Thanks for the suggestion! I’ve made the Political forum Private. I don’t know if we want to do that with all forums but I think it makes sense for that one. I’m open to hearing other members thoughts on this subject as well.
Thank you! I’m more comfortable commenting on political threads here than Facebook. Having screen names gives some anonymity as well. You’ll want some public forums for the SEO value and to attract new members by seeing what’s here, which means an ultimately better experience for other members if it leads to more activity.