this is kind of a minor quibble, but /pol/'s official title should be changed to "Politics" instead of "Politically Incorrect"
The latter is obviously a very loaded term, and it has pretty strong connotations of racism from the get-go.
Every other board has a comparatively neutral title and the vast majority (aka all aside from s4s and r9k) have straightforward descriptive titles clearly outlining what is supposed to be discussed in line with their own board rules - so why not /pol/?
Maybe this would get /pol/ to actually discuss non-identitarian politics WHO KNOWS
>Maybe this would get /pol/ to actually discuss non-identitarian politics
a lot of people think something should be done about /pol/ and this may be a step in the right direction
Needs to be closed down and reopened with a new name again.
politics more like poo litics XD
the point of /pol/ is noboy cares that nerd shit
>>551632
but the repercussions for the whole site if this happened would be too large
it'd fuck shit up for weeks, the mods wouldnt be able to keep up
>>551636
>it'd fuck shit up for weeks, the mods wouldnt be able to keep up
all the more reason to do it
>>551636
It'd give the mods a much needed workout.
1. Enable the robot on /pol/
2. Delete /r9k/
>>551639
4chan would get taken down by the feds/server companies if that happened though
if they closed the whole site for a week or so i can see /pol/ being deleted working out though, the userbase (a lot of whom being new) would go elsewhere
>>551643
r9k is a distinct part of 4chan """"culture"""" for better or worse
>>551640
or make them ragequit
>>551627
have to start somewhere right? its unlikely /pol/ will actually be deleted considering its huge userbase
>>551622
How autistic can you be you faggot nigger loving degenerate kike? /pol/ is fine the way it is.
>>551658
dumb imgur poster.
>>551663
How else do you expect me to link reaction images directly to r/4chan?
>>551658
>let's play the how many bad words can i say in a sentence game
boring posts like these are why something should be done to curb /pol/ if its not being deleted
>>551663
smart replier
>>551667
it's not boring, the use of adult words is a revolutionary act
>>551663
Dumb lowercase poster
>>551667
Still not as boring as requesting a change to one of the sites largest boards that will never happen.
>>551679
CAWFEE
>>551681
AWWTISM
>>551683
no you fucking faggot the line is "GWEEN TEA"
>>551681
GWEEN TEA
>>551693
CAWFEE
>>551695
GWEEN TEA
>>551704
CAWFEE
>>551679
half the threads on this board mention or are about /pol/ being deleted
something can and probably should be done
>>551671
if you're a child, yes :^)
>>551628
>a lot
More like tiny minority of loud oversensitive queers
>>551919
It's all whiney faggots from off site and Hiro already knows this.
>>551943
i strongly doubt that only a minority want /pol/'s influence on the site to be rolled back
not only do requests for its deletion take up a lot of the /qa/ catalog but it's infamous/mentioned frequently on every board on the site as a point of contention (i.e. telling people to go back to /pol/ etc.)
i find it hard to believe a tiny minority is making all these posts, even if they are supposedly "loud"
>>551945
>people from off site using /qa/
>its not even listed officially as a board and has a relatively low post count
just sounds like you're saying "people who disagree with me can't be from 4chan because everyone is of the same viewpoint as me here" which is obviously ridiculous
>>551636
This.
/pol/ is a containment board
But honestly the 4chan wide board invasions by /pol/acks would be hilarious
>>551965
It's obviously not ridiculous if you have actually spent time here and know what's up.
>>551636
>it'd fuck shit up for weeks
And after the shitstorm we would have a new, better 4chan without the subhuman /pol/ crowd. It's absolutely worth it.
>>551980
>only "insiders" lnow the truth that all real 4channers agree with each other on everything
okay
Just make sure anyone who makes over 5 posts in /pol/ is identified site-wide so we know to ignore their shitposts
Give them a big star of david or something.
/pol/ is not for serious political discussions. that's why it's title is "politically incorrect". if you think it is for serious discussion, you're the problem and should leave.
The way to fix /pol/ is to have mods who care about /pol/
>>552099
thats my point, its obviously not for serious discussion, as signalled by its right-wing bait title
this is in contrast with its actual rules, which dictate only that the board discusses politics - not exclusively identitarian ones
ofc you could argue most boards often break their rules and concentrate on particular shows/political stances/origami techniques (etc) instead of the full breadth of the subject but nevertheless every board on 4chan aside from /pol/ is INTENDED to host discussion where the users are united by hobbies/interests NOT by their ideology, as evidenced by their board titles, rules and moderation
/pol/ openly unites people by ideology with its title "Politically Incorrect" in a way that no other board does - its not really topic-based, but rather an ideological echo chamber (unless you argue that its for the topic of right-wing politics - which obvs isn't in its rules - in which case there should be a left-wing politics board if 4chan is going to be politically neutral - which I think it should be)
>>552054
that'll only antagonize /pol/ and lead to more leakage
also, changing your IP is pretty easy for most users
>>552114
why would mods who have drunk the /pol/ koolaid want to stop it leaking onto other boards or make the board actually about the entire breadth of politics
hell, even the entire breadth of right-wing politics, /pol/ is mostly race hate with some other prejudices thrown in
>>552054
What if you visit /pol/ only to shitpost?
arguably politics occupies a greater place in people's minds right now than it has in 4chan's entire history (maybe 2008 but)
its not only the first time an anti-establishment candidate (who also has zero political experience) has a significant chance of winning the presidency, but there's also the growth of the first Islamic terrorist state and the largest ever migrant crisis in the history of the world
people care a lot about politics now, and they should be able to discuss it on 4chan as they can many other interests such as public transportation, graphic design or hardcore pornography
you can't discuss politics on /pol/ (arguably this was never the intention despite its rules) but trying to actually make the board do so (which changing its title would do, in a small way) would fill a need in the 4chan userbase and also help stop /pol/'s overbearing influence on the rest of the site as hopefully it'd become a little more politically neutral
its title as of right now just screams right-wing identitarian politics
>>552606
we already have several boards devoted to shitposting - [s4s] explicitly so, /b/ as a result of "ZOMG!! NO RULES", and /r9k/ to an extent for similar reasons
can we not just make /pol/ about actual politics
>>551674
Dumb, not-using-periods poster.
>>551713
GWEEN TEA
>its a "I have no argument so let's talk about how asshurt I am about /pol/" episode
>>551959
its pretty easy u fucknugget.
4chan is being raided and pointing the blame to /pol/
>inb4 conspiracy nigger
>>551985
u know they'll just migrate to a new board. I suspect /his/
>>552587
bringing another board just to combat what /pol/ has become will just be a mess
>>552607
if you want to discuss recent events in the world you have /news/. Discussing pass political events are cancer and should be left off on /pol/
>>553053
that's arguably what /news/ is, and that hasn't been too bad so far
>>553054
what's wrong with wanting to discuss general issues of politics rather than individual news stories?
>>553016
/pol/ is unlike any other board because its title gives it a clearly biased slant towards a particular viewpoint on the board topic
regardless of whether you think the term 'politically incorrect' is legit or not, its undeniable that it is heavily associated with right-wing political thought
that's a perfectly sound argument
>>553050
>invisible boogeymen from outside of 4chan wants to delete /pol/
got any proof?
>>553051
/his/ is a good guess, maybe /news/ too
but anyway bc /pol/ has a massive userbase all boards would be adversely affected
>>553053
delete /pol/ then
otherwise 4chan (in terms of its site structure, not what users decide to post) is politically biased
also, the site is already in a huge mess. can't get too much worse can it?
>>553014
CAWFEE
>>551655
The fundamental issue is that politics itself is just modern history and introductory economics for teenagers and intellectually bankrupt adults who are too fucking lazy to read a book but still want to feel self important.
No matter how much you try to improve it, a turd can only be polished so much.
>>553867
Wrong series, you fucking mongs.
>>551622
I don't understand why they haven't already done this. Years ago it really did used to be Politics. And then they changed it to Politically Incorrect and never changed it back, and that's when the board started to become nothing but shitposting.
>>553920
CAWFEE
>>553925
GWEEN TEA
>>553918
>politics itself is just modern history and introductory economics
care to elaborate on this? i think most if not all politicians or political journalists would disagree with you here
>>553923
This
So really it's not a change so much as reverting back to how it used to be (i.e. politically neutral title)
>>553940
no
>>555509
neger
