Thread Cross Pollination

[stgislander]

Question for Vrai and David.

How would you have a poster determine if a thread belongs in News and Current Events or Politics, Elections & Government?

I'm sure I'm not the only one that notices and I'm not busting on any particular poster, but there seems to be a lot of cross pollination going on. For example, a thread with "Schiff" in the title would seem to belong in PE&G, and not N&CE (which I always guessed to be non-political).

 

[jazz lady]

I've often wondered about it when checking unread posts. Seriously, why have two separate forums if most of "News and Current Events" threads are political?

 

[Grumpy]

Happy Birthday, Kyle

 

[vraiblonde]

Sometimes it's real news or a current event even though it's political. So there is some crossover and the poster should use their judgement as to which cat is most appropriate. Cheering or maligning a particular party or politician would go in Politics, but a story about transgender bathrooms (which is fairly political) would go in News/Current Events.

If you think a thread has been placed in the wrong category, report it and I'll take a look. (This happens all the time and I move threads almost every day)

 

[GURPS]

All Politics is News, Not All News Is Political

 

[vraiblonde]

All Politics is News, not all news is Political

Not all Politics is news. Some of it is entertainment and some is just op-ed. So please keep it in Politics so it doesn't clutter up the News feeds.

 

[Kyle]

All dogs are animals, all cats are animals, some dogs are cats.

 

[RoseRed]

All dogs are animals, all cats are animals, some dogs are cats.

Pat?

 

[black dog]

This thread should be under " Real World Problems"

 

[Editor]

All Politics is News, Not All News Is Political

I would have to go with this answer. The goal is to try and keep it interesting for everyone.

Technically, we could make the whole board a great big common forum with no categories. So, where do you draw the line?

If there are perceived problems, I would certainly like to float ideas with everyone to improve the site. I think we can do that w/o causing any conflict.

People can also float ideas/concerns privately by messaging @David, or DJ if you prefer.

While there are a ton of lurkers in the forums, we really would like to see actual participation increase.

 

[GURPS]

I would have to go with this answer. The goal is to try and keep it interesting for everyone.

I was not seriously trying to editorialize ... more sarcasm and tongue in cheek

While there are a ton of lurkers in the forums, we really would like to see actual participation increase.