Petition to change site's drug discussion policy

^ The basic principle is that drug usage in whatever form is frowned upon here on PA, and discussions advocating mostly illegal substances is frowned upon too. I reckon respect that guideline or consider frequenting other forums with drug induced discussion theories, that do I am sure fill up cyberspace in abundance.

Rileydog22 wrote: M@X wants a strict drug discussion policy. M@X owns the site. It's that simple. It's not a legal or moral issue, it's a the-guy-who-owns-the-site-says-no issue

Succinctly put - please bear in mind if you want to discuss or promote any illegal activities, be it drug use, file swapping or anything else without let or hinderance, there are no end of other forums out there to do so.

But not here.

However, for those expecting one of the Admin team to come in all guns blazing, issuing warnings & getting all medieval, I think a little clarification of the site forum's rules & regulations are required here:

5 - No Illegal activities. Posts and threads promoting or facilitating file swapping, drug abuse, or any other forum of illegal activity are not permitted. Any such posts will be deleted

As this thread is at the moment promoting discussion of the subject, no foul - in fact, I'd thank Teo for his frank and open contributions to the discussion.

However, please bear in mind this thread is being watched.

Easy Livin wrote: It seems to me Stonebeard that there is little support for your petition. Perhaps you will finally accept this and stop pushing the matter.

it seemed to me that most people were in agreement with what he was saying.

an open forum for discussion should be promoted, whether or not you view drug use positively or negatively. I think, as does teo, aaron, and others that the ability to discuss these things in a rational, and civilized manor without branching into promotion of drug use would be completely fine, and in agreement with site policy.

5 - No Illegal activities. Posts and threads promoting or facilitating file swapping, drug abuse, or any other forum of illegal activity are not permitted. Any such posts will be deleted

i honestly see no breech in policy here.

can they not be brought up at all? this isnt strictly a music forum, we have threads just for fun, random discussions, threads about favorite beers... i guess where do you draw the line? alcohol a drug (one of the most heavily abused and destructive i might add)  is illegal for me (20) and yet i am allowed to discuss it while it is in fact begin promoted here. why is that allowed? PA knows that many of its users are underaged.

In my country it's forbidden to show symbols of totalitarian regimes, such as the communist symbols in the avatars & sigs of the guys or the swastica. You should really check the Canadian Law about totalitarian propaganda, in order to prevent anything bad happening to PA due to reports.

Swan Song wrote: In my country it's forbidden to show symbols of totalitarian regimes, such as the communist symbols in the avatars & sigs of the guys or the swastica. You should really check the Canadian Law about totalitarian propaganda, in order to prevent anything bad happening to PA due to reports.

Yeah the only problem is that Canada is a totalitarian regime.

I'll check shortly.

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Edited by Pnoom! - February 24 2009 at 20:22

This is not a voting thread, it is an attempt at raising a petition. There is no need for those who do not support the petition to "vote" as such. So far the support seems to be 8 out of 23,000 potential signatures.

I'm against the discussions of drugs on PA, and I therefore request the immediate locking of any threads on  beer, wine or other alcoholic beverages. 

Swan Song wrote: In my country it's forbidden to show symbols of totalitarian regimes, such as the communist symbols in the avatars & sigs of the guys or the swastica. You should really check the Canadian Law about totalitarian propaganda, in order to prevent anything bad happening to PA due to reports.

The Miracle wrote: Nothing will change if we start talking about it either. This site is run and is mostly contributed to by older people who aren't comfortable with those discussions; they deserve to have this place the way they want it to.