And, of course, there will be the major question (thus far unanswered by the powers that be) of what, specifically, constitutes "political" (and, therefore, banned) discussion?
If Justin Trudeau comes to my home town and I write about it, is that political? If there's a protest against him and I write about that without editorializing, is that political? If there's a mass shooting and we write about that, is that political? If no, what happens when people start discussing the causes and the discussion drifts (as it invariably will) to gun laws and mental health treatment, where is the line where it becomes political? If the latest Marvel movie comes out and a historically white character is cast as a person of colour, is posting news of that political? Is discussing it political? If there's a protest that draws a police response, is posting support/condemnation of the police actions political?
This is one of the many, many reasons why this move is so dumb. "Politics" is this massive, roiling grey area that is ill-defined, with no clear boundaries. If you tasked me with banning "political" speech on a forum like this, I would respond that unless you key in your definition a lot more tightly, a ban of that nature is borderline unenforceable.
ya, I asked on Ask the Mods about metacommentary and they haven't responded yet
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