Reply #5: Good point

[karynnj]

I think what has happened is that two separate cultures have come to exist in GD and GD-P. GD seems to be to the left of almost all elected Democrats and also tends to not be as interested in serious, detailed issues. It is also far more volatile. (Look back to earlier this year to see how each forum treated Kucinich before he backed down and voted for the healthcare bill.)

I know I have looked at any connection to the President as a justification to post in GD-P. I also admit that I have occasionally posted things that really are not connected to the President here - just because they were not LBN and I knew they would interest NO ONE on GD.

Here's an example - if I put together a post on the SFRC dealing with the Marjah effort that was held today, it would sink like a stone with many unreccs and a few comments that we should have left Afghanistan a year ago - with no one reading any of the content. All and all a wasted effort. In GD-P, there might at least be some interesting comments adding good information. It's not a hot button issue, so I doubt it would reach the greatest page, but at least some would have read it.

To me, the biggest difference now in the 2 forums is that they have developed distinct and very different cultures. Before Obama was elected, they served a different role - allowing some on going posting on issues, not directly connected to politics.