Personally, I don't need or want to discuss "Prince & Drugs but for this forum to ban this perfectly healthy discussion/debate I believe is censorship and domineering.

Sure, some people might be a bit off the wall with their theories etc. but the fact remains that the man we all love to discuss was a drug taker (possibly addicted, as much as it might hurt to say/hear) and therefore a big part of the "Prince: Music and More" forum. I can understand limiting the discussion to one sticky but to outright ban the discussion and to not even allow people to respond to the new sticky on the decision screams of overbearing authority.

Forums and threads should promote interaction. "A forum moderator should be helping out members with their queries and they should be keeping threads alive by asking questions." (link)

"It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it." Joseph Joubert

I urge you to rethink and reverse your decision. I cannot possibly be part of a fan community that does not encourage or promote debate and discussion.

I look forward to your responses.

Post on this link. This thread has just been created by oldfriends4sale.

http://prince.org/msg/3/437825