As a point of information, I think that Danny didn't close the thread in question. I challenged him about it, because I'd written a response which was remarkably pro-Bush (for me) and that response was deleted by whoever locked the thread. Danny said that he knew nothing about it.
There could not be a more pro-Palestinian Pruner than I am, as Danny will confirm, I'm sure. I'm not the mouthpiece and apologist he accuses me of, but I do believe that Israel must cede land for peace, and strongly support the pre-67 borders as being a good starting point. But Danny owns and runs this thread, providing a useful forum for us to discuss virtually all subjects under the sun. Virtually. Any exclusions are his business. Danny has served in the IDF, and is a moderately Zionist Jew, and as such has strong feelings on the issue. To his great credit, he does not attempt to ram those feelings down our throats - except when provoked, and has decided that the subject is best avoided altogether. Where the Israel/Palestine issue is directly relevant, I think we should be allowed to mention that fact, but in Danny's defence, the detailed arguments about the issue have been endlessly and comprehensively aired here, and even I think that Danny's feelings and desire to avoid further acrimonious debate should be respected.
Otherwise, I do agree that this forum is becoming a little over-moderated, which I think could be very dangerous for the forum's long term health.
Last edited by Jackonicko; 29th March 2003 at 05:31.