Originally Posted by
KALAMITY
Because the point of making those specific topics against the rules is what it always brings out of people: flaming, personal attacks, harsh and perverse language, bad faith arguments/discussion... which are all also against the rules. Having a mega-thread to contain all discussion about the topic doesn't stop the flaming, personal attacks... you name it. So why would they do this?
I would say half the reason it's not getting better is because people are not getting better.
I know they say moderation is an issue in terms of manpower, but perhaps if they recruited 2 new moderators dedicated solely to a mega-thread about such "culture war" topics, and these moderators were on 24/7 to police everything being said (fairly and unbiased, of course)... then hey, maybe it could work.