We need a forum area without upvoting/downvoting.

Let's say someone brings up an honest question or debate that's both healthy to be discussed, but very polarizing. It gets downvoted to being locked or pushed off so noone, esp reds see it. That would both hurt the community, and the game because important stuff can't be talked about if it's not popular to talk about.

So I think the new forums need a place where tough and uncomfortable things can be talked about. People don't like change. They don't want to lose freelo. They don't want to look at the scary things outside of the box that sometimes you have to deal with.

We don't need an abusable system for shutting down things that need to be talked about.