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Subject: Should current events threads be banned?
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Example: The Trayvon shooting and threads like it are almost always locked, since they end up being discussed in the political.

Should topics pertaining to current events outside games, sports, or with the potential to delve into the political be banned?

  • 03.26.2012 2:59 PM PDT

Why create a blanket rule when it can be handled on a case by case basis?

  • 03.26.2012 3:00 PM PDT

Probably what Hyle said. The Flood is pretty good with current topics, and even though the Trayvon case was being really political in the thread I read yesterday, the discussion wasn't that bad.

  • 03.26.2012 3:02 PM PDT

I don't think so, it makes more sense to lock threads as they turn to political discussion rather than just predicting that they will IMO.

  • 03.26.2012 3:02 PM PDT

Hell no. I wouldn't have anything to make threads about.

  • 03.26.2012 3:03 PM PDT

Checking out my profile I see?

How will I learn about current events!?

Read a newspaper? Unlikely.

  • 03.26.2012 3:04 PM PDT

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I like the threads that post news. As long as it's not political.

[Edited on 03.26.2012 3:09 PM PDT]

  • 03.26.2012 3:04 PM PDT
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If said current event thread breaks the rules of said forum, yes

  • 03.26.2012 3:05 PM PDT

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No.

If a thread devolves, then report it (yeah, I said it). We used to have a set of rules that became so damn specific that we were all so caught up in technicalities and specifics.

Now we use common sense.

  • 03.26.2012 3:09 PM PDT
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No. If we were to, then all of our threads would be deleted because they are technically current events.

  • 03.26.2012 3:17 PM PDT

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That just means that people will start posting threads about past events. Will that fix anything?

  • 03.26.2012 3:19 PM PDT