I don't think we should stop discussing STD's.
Yes, we really shouldn't flame people or make attacks on individual preferences, as bro pisser said: Many bros are prepared to accept different levels of risk and, IMHO, their personal choices should be respected.
However, STD's are a very real and very dangerous risk in our hobby; any well researched insight on the topic would benefit everyone as there is a lot of mis-information out there. If we can dismiss potentially harmful misinformation, we could potentially save a bro (or bros) from contracting a life altering disease like herpes or HIV.
It would be harmful if we avoided these topics; I think that we should just police the discussions so that they don't get diverted into personal attacks. Maybe setting discussion guidelines when posting on the topic would be helpful.
Twice, I know it may seem a bit overly restrictive to some bros but I like how you're monitoring this discussion. Flame wars like the one that's obviously going on just hurt the overall goal of these STD threads, to inform and prevent the spread of STDs. | |
