I've been posting the news people give me, not soliciting general news. My piece was not intended to change the general tenor of the site; I simply saw it as another topic that would be of interest to furries.
Politics has never been an "excluded" topic here, and several stories have touched on political and legislative developments that might impact furry fans. Of course, whether a law has such an impact is itself an opinion.
While not arguing that any of the pieces submitted recently count as "good opinion pieces", I think if people rank an opinion pieces or comments solely on whether they agree with the position, they are doing it wrong. I generally give a well-made argument a 2 ("OK, you can say that, but I think you're wrong.") or a 3 ("I see your point, it's a fair contribution, but . . ."), while reserving 1 for posts which I believe are truly damaging (swearing, personal attacks, etc.).
I've been posting the news people give me, not soliciting general news. My piece was not intended to change the general tenor of the site; I simply saw it as another topic that would be of interest to furries.
Politics has never been an "excluded" topic here, and several stories have touched on political and legislative developments that might impact furry fans. Of course, whether a law has such an impact is itself an opinion.
While not arguing that any of the pieces submitted recently count as "good opinion pieces", I think if people rank an opinion pieces or comments solely on whether they agree with the position, they are doing it wrong. I generally give a well-made argument a 2 ("OK, you can say that, but I think you're wrong.") or a 3 ("I see your point, it's a fair contribution, but . . ."), while reserving 1 for posts which I believe are truly damaging (swearing, personal attacks, etc.).