Hi I am not very good at all the policies that come with communities. Just a simple question Are songs about religion and politics frowned up on here? I am curious more than anything.
I've posted a few political songs here and haven't noticed any push back about them. And I'm sure I will be posting more (I have several on deck.)
The way I take it is it's not the music that's frowned on, but the potential for unpleasant and heated discourse that is the concern. I've been on a few music sites in the past where political differences between some of the members (never more than a handful at most - usually just two or three) and the ensuing arguments caused a lot of unpleasantness. Even when it's such a small portion of the active members, if it gets played across comments, chat and the forums, it really becomes a major annoyance to everyone on the site.
Basically, we just need to act like grown-ups (at least in this area) and be civil to one another and things should be fine.
It's fine to write songs about these topics. But blogs and forums should generally be kept to music-related topics. I'm relaxed about things, but if I notice anyone antagonizing another, I'll put a stop to it.
One more clarification. Because there's no "Political" music category yet, when I do post a politcal song I label it "Explicit." I suspect my own views are in the minority here and I don't want anyone to feel they're being sucker punched.
BTW, one of my fave musicians here has views very different than mine, but I love the guy and will always support his music.
