Self Policing Militia Summons

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this is getting us nowhere. I'd like to see some concrete suggestions to fix the problem instead of endless name-calling and finger pointing. I'd make a few, but they're all pretty much moderator-oriented, which y'all have rejected out of hand. 'Cause we're all so civilized here, we don't need no stinkin' moderators.


Just in case, here are a few:

1) temp ban a few people for a short period of time to allow things to cool off
2) Actively moderate the politics thread to prevent flame wars (flame wars being defined as overt personal attacks, rather than spirited political discussion)
3) Encourage people "take the bait" when things get heated
4) turn off the quote and multi-quote function in the politics forum
5) delete offending posts or lock threads