Quote Originally Posted by Elwood Blues View Post
Not this old chestnut again.

We've had this argument time and again over the years.

When I first discovered this board back in about 2002 one of its strengths to me ( and I think most of the posters of that time) was the eclectic mix of the board. We could discuss football but there were always good discussion on politics,music, tv, film etc etc plus io someone had some sort of query about, say, car repair, DIY they could often get an answer on here.

It was a real community, a refreshing change from the football only board of other sites .

Of course things have changed over the years. Many posters hav sadly passed on and others have drifted away. Many more have joined.

Throughout that time the board has maintained this eclectic mix, the only real variation being the creation of a welsh board and a separate pollitics board (which I have always been against with the exception of general election times, when it is perhaps justified).

I feel there is a much wider dscussion of matters if they are on the general board rather than just being the usual suspects.

If someone is not interested in a political debate or music discussion or whatever then the simply do not look at the thread, they are not usually hard to spot.

One thing I will say is that some of the debate, particularly on the political side, has sadly declined in quality over the years, too often descending into yah boo politics between left and right, ignoring the vast centre ground.and often leading to debate which is pretty facile. The current debate on cancel culture is an example of this.It is actually a very complex, nuanced subject but much of the debate does not reflect ths sadly.

Anyway,I am firmly in favour of the status quo (but please scrap the unnecessary politics board).
Good post. I pretty much agree with most of it. One thing you did mention was a more definitive line on politics from various posters which can sweep aside the more centrist view. Do you think that has happened due to politics becoming that way over the past 10 or so years etc Therefore, the discussion that we see on here is representative of the Political situation that we now find ourselves in?