We are going to be deleting some DU Groups. And we need your help to figure out which ones.

[ellisonz]

11. Better idea.

I think you might as well just make a Democratic Politics "Main Forum" alongside Good Reads and Soapbox that includes a Barack Obama group, a Democratic Party Group, and an Elections 2012 Group out of "Democrats" and Government and Elections" to replace GDP. With 2012 coming up it only makes sense and it would also allow hosts to moderate the discussion very effectively while still being centralized.

The major problem in DU1 and 2 wasn't the GDP forum - it functioned like it was supposed too in sorting as much stuff out of GD. The real problem has been GD which doubles as Editorial/OP and News/Flame War Central. The problem is solved. GD is smashed. GDP has seen less use since there's no Dem Primary. The basic concept of GDP is great, in that it separates the domestic political from the domestic and international. I don't think we can make it through election season without it. Doing something like this is essential and would allow for some centralization, but not too much. Elections 2012 could then become 2014 etc. and some alternate forum could be added although I'm not sure how much sheer divisiveness we want to allow out of Soapbox.