Calladan Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Does anyone else think that General could do to be split up into General/US and General/Rest of the World? Because I have been going in there on and off, and there is one thread for the whole of UK politics, and the one or two times I have tried to start another thread, it either gets merged into the UK politics one or just ignored (maybe because no one cares which is fair enough) or because it gets swamped by all the American stuff. Meanwhile American politics covers 20, 30 threads with several topics getting two or three threads least. And when I try to contribute then most of them time I am either told that I don't understand (because I am not American), that the UK doesn't understand (because it isn't free, isn't democratic or just has too much tea) or just ignored (for both of the previous two reasons or another equally facile one). And I know it sounds like I am whining because I am not getting to play with the other kids, and that is not my point I swear - it's just that in the end I am going to stop going to the general forum because - quite honestly - there is very little in there to interest me. So - to get back to my first paragraph - I take it there is little or no chance of the Admins considering something like that? To move all the specifically American political topics into a sub-forum and the other political topics into a different sub-forum and then put all the other stuff (squirrels vs llamas for example) into an actual general forum? Because that might be fun and would at least make it more readable and might provoke more discussion about subjects other than Trump, Clinton and other such Americana. (No offence intended to any Americans here - I am just commenting!) Yuno and North Pacific Spy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Pacific Spy Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 I just avoid general usually like the plague. Ask in moderation if you're really hoping for it (it probably belongs in tech but moderation is the place to go) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adorable Davelands Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 I agree in that I also avoid General. Way too much anger there. Doesn't surprise me that you get grief for being non-USA when posting about USA issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 the US residents that inhabit general on the NS forums are for the most part extremists at either end of the political polarity that should all have been breast fed and not shoved off on cereal at 4 days of age. Westwind, Tweedy, Big Bad Badger and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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