A New Category To Join--Open Mike!

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Recently I was asked to consider putting any political posts in the "Politics" Catagory. I declined for several reasons, chief among them being that politics is not a narrow category, but one which interacts with numerous others, such as financial, religious, philosophical, fashion, food, medical..in short, it affects our lives in countless ways, & thus can't be squashed into one little box, then left to a precious few. Many people are leaving "Politics" for many reasons, but information they need won't get out if they can only find it there. A lot of subjects besides politics are those which may fork off to other topics, or easily blend in with (at first) seemingly non-related ones. Music & arts, for example, or dining & wines, or famous eateries. Travel covers a host of topics (including politics). I'm sure you can think of dozens, at least. One can always go to a specific category if it seems helpful, but in "Open Mike," a term taken largely from radio--where it works extremely well--one doesn't need to feel confined to one kind of topic! It will be an excellent way to reach out to others who might not think to look for, say, collectible dishware under a category such as fine dining, or whatever. Car refurbishers enthusiasts might try to locate others in a "NASCAR" topic, since it's about cars, but might not find enough others there to satisfy his needs. Under the current way of choosing a category, he'd probably have to create yet another splinter category (& we don't have enough of those, right...? ), & most folks wouldn't see it until long after he's finished the job. Under Open Mike, he could post a discussion like, "I Need Help Refurbishing My Bugatti!" And--once a large enough base of contributors exists--very quickly surely someone would reply. So, if you have a topic that just won't fit into a given box, please try out this category, & tell others about it, because to work, it needs as many people coming to it as possible. Thanks for your time! Maggiepie