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<blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 8678425" data-attributes="member: 12731">Umbran wrote a moderator message in the recently closed Prostitution thread: &quot;I do not know how that thread managed to survive 20 years ago&quot;I want to be clear I have zero issues with the moderator action, but would like to adress the (implied) question.First off, I don't know and don't remember if the policy has changed since then, but that could be an obvious answer.But regardless, the more general answer, I think, is that role-playing discussions have become dramatically more judging and moralistic over time, particularly in the last five or seven years or so. The opportunity to discuss role-playing events and features that could offend someone has been severely curtailed lately.It could be a combination of both.I'm basically trying to say I have no problem whatsoever to understand why this thread managed to survive in 2002.Again, I am not contesting or complaining against the thread's closure in any way. I fully understand why this topic is unacceptable in today's polarized and accusatory discussion climate. I'm not defending the fact it remained open back then. I just thought it odd someone wouldn't associate the different fate of such a thread now and then to the shift in what's considered acceptable to discuss in public.Thank you for reading. I have no questions and need no official reply; this is intended as merely a neutral comment.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CapnZapp, post: 8678425, member: 12731"] Umbran wrote a moderator message in the recently closed Prostitution thread: "I do not know how that thread managed to survive 20 years ago" I want to be clear I have zero issues with the moderator action, but would like to adress the (implied) question. First off, I don't know and don't remember if the policy has changed since then, but that could be an obvious answer. But regardless, the more general answer, I think, is that role-playing discussions have become dramatically more judging and moralistic over time, particularly in the last five or seven years or so. The opportunity to discuss role-playing events and features that could offend someone has been severely curtailed lately. It could be a combination of both. I'm basically trying to say I have no problem whatsoever to understand why this thread managed to survive in 2002. Again, I am not contesting or complaining against the thread's closure in any way. I fully understand why this topic is unacceptable in today's polarized and accusatory discussion climate. I'm not defending the fact it remained open back then. I just thought it odd someone wouldn't associate the different fate of such a thread now and then to the shift in what's considered acceptable to discuss in public. Thank you for reading. I have no questions and need no official reply; this is intended as merely a neutral comment. [/QUOTE]

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