Politics Board - Keep It or Delete It?

[JohnMont]

I'm not sure about this one.  First of all; I didn't know there even was a politics board.  I guess if you had a particular issue you wanted to disucss; it 'd   be a good place to go.  And yeah; we have all kinds of non-bald topics; so why not politics.   And a politics board would keep most of it "in there."   

On the other hand; most political statements in other threads have come up 'on the side' ; developed naturally in the conversation.   I don't like to see free expression stiffled; and wherever there is free expression there is going to be disagreement.   It shouldn't get out out hand (though it does sometimes).  .... 

so; like I said;   i'm not sure. ...

[Tyler]

I'm going to make the final decision right now and say that the Political board will NOT be returning.  It was taken down only a couple months after the site started and the site has done well without it.  While it was here it didn't get used much at all (I think there was one topic).  Also, every advice I've ever read on having a successful forum is to keep political and religious boards off of your forum unless the forum is about religion or politics. 

If you do with to talk politics, there is a great forum that my friend runs called Trees and Things at http://www.treesandthings.com

[PBurke]

good call tyler

[BaldRob]

I second Paulie's response... good call Tyler!

Sly Bald Guy Law - No politics or religion on the boards!