There is another proverb: The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Censorship is always a tricky thing. And this: "From now on, if I see a post that looks like it could change the course of a discussion and go way off topic or start a debate, it will be removed without notice" is utterly unacceptable in my book. Especially the "or start a debate" and the "without notice" parts.

I think you might think it's for the best, but so did Tomás de Torquemada, Kim Il-sung and some other guys who are just not worth to be mentioned.

Until now this forum was the one place in the internet where I felt a sense of community. Because 99% of the people here try to be helpful and kind. Give us an Ignore!-button for sanity's sake, but do NOT try to become the one person who decides what can be said - and what not.

 

Edit because of cross-post:

This:"Simply leave the comment form, but replace the text with "Comment Removed"." would be much(!) better, IMO.