Controversial questions forum?

Just a thought

I was thinking about that too!

You know I was thinking the same thing. I don't really think they belong in the general forum. But that is just my opinion. I don't really have a interest in the topics myself so I think it would be nice to have a seperate forum.

I agree. or in the very least label the topic as a debate or "hot Topic" so that people that don't want to participate can avoid going there in the first place.

I for one enjoy "hot topics" and view them as an opportunity to learn about other people's views and cultures. I live in the midwest, there is very little diversity here, so there is very little opportunity to learn about this stuff IRL.

Great idea!!

Great idea!!

I agree. Like a Debate Forum. Go in at your own risk and leave the debates there.

oh please do this

Now, why in the world would we need that? Just teasing.

This post has been edited by Mommy2BAK on Aug 28 2007, 11:00 AM

I don't really know if it would solve anything. I think sometimes people are just looking for a good fight. We have to get our mommy frustrations out somewhere.

Oh yes PLEASE!!!!!!!! i love a healthy tat for tat

I love debates, and I love Jennifer posts. I am all for a debate forum.

I've seen some boards where the debate/controversy forum is like our P&I, a certain number of posts are required to log in. The point of that is you don't get random people posting just to cause trouble, like trolls sometimes do.

Good idea, HOWEVER........if we wanted a debate forum we would go another wensite.....ya know what I mean?????

Can i be the monority and state that I am against the idea - this is not the reason I joined PC.

This post has been edited by moped on Aug 28 2007, 01:12 PM

Ohhhh. Good one!

Well, yeah, but if it is in a locked forum, then can't you just not go in there?
I don't know, I feel that good healthy debates are educational, and that it helps me be a better parent not only in letting me talk in an adult manner with peers so I don't loose my mind, while helping me learn about other people, which can give me insight into ways I would want to raise my child.

There are plenty of debate websites out there. These websites are on other parenting boards. This board was fine when I joined and I would like for it to go back to the old ways. I vote against the controversial forum.

Ok, you vote no on the forum, that is fine. BUT. if there was a specific forum for that...just stay OUT of that particular forum? JMO

I might be wrong but I think something like this was suggested in the past and was vetoed because where you have debates, you have frustrations and hurt feelings and everything else that comes along with that-it just often makes for a very unpleasant atmosphere all around-it will bleed onto the other boards. This forum was designed to be for parenting-for supporting each other through this wonderful, and sometimes not-so-fun, journey with our children. Call me closed minded if you want (but believe me-I love a good debate as much as the next person!), but I would really love us to stick with the whole parenting idea.

I can see where some don't want the forum but at the same time the threads will not stop. Someone will always post a controversial thread whether we like it or not. I think if there were a specific forum then if the thread were started in the General Discussion forum then a mod could move it to the Debate forum. If the person who started the thread does not have enough posts to get in (if it's a locked forum) then the thread is either deleted (since the topic starter can no longer respond) or they just lose out replying to it altogether. That would be a chance they take starting the topic in the first place. Either that or the topic starter can have the choice of whether it gets deleted or moved (since they can not participate in the thread they started) and if someone else wants to re-start the topic they do it in the right forum.

Yes, but I don't see how we are stopping that the way things are going now. kwim? The hurt feelings are still there and it's making it ugly in GD where newbies, I'm sure ,gravitate. If it gets ugly in a debate forum it's almost expected and does not really reflect onto the rest of the board. The mods will just have to make sure that the discussions stay put.

I, personally, don't take things to heart but it's obvious that others are passionate about certain topics.

This post has been edited by Crystalina on Aug 28 2007, 01:50 PM

I totally agree-I just wish we could avoid the dumb things altogether.

I am open to entertaining the idea of a hot topics forum or debate forum, but I really don't think it will solve anything. If someone has problems following the rules in a general discussion forum, I think they would have even more trouble following the same rules in a forum that is meant for debate.

But, like I said, I am open to the idea and trying new ideas. Let me discuss it with TLCDad.

At least if it were in a locked forum it would be out of the public eye. Not all hot topics are are un-parenting related, we can fight about parenting techniques too, anyone want to talk about cloth diapering or breast feedeng?

This post has been edited by PrairieMom on Aug 28 2007, 02:20 PM

ROFL

LOL I have seen LOTS of debates on those topics in the 4 years I have been on here.