Ubuntu Forums does it again! Now you are free to discuss mono in a single designated thread in the sub-forum of a sub-forum of a sub-forum.

To my total surprise, the thread starts off with a nice bit of poisioning the well:

This thread is created to give a voice for all those who oppose Mono, but we are in trun asking you to keep your opinions / rants / anit-mono propaganda out of the support threads.

Of course, the idea that a single thread is sufficient for productive debate (or even un-productive debate) is farcical, but it does allow Ubuntu Forums to pretend they are not censoring mono critics, while at the same time killing discussion and illustrating how truly little they are interested in dissent.

Oh, just one more touch of hypocrisy from the Ubuntu Forums as well, while we are at it:

The purpose of these forums is support, not ranting about Mono.

All those Games, Market, “count to 300 before moderator locks this thread”, and various other middle-school threads are support threads? Of course not. The purpose of the forums is for the Ubuntu community to gather and discuss. The purpose of the “Monolith” thread is just another step in marginalizing mono critics voice in the Ubuntu community. The extent of the inclusion on mono is directly material to Ubuntu discussion – it is offensive and dishonest to relegate it to a “Free Speech Zone”