Hello,

@admin

For years until recently people discussed news items and stuff that could be construed as politics in /Off-Topic/.

In the recent months the mod team in Off-Topic has been enforcing a no politics rule of any kind. No jokes, no memes, no commentary, nothing. Suspensions have been given out for those violating the hard line in the sand.

This is a pretty big curtail on freedom of speech and frankly in 2016 nearly anything can be considered political.

Many forum members like to joke amongst each other about politics and share news articles.

Under the current rules nearly all news discussion is now banned in off topic. How is that a free exchange of ideas? I know there are other forums out there but many of these guys would prefer to discuss some of these things with their fellow Toyota owners.

My request is that if off topic is to be an area free of anything political (again this is basically all current events) then create a /Politics/ thread and be done with it.

Thank you

Brian