28 minutes ago, northie said:

In which case, could we have a revised description for The Pit? Something like... 'the only place for politics and other contentious issues/topics/discussions (select whichever)' At present it appears to be a place for only political discourse.

I avoided using the word political with the word inclusion for a reason, assuming people would get that the FMT deemed the subject as such by moving it to the Pit, but I guess I will be explicit. Inclusion HAS been deemed a political subject. There are opposing views of politically correct vs. not politically correct on the subject, and there are definitely cultural, social, and political themes that constantly crop up when the conversations revolving around that word are initiated. That takes up moderation and administration time that is best spent elsewhere. It leads to moderation of members for political commentary outside The Pit that isn't necessary if people keep the conversation to the place best suited for it. So everyone is expressly clear, however, The Pit's description has been clarified as to what politics really means.