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That was then. We have abandoned BitcoinTalk as a useful means of discourse
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An open forum where dissent isn't squashed is not a good platform for a party line aka marketing.
If the mods were to silence all those who have expressed a negative opinion it would be outright censorship - to BFL's favor.
If you think there are only a handful of dissenters you're wrong.
So, to fix this the accurate thing to say would be 'We have abandoned BitcoinTalk as a useful means to further discuss our marketing in a way that promotes our brand'