09-09-2024, 01:58 AM
(09-08-2024, 03:33 PM)jaded Wrote: Agree the political trolling went wild, altho so did interjecting religious beliefs regardless of relevance to the topic. However the most egregious misconception was letting members getting away with
-The right to post their opinion in any thread regardless of the original subject matter.
Watching threads completely devolve into back-biting off topic nonsense runs off more members an gives a very negative appearance to new people just checking a site out.
Egregious is a good word for it mate and yes the practise does not give the best impression to potential new members
When it comes to the reasons why groups or individuals actively engage in it there's some relevant info here on 'forum sliding', 'consensus cracking' and 'topic dilution'.
