[WillowTheWhisp]

Originally Posted by Rosebud

There seems to be a suggestion that the web is meant for lighthearted discussion about fun topics- and if that is the case then that is absolutely fine there is clearly a place for that in the world and I can see the attraction of this type of forum. But does that have to be at the cost of challenging debate of more substantial issues after all everyone can vote with their feet by not posting of the arent interested. It is somewhat ironic that a post of about freedom of speech led to this state of affairs.

I like a bit of light hearted fun on the forum but I also do enjoy the serious discussions and something we can get our teeth into. I agree with you that we should be able to get our teeth into them without resorting to petty name calling which is on a par with the trolls we deplore. We've had some corking discussions in the past and hopefully will have again. This is an interesting topic and I can see how the idea was sparked by something you read in another post. It's just unfortunate that we'd had an unpleasant episode shortly before this and people were still on the defensive.

Hopefully from now on common sense will prevail and we can get back to debating some interesting topics and enjoying a bit of light hearted banter alongside that.