Quote Originally Posted by SKA View Post
I must admit that I simply don't feel comfortable around here anymore. Once again it is politics that devides us. Well it's allways the Oldest sayings that hold the most truth. "Divide and Rule" is a Tool of politics that reaches out very far and that is manifesting itself here too; It is what is turning civilised discussions into flaming fights and the once so pleasant atmosphere here into a very hostile, "watch what you say"- atmosphere. It's really too bad, 'cause when I joined this forum well over a year ago that certainly wasn't the case.
I'm really sorry that you feel that way, SKA. I've always respected you and figured you to be a very contributive(word?) part of this community. I hope you don't feel that others simply having an opposite view from your own (and having to enforce rules based upon those views) as an attempt to "play politics." There are very sincere reasons (many of which were stated) to the rules that have been put in place. None of them are meant to "divide and rule" anyone.

I admit that I feel some level of offense at having views that I agree with (even if the flack isn't toward the way I present myself, personally) evaluated as something as hollow as a political Tool, but I understand your position. It would be a shame to lose a member like yourself to something like the inability to speak on a subject such as recreational drug use - which definitely carries the possibility of dire, negative, consequences, if the information is either misinterpreted or disregarded - when it does not pertain to dreaming. What you decide to do, though, is your decision, and I'm simply trying to say that I wish you could find some way to stick with us to continue to promote what this forum is supposed to be about, and not hold too many hard feelings toward us over something that was, already, hard enough for us to impose and enforce with having to deal with the recognition that we may seem to be turning a cold shoulder to many of our respected members.

Whichever way you decide to go, just know that these rules were not put in place to deliberately oppress any party, and that our (collective) willingness to allow drug discussion that pertains to dreaming is an attempt to be as diplomatic about the entire issue as possible.