"and I thought it was rather close minded of the administrators to...."

Yeah, we get that. I'm only a mod, not an admin, but I'm sure your opinion's been noted somewhere way up the food chain.

Again, I kinda like this site as much as because of what isn't here, as what is. The admins set the tone on how that works and I think it works well. As I said, there are other places you could have had the discussion you so eagerly seek. This isn't that place.

Off the top of my head, I'd guess that it wasn't so much the subject was taboo as the admin who deleted the thread wasn't interested in seeing the name calling and angst that was sure to follow.

I'd suggest that, in the future, if you disagree with a decision a mod or admin makes, that you PM or email them. I've found that the admins here are happy to take the time to explain themselves if something is really bothering you. I can promise you you'll get nowhere if you publically "redicule that decision" at the forums (I think you meant ridicule)