Closed thread policies

[Evisse the Blue]

Sometimes I felt really annoyed too when BW closed down a certain thread I thought was pretty interesting/funny/whatever. I got over it pretty soon though because there were many other interesting/fun threads around. Of course his decision to close threads is subjective, but the truth is, he's king of the castle, it's his forum and he's got the right to do it. And I understand that he's trying to mantain a certain quality of posts here and a focus on Tolkien's works.

Which brings me to:

if we should leave politics out of Tolkien

. Hmmm, if it's present politics I believe we should, because they can be in no way relevant/have had an impact on Tolkien's writings. Another thing can be said about history. I believe history and its impact on Tolkien can be discussed, if one remains objective about it, but the problem with politics is that it makes one biased. I for one dislike the very word and would much rather argue about my favourite colour since the odds are just the same I'd make the other agree with me.

EDIT: cross posted with Eomer - who apparently doesn't share my view of politics...