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This topic has been made necessary by the topic at http://www.radio-talk.net/forum/index.php?topic=944.0;topicseen and the resulting political discussion.

As site admin, I have also been wondering if we should not take just a bit more effort in keeping the discussions more about radio and broadcasting and less about politics (although, at times, I can see where the two can overlap slightly).

The single biggest problem I have with this is my hope of having a site whereby we are all free to discuss anything (within reason) without feeling the "iron fist" of other sites as it comes crashing down.

In a nutshell, I guess we need extra site admin(s) or, at east, someone(s) who would be willing to monitor and step-in as needed or - at least - to prune the posts so as to avoid straying so far "out there" that they really have very little to do with radio at all.

I guess, I will copy this particular post into "site discussion" and seek input on this issue before things become so completely out of hand that everyone is completely "put-off" by the political discussions. As I am "on the road" as much as 6 months each year (currently, I'm in Red Bluff, CA. building the new KRAC-AM), I will be first to admit that I really do not have the time required to monitor online discussion, here. Perhaps one (or several) of our regulars would care to assist? (If so, a private message will suffice.)

Thoughts, anyone?