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Originally Posted by Halx
How have we come about this?
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I think it was a shift in the values of this board away from a freedom of expression and towards
increased safety.
To me, the clearest moment of that change was when I created a thread about the attractiveness of obesity. I had recognized it was a touchy subject for some people so I toned down my first post to what i thought would avoid offending some people who were sensitive about the topic. From that altered position i found i had to frantically backpedal due to accusations of being shallow, narcissistic, cruel, and just uncaring in general.
From that point, i felt that my freedom to express an opinion was stifled and I lost the expectation that i would receive a logical rebuttal to my arguments. I believe Supplecow was very correct that members here no longer wish to "rock the boat" in order to avoid being ostracized by the group.