I think political does turn people off to TOTV in general. First of all, there is more than just general intellectual, good natured debates. There has been regular name calling and mean spirited remarks. If you don't agree with someone's views you're castigated as being ignorant, likened to cartoon characters, you're out-of-touch, blah, blah, blah. People will only put up with so much of that type of thing. One of the administrators, DKLassen, is a regular poster, who has a continual line of vitriol that some of us do not enjoy. The fact he is an administrator certainly colors my views of TOTV. Do his views represent TOTV's views or leanings? We'll probably never know, but it doesn't make me look at TOTV as a neutral Villages forum.
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