We're not able to move posts to another community at the moment, but we're thinking of locking posts that should be in !politics and asking the OP to cross-post them there. Do you think this is the best approach?

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[–] RaoulDuke 4 points 1 year ago

Everyone's opinion is valued, thanks for for sharing!

Could someone explain what the up and down arrows on posts are for? I assumed it worked similar to Reddit or Quora: on the posts it’s for things you want to see more or less of, and on the replies and discussion it’s for saying this does or does not contribute to discussion.

You're right. I think the issue that lead to this discussion was that political posts tended to get heavily upvoted and often dominated r/newzealand. Some people are wanting a space that's free of those political discussions and the toxicity that often comes with them. Other people want a space where they can discuss, debate and stay informed about politics. We can't always please everybody, but we're wondering if this is a good compromise.

One of the hardest issues with separating them is knowing quite where the line would be. It's pretty subjective. You could argue everything is political. You could look at how the media outlets categorise it, but I don't know if their opinion is any better. Many of the above posts are categorised as politics by the outlet. That's part of what this post is about. And it seems like everyone has a different idea.

You're right about splitting up content and discussion and it's something I'm concerned about too. It depends whether that outweighs the benefits of keeping politics out of everything else.

I don't have a strong opinion either way. Besides, I don't want to be making the rules for this place. I'd prefer the community decides how things work.