Suggestion to Forum Mods: Copy ESO's Forum Rule

[ZephyrMenodora]

Why not make a Real World board and then have a rule that limits real world matters to that place? We get the majority of forum space to discuss the game and matters relating to it devoid of extraneous real world cultural/political arguments and those people who do want to inject their real world culture/politics into everything have their board too.

Such a forum is not needed in a gaming community and there is good reason it's disallowed. Games are global products and are supposed to bring people together for a shared hobby.

If people are so passionate, why not go volunteer for a political campaign or go discuss those issues where it is appropriate and relevant?

[Alice_Rivers]

Such a forum is not needed in a gaming community and there is good reason it's disallowed. Games are global products and are supposed to bring people together for a shared hobby.

If people are so passionate, why not go volunteer for a political campaign or go discuss those issues where it is appropriate and relevant?

This would be right in an ideal world, or if we'd stopped them getting in to begin with, but the first is void anyway and the second ship has sailed. Accepting that short of bringing in a level of moderation that appears unprecedented here to delete posts and remove repeat offenders, the only thing we can sensibly do is isolate them in a board where they can be ignored.

[FlowerMilk]

This would be right in an ideal world, or if we'd stopped them getting in to begin with, but the first is void anyway and the second ship has sailed. Accepting that short of bringing in a level of moderation that appears unprecedented here to delete posts and remove repeat offenders, the only thing we can sensibly do is isolate them in a board where they can be ignored.

The problem is without more moderation to delete posts and remove repeat offenders, sending them off to their own little weirdo pit just means they will only get worse there and just continue posting weird stuff everywhere else. Even with a rules change like the OP is suggesting, it means nothing if there isn't moderation to enforce it. The only real solution is more moderation, and also more people reporting things to help out the moderation. That's really all you can do.