I'm not sure politics works well as the main theme of a new forum. What if we simply called it "World Affairs" or something like that? It would be the place to discuss politics, but the overall theme would be focused on discussing what's going on in the world, politically, economically, socially, morally, environmentally, etc.
It seems the word "politics" turns a lot of people off. The word itself is practically enough to spawn an argument. But I think more people would be open to discussing the broader subject of what's going on in the world at large. This includes politics but also much more.
I avoid watching TV news because it's so negatively/corporately biased. There just isn't enough truth in it. But that doesn't mean I feel the need to avoid knowledge of what's going on beyond my local community.
I do think it would be good to add a forum along these lines, but I don't think centering the forum around the topic of politics is the best choice.
Your thoughts?
By the way, my motivation for possibly adding a forum is simply to do what's best for this community. It's not something I'm considering for business expansion or traffic building reasons. The forums are fed most of their traffic by the blog, so I doubt a new forum would spawn much traffic growth. Adding a new forum wasn't my idea -- it was suggested by several members, ostensibly to give the existing political threads a better home.
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