I'm asking the admins to close down the Gungeon.

[ShazzieB]

30. I am SO glad this O.P. isn't locked!

I made a post once saying that I thought a certain word (a misogynistic slur) should be banned, and got in trouble for trying to "interfere with forum moderation." (If you click on "alert abuse" at the bottom of any post, you'll see a list of infractions to choose from; "Don't interfere with forum moderation" appears under content. Someone alerted on my post as breaking that rule and a jury evidently agreed.)

I had never noticed the rule before, and wouldn't have thought merely suggesting a rule change would qualify as "interference" anyway. Being the sort of person who prefers to avoid violating rules if at all possible, I was both shocked and mortified at the time, and have done my best to "behave" ever since.

If EarlG sees this, I really hope he'll let it stand, because I think the issue you've raised here is very, very important. I am complete agreement with eliminating the Gungeon. I don't think we need a place here where people can post in opposition to gun control any more than we need a forum where people can post trans- or homophobic garbage or racist screeds or argue that women need to stay barefoot and pregnant and obey their lords and masters. None of those things belong here because they are contrary to what it means to be a Democrat, and opposing gun control is in the same category, afaic.

Let the closing of the Gungeon happen, and let it be the beginning of a new era here at DU!