I have a reddit account already; like I said, I probably won't bother taking this there.
Coinbase don't come here because they arn't welcome (Coinbase is in favour of increasing the blocksize but the owner of this forum isn't and doesn't want them around).
Is there somewhere I can learn more about whatever kind of rift has developed between Coinbase and bitcointalk? I am not a big fan of Coinbase, ATM, but if your description above really captures the essence of the story, I'd be quite disappointed. I would sincerely hope bitcointalk is a place where dissenting opinions, esp. about technical matters, would be at least tolerated, so long as no TOS violations were involved, even if some flame-wars break out from time to time.
I am admittedly pretty paranoid, but part of me wonders if this is a subject about which you have a very strong opinion, and you are actually posting here to subtly convince me to hijack my own thread into one concerning your pet peeve? As you read this, alyssa85, are you by any chance rubbing your hands together and laughing maniacally?
Well, I suppose I'm willing to fall into such a "trap," a little bit, anyhow, as I'd like to know whether or not bitcointalk remains a place that tolerates unpopular dissenting perspectives. To be clear I'm not looking for the long version of the story but just a link or two where I can read up on what you're describing.