[Cachelot]

Oh, no. Peer pressure is intended to play a role.

Yes, yes. Just too bad too many of the peers seem to reside in some madrassa, as I said. Or in Saudi-Arabia.

Now of course, if you're serious about running the forum as an actual free channel for debate, you must understand that many, perhaps most of the posters on there now wants nothing of the sort. And that they have effectively taken the forum over. And that it will go the way of SamFrancis without some rather brutal stuff which you probably don't have the stomach for.

[Cogadh na Sith]

Now of course, if you're serious about running the forum as an actual free channel for debate, you must understand that many, perhaps most of the posters on there now wants nothing of the sort. And that they have effectively taken the forum over. And that it will go the way of SamFrancis without some rather brutal stuff which you probably don't have the stomach for.

That's the unfortunate opinion I've come to as well.

[Ratatoskr]

And that it will go the way of SamFrancis without some rather brutal stuff which you probably don't have the stomach for.

Meaning what? Censorship is your friend, if only you have the guts to embrace it? No, thanks.

I'll give it until it goes public. I'm betting all sorts of balances will right themselves then but, if not, I'll vote with my feet. It's easy. It's a big internet out there, and lots and lots of discussion forums.

And I have a very marked preference for those with the smallest and least intrusive memory holes.