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Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yes, this kind of thing really applies in SDs more than any other section, we do need to do something about the conversations always ending up back to the same could of topics (Jeremy Corbyn, Trump etc) We've actually been discussing this issue recently so we are hoping to get to some sort of a solution for it

Yeah, I think give the threads back to the OP and create a relatively strong on-topic rule. That way everyone can have whatever conversation they want without it being derailed and the sh*t posts would stay in the more controversial topics (like religion), gives the average user much more breathing room I think to spread their legs instead of being sucked into endless arguments all over the board about the same ol' topics...

I actually think it helps to spot stealth trolls faster too (as a mod) since it is much more difficult to bait when you have to adhere to the original topic itself. Pesky rules.