Originally posted by Gladi8er65:

It's not only about whether or not you actually broke any rules yourself, but if you start a thread which, at it's core, is made to incite arguments / bickering.

The forums are supposed to be for discussions about the gameplay and not somewhere to come air grievances with the developers, or dissatisfaction with how long it's taking for the game to be developed, or how the devs spend their time / money etc.
The only thing these types of threads cause is fighting, and rightfully removed.

That being said, I've seen more then plenty of discussions outright deleted or removed at what appeared to be an emotional response over a logical one. Both parties can be engaged In fruitful debates but if the mod feels inclined they will shut it down at a whim. Telling someone you disagree with what they are saying will result in a warning.

So you really can't sit there and say open discussions take place here, they don't. When the game launched there was a great community that was able to freely share their thoughts, now all that has to happen outside of steam due to rampant middle management abuse.

TLDR: it dosent matter. None of this matters. - Carl