From the
I think it's time to talk about some ideas... thread, Skinner asked us to come to a consensus about three items. I read the thread many times, and I am not sure I could even gather a consensus. Therefore, I thought, well, put it in a more direct form. I am creating three threads for each of the three points. What will be different about this thread is this one will be divided into a "pro" and "con" sub-thread. After, let's say a week, then I suggest we put it to a vote in a poll, with the "pro/con" thread as a reference point. Confused?
This thread will have two posts by me as #1 and #2 (hopefully) which will say "pro" and "con". Under those subthreads, people will present arguments for or against the particular topic. I feel it might be easier to create a bullet list if people wrote their post and ended it with a bullet point summary.
Example:
I am for deleting posts in this forum because it will just add to the animosity. I have seen too many examples of hateful remarks (examples). It really just makes this place a sad place to read and the topic is lost and becomes a flamefest.
- contributes to animosity
- flamefests
After people have had their say, then I suggest creating a poll to vote on the topic, with the list of pros and cons. Once this is done, then we can present something to Skinner.
Let's see how it goes....
3. Should Democratic Underground set up a separate forum where GLBT DUers and African-American DUers can have a dialogue?
See also:
Consensus: "deleting posts in the GLBT forum"See also:
Consensus: "create a new "forum liaison" position for the GLBT forum "