tecoyah

I have to agree that this is by far, the most productive Politics forum I have yet come across (and I have joined a few in order to understand ours better), the issue isnt how good our politics board is, it is the way it fits into TFP as a whole. There are some really good Ideas put forth in this thread, but I think it important to point out no one thinks the board is "Broken", we just want it to become better.
As mentioned above , it does take quite a bit of work to maintain the level of civility we enjoy in our version of political debate here, from both the staff of TFP and the membership.....I honestly think most of us try very hard to help keep the balance in here. That said, I hope we can try to improve the interaction in here by moving away from the left/right mindset, and the inevitable boundaries this creates.
Over the last year I have been accused of Bias in my Moderation by both sides....(14 times, yes I save the PM's)...8 are from the right...six from the left, but the point here is not Who complains...but instead the fact the complaints take place. I have no issue with bieng called out for blatant favoratism when it occurs, but this is rather silly, as I dont think my party is Demopublican. In the context of how we all interact, this is an indication to me of a mindset we have here.....either with us or Agin us.

I would hope we all step back for a second and think about the preconceptions in our political stance, and realize there are very few people who spend the day leaning against only one wall....right or left. And please do not treat your new Mods poorly, we all do this because we want to....not because we are required.

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