I have passed posts on to be dealt with by other moderators because my involvement in the discussion left me in a position where I couldn't come up with anything to say that wouldn't have sent me from staff member to banned as soon as an admin saw it.
Around that time, I took a 3-week vacation from the politics board and found that my blood pressure was down an average of 10-15 points from the numbers I had when I was actively participating in and moderating the board. That kind of stuff was cracked down on, and we're back to the point where civil discussion is almost the norm.
I'll use this as an opportunity to say that if you find yourself unable to come up with a post that would contribut to putting a thread back on track, please report inflammatory or offensive posts and try to save the thread before it gets out of hand.
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