Originally Posted by
ajax
I'm perfectly okay with the idea of a split. It's good to enjoy OMNI without the political and religious extremists hijacking the entire board.
That being said, it can sometimes feel like wandering into the lion's den when going into OMNI P/R. There's something about the 'feel' of the board which allows a much lower standard of decency and decorum in posts.
To be blunt about it, many posters in the OMNI P/R forum (or maybe just the most vocal/prominent ones) are just nastier than would be allowed in other forums. And I, for one, think that's rather sad.
I have found just the opposite. The discussions in OMNI P/R are, almost always, either respectful or funny, whereas I've stopped following threads I've started in UA and AA because of the incredibly nasty responses I've gotten.
As for OMNI P/R being a lion's den, only if you have an opinion with nothing to back it up -- those people tend to get eaten alive. Those with facts and grounds supporting their opinions make for interesting discussion.