There are no more interesting threads on this forum. We need a politics / international news forum. We need to reinstate it. Reinstate politics! What else are we going to talk about?
I mean seriously. We all have pretty divergent interests right now. Politics is the one thing that could revive activity...
If we had good moderators, then we could create good discussion. I volunteer myself as a moderator. I understand that my history of trolling here would make me an undesirable candidate to many. However, to allay these fears, I submit myself to a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to the evaluation of my moderation - the first time I "troll" or abuse privileges, it is to be understood that the admins will strip my privileges.
What will be my strategy in moderation? I will only move posts to the trash can if they contain ad hominem attacks, personal insults, or trolling. If a post is mostly substantive, but meets the above criteria in small portion, I will send a PM warning the poster to edit out the offending portion, or else I will do it for him.
I will not trash a post if it is inane, though I may respectfully point out that it is inane in a reply to that post. As I said, I will only trash posts if they meet the criteria I stated above.
So - may we please reinstate the politics board? And may I please be moderator, under the conditions stated?
