I belong to a couple other automobile / motorcycle forums. They have OT sections as well.
As part of the rules for one of them, the below site is posted if you want to post Poitical Comments. The theory is that you are most likely not going to change anyone's mind on where they stand (Democrat / Republican, etc.) and that the Political discussions just reslut in a lot of negative posts.
I have seen this happeneing here frequently. I mean if you want to bash NASCAR, lets just have an old fashioned NASCAR bashing Thread. Why does it have to be tied to Politics?
I miss the days of "I wish my 911 had a V-8", or "Which is better a 911 or (insert any car here)".
The Pelican Grid Girls Thread was a glimmer of hope for the OT forum to return to glory, and the Zombie Thread is classic, but they seem to get lost in the "Bush Bashing" or "John Kerry's Swift Boat Lies"...
I say that if you want to post Political Threads, go here and post your heart out:
http://www.politicsforum.org
If I want to read about them, I will go there as well.
Just a thought.
Bill