Originally Posted by Moejoe
I have nothing but support for Alexander on this topic, and I believe he has no reason to shoulder any blame whatsoever for the arguments that went on inside that thread. It is 'our' fault, and by 'our' I am blaming mostly myself. They say you should never discuss Politics and Religion, unfortunately the Conservatory became heavily intertwined with opinions on both. These are hot-topic issues and have caused more ill-will between people since the Conservatory began than any other 'copyright/fight' post that came before.
I will be the first to hold up my hand and say that, despite my better judgement, I acted with a gut-reaction to that thread when one of my cherished beliefs was called into question, as I suspect many others did too. But Mobileread is no place for those arguments, and it never should have been in the first place. As Alexander has said, and I couldn't agree more if I tried, there are plenty of other forums where you can discuss those topics, but there is only Mobileread where you can in turns discuss the copyright/fight debate, the merits (or demerits) of DRM and then laugh your socks off at some sillyness in the lounge.
I for one, am glad to see the back of it and Alexander has all of my support in his decision, which I beleive to be the right one.
Now it's time to heal some of those rifts that were caused due to the nature of the Conservatory and get on with what we all love, reading and sharing that passion with each other.
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