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

[Andres]

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.

I see what you're trying to say.

Are only unpopular opinions to be carefully worded? What about popular opinions? Don't they have to be worded carefully as well? Why is it only the unpopular one that has to be carefully worded?

Yes, that phrasing leads to confusion. If you're asking that opinions are to be carefully worded, then you have to ask that all opinions have to be carefully worded, not just the unpopular ones.

You raise a valid point

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.

I don't know the history that lead to Shibumi's ban but I would be very surprised if he was banned only because of this one post. I assume there have been other occasions on which he crossed the line. I'm afraid that's something only staff and Shibumi themselves can clear out for us, if they want to.

I agree that a ban for that post alone seems way over the top, but I'm going to assume there is more than just that one post.

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.

Don't worry