Thanks for the response - I agree that communities are better off without immature and rude people, hopefully they can be weeded within the current forum layout.
Beyond just dealing with abuse, having an alternative section could also potentially help to reduce the circular and repetitive discussions that take place too. Sometimes you just want to chat to someone and have an easy conversation, without someone who completely disagrees coming in and changing the whole direction, and turning it into a debate. For instance, if I was sat chatting to a friend at home, and we were agreeing and having a good time, it would be irritating for someone else to walk in and tell us we're both wrong.
I know that a forum is a public place, and that differing opinions are expected, but this is a very specific area, a site about a game franchise. People don't come here to argue, they come to hopefully meet like-minded people and talk about the game. Now the view is divided, it's not just a simple matter of everybody coming together and sharing; long-time fans of the franchise are not happy, so you won't just have friendly chats on the subject, you'll have people who think it sucks, and people who love it, all in the same place. It becomes hard to have those friendly chats when you have people reading what you've got to say, who disagree with absolutely everything you have to say, it goes against the reason for visiting a site like this, at least in my opinion. I come to these sorts of places to have a relaxing time, not to get into disagreements. But right now, I feel like anything I've got to say on the matter will instantly be challenged, and it gets tiring in that kind of environment.
