Exactly right. It's merely a reorganization, and should not be taken as a banishment. If anything, we hope that having this section will draw more attention to these areas.
The Water Cooler is first and foremost a writer's board. Therefore it's a given that every forum here is intended to be about writing, whether specific discussion of craft like the grammar forum, or discussions of the world around us that
informs our writing.
Take the politics and current events forum, for example. Yes, most of the threads in there are debates on specific issues, but does that not provide fodder for your writing? Many times, I have read something in there that has helped me make my WIP a little deeper. And there's nothing stopping a writer from starting a thread in there to talk about the ins and outs of writing op-ed pieces about the government, or the ethical issues faced by journalists who follow celebrities around.
So dig in and contribute. If there's a specific craft-related discussion you'd like to see in there -- why not just start it?
Have fun!
