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Originally Posted by StainlessSteelCynic
However I do feel very strongly that threatening such drastic action over this particular issue just makes people feel uneasy about discussing anything potentially contentious and that sort of thing usually ends in people being very reserved and preferring to not comment because they worry it will be taken the wrong way.
I for one would rather see people get involved in a debate about such things rather than sit back & say nothing for fear of offending anyone - when everyone sits back for fear of upsetting someone, it means no posts are made and that just leads to the death of the thread, or worse, the forum.
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After this argument I saw a greater than 66% reduction in posts, threads and unique visitors. It was like a punch in the gut to me after my hard work to build this forum and track down our displaced users.
I kept hoping this would end on its own, but when there is a post trying to entice the DC groups back it rears it ugly head again.
I simply can't stand it anymore. So I AM ending it.
This was not a rash decision. I spent months thinking about this. I looked at all the angles and after much thought this is what I came up with and it will stand.