International board, or something, and the mods, and ciao

[phantom]

sorry but i simply do not get the 'unpopular opinions' comment. i also do not understand a moderator opening a thread with extra rules at the top?

'unpopular opinions' differ greatly with geographical location and political views. in a political debate or discussion there will be 'unpopular opinion' otherwise it will be a forum where everyone agrees? i do not get what you are trying to achieve with that forum.

if someone posts something like shibumi posted, i also see no immediate requirement to censor and kick that person out? it is a private forum so what is the danger? it appears that this was done on an impulse and that the moderator in question should apologise.

andres, it is difficult to speak out against the system which you are part of, risking losing friends. but you should not let your argument lose its focus now and take steps backward. you should be commended for correcting your friends. if they cannot see that, they are not good friends anyway.