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It's always a tough call. There is definitely a real culture shift occurring in Australia and I think that shutting down people for expressing extreme, minority or unpopular views is always a difficult decision to make. I'm never sure what is worse, censorship or allowing views that some find offensive to be posted. I'd be interested in what the ASF community thinks about this issue. Where should the line be drawn?

I'm not OK with people advocating violence or deliberately promoting hateful ideologies... but some discussions are difficult to have and some issues are difficult to face. But do we have the discussions, or sweep them under the carpet?

I would prefer that people adopt a nuanced rather than a black and white approach to issues, but I can't insist upon it. ASF is a microcosm of Australia and there are those from all points on the political spectrum here. Some voices are moderate and some less so. But that is nothing more than a reflection of the wider community.

The big question is, at what point does something become unacceptable? I struggle with this idea and tend not to take a heavy handed approach unless things really get out of control.