[Arkinsaw]

So if I say I think Harry Potter is too extreme for seven-year-olds, I am equal to blood-thirsty, murdering, savage terrorists.

One guy said that he told his adult kids that if they bought a Harry Potter book for his grandkids that he would grab those books and burn them. Yeah, I would say that's Talibanish. I don't like book burners, they are the murderers of ideas.

If you don't like the books, you are free not to read them. You are also free to complain about them. Your opinion however is not binding. As long as you've got that straight, and many on the Potter threads don't, then we are okay.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Your opinion however is not binding

Whoever said it was?

To dissuade kids from reading a book glorifying witchcraft and sorcery is not "Talibanish." I call it prudent. You don't. Fine. But the name-calling was 80% on the pro-Harry Potter side. I was called a "moron" and a "bigot" because I didn't show proper respect for the wiccan "religion." I know for a fact Warner Brothers had shills on this site spouting all sorts of garbage.

It's my understanding one of the points to this forum is fact-gathering. There were plenty of parents here who knew nothing of Harry Potter. Both sides offered what they thought of the books, pro and con.

Then there were the smart-asses who flung inflamatory, rude remarks like so much confetti. And they stopped the discussions cold, which is just what they set out to do.