Why can't we have real conversations?

[britdaw]

I've been running the site now for just approaching 15 years, and in that time I've discovered that people are pretty much incapable of discussing politics and religion without it turning into full scale war within a few pages. The purpose of the site is to discuss WDW, and I and the small team of moderators have a busy time handling just that topic. You are always free to take such discussion to Private Messages with other members if you wish.

I'm sorry you don't agree with this policy, but another thing I have realized with websites is that you can't please all the people all the time. There are plenty of others who are glad to see no political and religious discussion here.

Totally agree... I'm a moderator on a large fan forum for a TV show, and anytime there are threads started in the general section where people ask questions about politics or religion, or things such as abortion, it becomes a heated debate that quickly turns personal. I feel it's best not to allow those kinds of topics unless you have a staff who enjoys sifting through the posts and editing out the nastiness.

 

[Pioneer Hall]

Totally agree... I'm a moderator on a large fan forum for a TV show, and anytime there are threads started in the general section where people ask questions about politics or religion, or things such as abortion, it becomes a heated debate that quickly turns personal. I feel it's best not to allow those kinds of topics unless you have a staff who enjoys sifting through the posts and editing out the nastiness.

We have enough issues with things like Pool Hopping, parking at resorts, refillable mugs, etc...I couldn't imagine how full my inbox would get if we started to allow political and religious discussion here. Every post would be reportable because someone with the opposite view can find it offensive.