Ye speaketh the truth.... Bring it back to political issues. Who cares if a Freeper is single. Join a local chapter and get involved. Who cares what kind of computer to buy. Ban Vanities....
I don't go alone with banning vanities. Some very high quality thinking and research can be found there. Or at least that's the way it used to be.
If the people shredded inane vanities, the way Freepers used to do, people would think twice before misusing the privilege.
If we demand the excellence that used to be the norm here we will get it.