interestingly the Ukraine/Russia thread has survived. Can't imagine an Israel/Palestine thread making it more than 8 seconds.
I appreciate what Joe does here, and I think when I've read the Ukraine thread it's a good example of how the needle can be properly threaded. It's largely a repository of news items and updates, and while you can glean the tenor and biases of certain posters over time, it's not in your face or over the top. I think with the right people a lot of threads could be like that.
The Supreme Court thread was another good example. Of course, it only takes a couple of people going off the rails in those types of threads to
the whole thing.
As far as the examples of Watson and Rodgers, if I were running the show I think bringing up the effect of their off-field issues on, e.g., the locker room should be okay, but posts that make the thread
about the off-field issues or are obviously meant as an invitation to pile on about the sins of the player are a distraction and net negative.