I think there’s a big distinction between an individual expressing his opinion on a public forum and that opinion being that of the forum’s owner. As such, I don’t feel like it’s necessary to move that opinion to a “private” area. If an affiliate program is offended by something someone posts in the public area, they are welcome to respond to it accordingly.
I don’t feel like Arkyt was flaming at all, and I don’t feel like Classics was pouring gasoline on a fire. I think the point they were both making, and the point that I’m trying to make, is that public discussion is a good thing. Arkyt didn’t call anyone any names or make any direct accusations, he pointed out a problem and then used an absurd hypothetical situation to elaborate and illustrate his point.
As far as the affiliate programs paying for us to have this space to discuss these things, they only pay for the space here because casino webmasters come here to discuss things. They’re paying to advertise to us, and they want us here participating in discussions so we’ll see more advertising.
I generally refrain from making critical posts, but I think that this situation warrants a second look.
Apologies in advance to anyone who takes offense to this–offending anyone is not my intention; provoking some thinking is my intention.