Should we also ban discussion on Javascript frameworks? How about we ban all discussion on the founder of Soylent? Those threads tend to lay on the side of ideological bullying.
> seemed like a good way to remind us all of the values of this site (intellectual curiosity and civil discussion)
No sufficiently intelligent group would avoid the biological imperatives that set in motion the basis for political events or discussion.
> we hoped we'd learn some things. As indeed we have
Comeing from a company as YC this is very scary. I'm glad that it has become evident that this, at least currently, won't fly with a large portion of the community. In the future I see the "innocently" minded as being the playthings of you and your friends at YC.