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For some reason the left needs to politicize everything. I used to frequent Board Game Geek. I think they generally had a left-leaning bent, but generally tolerant to nonconforming views with only flame war type posts getting deleted.
Right around 2020 this changed. They posted a manifesto on their front page proclaiming several "truths": blacks, trannies, women, etc. are oppressed. Their voices deserve to be featured and counter-posts that minimize "their truth" are invalid, etc. They started heavily censoring non-conforming posts and assumed a generally holier than thou attitude towards any dissent. The message became: "we know what is right and what is wrong; if you don't agree with us, you are immoral and either need to shut up so we don't have to listen to you or leave"
So now, if a "person of color" complains that a WWII game doesn't have a black character and you point out that it would be historically inaccurate, you're post will be deleted for being "dismissive" or "derailing".
And thus they dominate the board game space, gaining complete control. Just like they did with Tabletop RPGs, just like they did with publishing, and Reddit. Etc.
It isn't about being right, it is absolutely about power.