I'm gonna go against the prevailing opinion and say that I think this was a horrible idea. How can you have a discussion board if only 2 people are allowed to discuss issues per thread? One of the things that is interesting about discussion boards is that it does allow many differing views to be shown on a particular issue. This can lead to more conflict and/or noise, but it also allows for interaction, which debates don't. I think if this became the trend, it would lead to less people visiting the politics board (I know I have no interest in it personally). If civility needs to be added, that's fine, but not at the expense of free interchange of ideas.
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