Subj : Re: Politics
To   : Gamgee
From : boraxman
Date : Sun May 15 2022 02:33 pm

 Ga> Good point.  Probably the only way to really know about this issue is to 
 Ga> give it a try.  Good idea to let everybody know right up front what the 
 Ga> rules are and if it becomes too much to deal with, stop/remove the echo.
 Ga> 

Perhaps this is the best option.  Create the echo, see how it goes, and if it is a dumpster fire, just remove it.

We could speculate until the cows come home, but only observation of reality will settle the matter.  I suppose if Avon doesn't have an issue removing an echo, it can't hurt to try.  If the decision can be "undone" easily, then is it really such a big deal?

The more I think about it, the more I think it would be good to be able to talk to other adults online about things OTHER than technology or what we are consuming.  There is a #philosophy IRC channel that I am often in, and it is usually interesting and a political forum I am occasionally remains civil because the people are civil.

I'm happy to see a politics echo go if it is just a cesspit, but name calling and bickering happens in General as well, so expecting it not to happen at all is perhaps unrealistic.

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