Alolan_Apples
“Assorted” Collector
I know at one time, the What’s Bothering You thread was like this. In fact, there’s a total of three What’s Bothering You threads. The first one was created by an ordinary user solely for others to share their frustrations at the minute. But it ended in a board war that resulted in the thread getting locked with a couple of posts deleted and a few members suspended. And then, we weren’t allowed to have any What’s Bothering You threads on the site for 10 days. When a new one opened, it was made by a moderator, with rules enforced. What’s even crazier is that the original thread got locked twice prior to that board war. So before people fought over unpopular opinions, they fought over others’ vents.Yeah I definitely didn't want it shut down, despite what was happening. I think it's healthy to be able to express opinions that go against the grain. I didn't think anyone would become aggressively confrontational over seeing unpopular opinions in a thread titled Unpopular Opinions. I just thought that's where we put 'em! I wouldn't have been here when the old thread was around either, so maybe that's why.
Here’s a fun fact about those unpopular opinion threads. There’s a total of four of them. The one I made was the longest-lived one, with more posts and longer duration of staying open.
I think it’s best not to share controversial opinions on this site, whether it’s on a thread made for it or on any other thread. Especially if it’s over a more touchy issue (like political correctness), if you’re spreading misinformation or conspiracy theories about a serious issue (like Trump’s false election claims), or if you’re supporting a human rights violation (like racial discrimination). This also includes discussion of past drama, drama from site events or other threads, and off-site drama related to this site. While they aren’t against the rules to discuss them, they are bound to start a fight, and that is against the Rules and Guidelines. I know the site already forbids discussion of other members negatively for this very reason.