If you really believe someone is shitting in the corner of the sandbox, do you really want to play in that corner?

I get your point, but focusing on Merc seems kind of pointless to me. Sure he's an ass but really he's not alone and if he's quieted then some of the other asses will still make the politics forum unliveable. In the end I feel reasonable political discussion is done and dusted, not just in the cellar but in society.

I don't really think this is all about Merc. I know some do, but that's really not my take on it at all.

Maybe you're right about this just being the way political discussion now works more generally.

Just to be absolutely clear: all I have done is express my frustration with a recurring problem as I percieve it. I am not, nor have I ever, suggesting that this be dealt with by increasing moderation or getting out the ban hammer.