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I post there, albeit not frequently. The tone of the Election coverage forum has been a bit different than that of the traditional Politics forum.
I often don't post to threads that have posts of a certain tone in them. The more people are able to have an actual functioning discussion of a topic without it devolving into roundabout namecalling, the more interested I am and the more likely I am to take part. Another "turn off" I have in regards to the Politics forum is how the threads often turn out to be repeats of other threads because people are unwilling to approach a topic with an interest to understanding the opposition or unwilling to open their minds to the possibility of an opposing viewpoint.
Obviously, I think we try our best to encourage intelligent discussion at the TFP, but there are some threads in Politics that fall short of the mark.
I'm not sure what we can do to encourage more diverse posting, or to change the feeling that Tilted Politics often gives me. I'll let you know if I figure it out.
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