Subj : Re: Politics
To   : McDoob
From : Gamgee
Date : Fri Mar 18 2022 07:25 pm

-=> McDoob wrote to Avon <=-

 Av> But if we could find a way to continue to agree to conduct ourselves in
 Av> a way that is civil if such an echo(s) were created I'd be open to
 Av> looking at it / giving it a try.
 Av>
 Av> I will x-post this to FSX_NET ... can you please reply to that echo as
 Av> this is essentially a network admin etc. topic so let's plonk that
 Av> chatter there.
 Av>
 Av> Best, Paul

 Mc> I have waited to give my opinion on this. I am fully aware of the
 Mc> amount of negativity that can arise when talking about these
 Mc> subjects, as I am somewhat active in the POLITICS echo over on
 Mc> Fidonet. And this is why I've decided that I agree with the
 Mc> popular opinion that you've heard from many others. This is a bad
 Mc> idea, Paul...

I agree with this.  Politics is a bad idea, even in it's own echo.

 Mc> The very least problem of endorsing these conversations would be
 Mc> a sharp increase in your moderator work load. A  potential
 Mc> worst-case scenario would be having members abandon this 'net,
 Mc> the way it has happened on Fidonet.

 Mc> I think you should stick to what you're doing right now, with the
 Mc> Ukraine discussion: specifically allowing a certain amount of
 Mc> friendly conversation, but discouraging politics and religion as
 Mc> a general rule.

 Mc> Perhaps an echo for 'world events', as a place to discuss these
 Mc> things. But certainly *not* a politics echo!

I don't think there is any actual difference between "world events" and
"politics".  Such an echo would be EXACTLY the same as having an echo
for politics, and is equally as bad of an idea.



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