It has occurred to me recently that the 'Media and politics' sub-forum here has become something that it was not intended to be.
Consider this a reminder, re-alignment, and the laying down of some new rules regarding media and politically-related topics.
Originally, this forum was intended to be for sport shooting and hunting related news, and information on political climates, changes and proposals directly related to shooting and firearms. Nothing more.
For a while now, particular in recent months, contentious and divisive subjects completely unrelated to hunting or shooting have become more dominant and it's clear these are now causing more harm than they are promoting productive, informative or enjoyable conversation.
As such, this forum will now be limited to topics on news and politics specifically related to shooting and hunting, as it was originally intended to be. Topics that fall outside of this will be locked, or more likely immediately deleted, as being in breach of these rules, at the moderators discretion.
Complicated subjects like foreign politics, social inequalities, human rights, religion, climate change, racism etc. which warrant in-depth conversation should be conducted elsewhere, in a forum dedicated to these subjects. Ultimately, these kinds of subjects are irrelevant to the purpose of this website, and not what people are looking for when they visit this site. Go elsewhere if these are topics you are wanting to discuss in-depth.
This forum is about shooting and hunting, and while some off-topic conversation is expected, this is intended to be light conversation and chit-chat. It should go without saying that to simply start the same above mentioned topics in the 'off-topic' section is not a workaround, any such topics will be immediately deleted.