I hear you - that why I was suggesting a forum specifically for those "in the mood" to discuss.
But doesn't a forum category for heavy-handed topics far outside the story building scope already exist? If it doesn't, and a vote is called for one, I'll agree.
Maybe an agreement that the discussions would not spill over into the other forums? We might want to write down an unwritten rule.
I thought it was an actual rule that out-of-topic conversations in a thread weren't allowed. If it's not a rule, it should be.