Quote Originally Posted by Jamesey View Post
This part of the forum is titled "Loose Talk, Chat and Off Topic". It should be the home of a variety of threads covering lots of different subjects.

So why is it dominated by all the Daily Mail type headlines? Although many of the items may be perfectly valid and good debating points, I don't think it's appropriate to have this forum dominated by them.

At the moment, of the 30 threads on the front page, 17 are covering illegal immigration, asylum seekers, crime, etc. Although these are important issues, surely we're not spending more than 50% of our time talking about them?

With over 5000 threads, the "Off Topic" section is the most likely destination for first time visitors. I'm concerned that they might get the wrong idea about the interests and priorities of the majority of the members here.

In my opinion, the forum would benefit from these threads being placed in the "UK News", or another appropriate section.
Couldn't agree more. Yes there is some need for members to be aware of these issues, but not when it dominates the forum. I don’t see the point of all of these threads, when I thought the idea of the forum was mainly for Fil/Brit issues?...With some good humoured banter and friendliness thrown in as well.
Some here have their own political agendas, but also offer good helpful advice in other areas.

There does seem to be a bit of gang mentality on here, between a few, with members having similar political views and any member daring to challenge them, being shot down or particularly newbies, being called a troll?...give some of them a chance?

To casual observers, some of these threads make the forum look an unfriendly place and quite extreme?... ”Welcome to the friendly forum” they say....dosen’t always seem like it?

I’ve had other members contacting me, saying the same!