>> This forum is for discussions about Poser.

Sorry, but I must disagree.

We come to this forum with more than just a shared desire to play with a certain software. We also come to it with interests that sometimes lay outside that software... and because we wish to discuss those topics with friends and acquaintances here and because there is no longer an OT forum, as there was in the day, then as long as something is plainly marked "OT", which this one is, it hurts no one. No one is required to read it. No one is required to participate, If the discussion gets out of hand, that's one thing, but thus far, as Jen noted, it hasnt.

And yes there should be discussions about the qualifications of a particular candidate. I would think we would want an informed electorate, not one that just goes by any old sound bites tossed our way. As much as we may prefer otherwise, the election in November will have world wide ramifications (I wish it didnt, but sadly there we are), and some folks out there might like knowing what's coming down the road.

Otherwise, we might as well just limit our forum threads to the latest oo bright shiny! from DAZ. No discussions of any personal news, good or bad. No threads about the latest adventures of one member's cats. No announcements that someone has just done something quite amazing or quite stupid or anything inbetween. But somehow, y'know, there's more to life than just that. So let the fora reflect that. This thread has demonstrated that such discussions are caable of being civil, so why clamp down on it? Again, no one's required to read the topic at hand.

If you feel we've crossed a line, then by all means, shut the thread down and delete it. but IMHO that would be a grave disservice to a membership that ahs demonstrated itself more often than not quite capable of self-monitoring.

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