I heard that there used to be a politics sub-forum.
What happened to it? That would have been mightily entertaining.
Terms of service prohibits discussion of politics. I have broken down the relevant paragraph from TOS to show the pertinent section.
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Politics, Religion, etc.
Politics, religion, and similar controversial topics should be discussed only as directly applicable to college matters. College Confidential is not a debating society. Hence, “Would a Catholic be comfortable at BYU?” or “What is the political environment at Grinnell?” are fine. “Democrats (or Republicans) are evil!” and other opinions unrelated to the college process are not allowed.
Homework help posts are not allowed - please do your own work, and don’t clutter the forums with requests for other members to do your work for you. Please do not post e-mail addresses, as the forum has a mechanism for allowing member emails to be sent in a secure and private manner. Embedded or hidden content in posts is not allowed.