Civility subsection suggestion

[Ravenshire]

The problem I see with this is most people don’t go to specific forums to find threads, they find threads using the search features. So a person might not realize they are in a strictly moderated environment.

I would suggest using the debate forum more.

This. So much this. People already occasionally run afoul of the "be nice to the new guy" rule in the introduction forum because they clicked into the thread from search results.

Since the debate forum is not restricted to one-on-one debates, I would concur with others that the debate forum would be the best place to have those serious discussions.

Or perhaps a self-moderated forum where the thread creator defines a list of users who are allowed to participate in their first post, and they control the discussion.

Would the rule about limiting thread participation be tossed out in this sub forum? What if the person starting the thread is on your ignore list? I see many problems with a sub forum with different rules that can be searched along with all other sub forums. I sincerely believe that if this sub forum were to be implemented, that it should be on a membership basis, much like A69, but without the age restrictions, so that people aren't stumbling into protected threads and calling everybody fucktards.