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Originally Posted by iceman
It's not the same thing.
"General Chat" is not an "anything goes" forum. It's for general chat that doesn't belong in the other IIS Astronomy sub-forums, but it does not mean every type of topic is welcome.
Of course there is some leeway and we often talk about lots of non-astronomy type things in general chat. And in most cases, that's fine. It helps us to get to know each other better.
But if you want to discuss politics, religion and other general topics that only lead to arguments and negativity, then I'd prefer they were NOT posted on IceInSpace, as there are many other forums out there on the internet where these types of discussions can take place.
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Not sure why it isnt the same thing. I would'nt know what the original intention was for having a General Chat area but it certainly looks like it was intended for everything else people wanted to discuss (its one little corner in the forum after all) and it clearly seems to have developed in that direction. And you know, where does one draw the line, everything has a politics/religious/spritual edge to it. Sure people fight about these things more then others but I've seen people get narky with each other about "purly" astronomy stuff. And I've seen people who complain about this, do their own share of discussing non astronomy (political/religious/spiritual stuff) when they think its harmless and important to them. I dont think you can ask people to be so one dimentional when they enter this forum and really, why would you want to. Theres lots of colourful, interesting, lovely people here.
Thats my 2c worth