Offensive threads

[gcbryan]

Personally I think it is more "offensive" (I'm not really offended) to delete threads and over moderate particularly in the one sub-forum set up for this kind of discussion.

People ultimately self-moderate to whatever the cultural norm is for a particular forum if the moderators stay out of it except for extreme cases.

You can't have a subject like politics and then not allow people to speak their mind even if they call into question the other side's thinking. That's the nature of the beast.

Just make sure it doesn't get too personal and let the discussions flow. It works just about everywhere else and would work here as well.