It seems that after 20 years of people on this site getting along pretty, pretty well, now they can't. It's probably a reflection of what's happening in the real world.
In terms of this site, a theory about why has been presented:
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Originally Posted by mrbaseball
2 + 2 seems to be being taken over by the very vocal very radical left wing. They already totally own the politics forum so no reasonable person would ever even consider being involved in those discussions. This is seeping into other forums now. They seek out things to be offended about and scream louder than any others. Every thread they get involved with is a pretty big derail of whatever the thread title suggests. Sensible people aren't going to get involved as they are stalked in a game called "spot the racist". In time this will sink the entire 2+2 website.
Of course opposing theories have also been presented. The theory that this site has allowed, or even encouraged, hatred and bigotry. And that is what "will sink the entire 2+2 website."
Think it's time to try and have a separate conversation about the whole thing.
I don't normally moderate the conversations in this forum that much, but this will be an exception. If two people just start calling each other names, for instance, those posts will be deleted. I'm not threatening other punitive measures, just requesting the posts be civil and substantive.