# I thought GD was the go to forum for non-Pit politics. Has this changed? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 28, 2008, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-gd-was-the-go-to-forum-for-non-pit-politics-has-this-changed/478990 "2008-12-28T20:00:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-gd-was-the-go-to-forum-for-non-pit-politics-has-this-changed/478990/1 "2008-12-28T20:00:58Z")
I posted [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=499339) in GD, thinking that it was where issues of politics were to be posted even if no debate was intended. **tomndebb** moved it to IMHO as no debate was going on. Has the status of GD as the go-to forum for politics changed? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-gd-was-the-go-to-forum-for-non-pit-politics-has-this-changed/478990/2 "2008-12-28T20:24:08Z")
It was never the “go to forum” for any and all political threads, AFAIK. There was always some minimum expectation that threads in GD would offer some fodder for debate; I don’t see it in your thread. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-gd-was-the-go-to-forum-for-non-pit-politics-has-this-changed/478990/3 "2008-12-28T20:26:15Z")
Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-gd-was-the-go-to-forum-for-non-pit-politics-has-this-changed/478990/4 "2008-12-28T20:56:46Z")
I thought questions about a moderator’s actions were to be posed in ATMB. I posted one and got one non-mod response which flew in the face of what of I could swear I’ve seen stated around here, followed by an omitted post, followed by an anonymous, and to me, inappropriate closing which included no explanation. I have never been one to criticize the board’s mods, software glitches, personnel or moderating decisions. I simply wanted to know if my belief that GD was the forum for non-Pit political discussions was in error or had been changed. Is the response I got the type we are to expect when we make a good faith effort to understand and abide by the rules around here? Harumph! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-gd-was-the-go-to-forum-for-non-pit-politics-has-this-changed/478990/5 "2008-12-28T21:03:34Z")
I’m guessing that thread got locked because the question was answered. Political threads can go anywhere, including MPSIMS if they involve political figures but not a particular issue, or IMHO if it’s a topic related to politics but there isn’t a real debate, for example. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-gd-was-the-go-to-forum-for-non-pit-politics-has-this-changed/478990/6 "2008-12-28T21:15:51Z")
Okay. I guess I was expecting some sort of official word. Thanks for the explanation(s). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-gd-was-the-go-to-forum-for-non-pit-politics-has-this-changed/478990/7 "2008-12-28T21:36:10Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I’m guessing that thread got locked because the question was answered. I wish they wouldn’t do that without at least a brief official confirmation. Otherwise it makes the staff (in a general sense not any one in particular) look a bit schizophrenic when they bark about me posting something which appears to be an official position, and then turn around and let a post of mine stand–as the official position. Please, cut that out. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-gd-was-the-go-to-forum-for-non-pit-politics-has-this-changed/478990/8 "2008-12-28T21:50:26Z")
I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that thread was closed by accident. So I’ve merged **Starving Artist** ’s two threads and, obviously, unlocked them. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-gd-was-the-go-to-forum-for-non-pit-politics-has-this-changed/478990/9 "2008-12-28T21:55:37Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that thread was closed by accident. So I’ve merged **Starving Artist** ’s two threads and, obviously, unlocked them. Your explanation regarding the subject is good enough for me, **Marley**. I appreciate your willingness to accomodate me by reopening the thread, but if you’d like to close it at this time it would be fine with me. Thanks again. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-gd-was-the-go-to-forum-for-non-pit-politics-has-this-changed/478990/10 "2008-12-28T22:29:14Z")
Okay, who am I to argue? 😉