Quote Originally Posted by Alan View Post
That's a shame. I wish more people would.


I think ideology does make itself known there, but is that a bad thing? Being exposed to different points of view shouldn't be threatening, although I can see where it might be upsetting to some.

In theory, that particular forum should act as a receptacle for political and/or social ideologies, keeping them out of the other forums. Unfortunately, that doesn't always work. Just like all other communities, there's always someone who feels free to interject their thoughts on "right wingers", "those tea party folk" and their "penis-mobiles", etc., into any discussion, while simultaneously lamenting the very existence of the forum designed to house those areas of discussion.

I'd like to think it's just a blind spot.
Blind spot as much as a lack of moderation maybe. I rarely go into that forum and asked if it was blockable, because I would like to NEVER see it. I come from a family where politics and religion have done a lot of damage, to the point where I was told I shouldn't have been ever born and am not human, by a relative on their death bed. (last conversation). There is a big difference between understanding there are different viewpoints and being expected to believe one can spit in the wind and not have it fly back (don't see people changing their minds).