Man, I take a couple weeks to concentrate on schoolwork and the whole fandom loses its mind. I haven't been a fur for a terribly long time, but I've never seen so many people get so worked up so quickly.

For any of you who are reading this and have no idea what I'm talkiing about, there is currently a discussion on banning or allowing mature-themed cub art on FurAffinity, as well as a poll in the forums, because the admins here are awesome and want to make sure they're doing what the people want.

However, the debate seems to have fallen into familar "black or white" Territory. These are old debates, old enough for most people to have chosen a camp already, and everyone is very defensive of their positions. Too defensive, in fact. No progress is ever going to ba made if everyone just sits around lobbing insults from within their turtle shells.

I've given my two cents on the forums and frankly that's as deep into this quagmire as I'm willing to be drawn. I'm all for rational debate, but anyone near the middle of the road is just going to get run over in this thing, which has become polarised like only an internet forum debate can be.

I applaud the admins for leaving this choice up to the users, but I think it may have been a mistake. Politics on the internet is an ugly thing. People can't stay on topic. In the time it took me to write this, the thread has degraded into a senseless flame-war spinning its wheels in the mud as everyone tries to out-scream each other. Seeing as the poll is basically tied, I think that the decision should go right back to the admins, so that they can do what they feel is best for the them, us, the site, and the community at large.