[ThePassionOfTheChryst]

I'm also concerned because the Administrator suggested that she might stop moderating the board if politics were to continue on the board. I hope the poll is just being used to get a feel of general opinion and not as mandate from the masses that might drive the Administrator away from running the board.

I thought the same.  I had pondered if it might be prudent to have a catch-all, no holds barred OT thread for all of our political discussion.  I doubt this board is active enough for it to become too unwieldy, and it could strike a nice balance.  We would still be allowed OT political discussion, the rest of the board would remain uncluttered, and Yvonne wouldn't need to moderate it (aside from merging the occasional errant OT thread into the main thread).  I'm not sure if leaving a lone thread unmoderated is feasible, but it might be something to consider.

For any fans of The Wire, imagine Hamsterdam in thread form  ;)

[ThePassionOfTheChryst]

I'm also concerned because the Administrator suggested that she might stop moderating the board if politics were to continue on the board. I hope the poll is just being used to get a feel of general opinion and not as mandate from the masses that might drive the Administrator away from running the board.

I thought the same.  I had pondered if it might be prudent to have a catch-all, no holds barred OT thread for all of our political discussion.  I doubt this board is active enough for it to become too unwieldy, and it could strike a nice balance.  We would still be allowed OT political discussion, the rest of the board would remain uncluttered, and Yvonne wouldn't need to moderate it (aside from merging the occasional errant OT thread into the main thread).  I'm not sure if leaving a lone thread unmoderated is feasible, but it might be something to consider.

For any fans of The Wire, imagine Hamsterdam in thread form  ;)