It has not gone unnoticed (re: porn)

[MyshkinCommaPrince]

9. The "banning" context...

I may have missed something somewhere, and my apologies if I have. As far as I can tell, the recent spate of porn threads started from a discussion of the new British law, which seemed to be presented in the press as a ban of at least certain types of porn. I would suspect that the idea that the discussion is about banning or not banning comes from that.

I'm not sure, though. The porn threads tend to explode, and while they have plenty of passionate discussion, they may be low on clarity. Posters seem to tell one another what they don't believe, sometimes try to tell the other person what he or she does believe, but rarely seem to clarify what they, themselves may actually be advocating. I feel like this OP is declaring what it isn't, but not helping me understand what it is.

I point out this (possibly mistaken) impression on my part in hopes of some clarification of stances on the topic. I am interested, I want to learn. I don't know that I have an axe to grind. I am also an easy punching bag, if I am attacked. I don't know how to debate points well, can't defend myself effectively. Insofar as the porn threads become volatile quickly, I do worry that I may be smacked around a bit simply for posting in one.