Thread:Sabovia/@comment-5942519-20150101222152

"There is no need to be rude. That is not the case at all, we have on many occasions allowed discussions on our policies, and such. I'm not sure what definition you were using, but I tend to use the official one - "a notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event or publicizing a job vacancy."

The whole forum post was promoting that article, which fits nicely into the official definition.

This discussion is over."

If it is the case that you agree to facilitating open discussion on policy, then I see no reason why a discussion from another user on site policy should be closed. The only "discussions on site policy" I have seen have been started by admins, had narrow subject bases and were quickly closed if discussion did not suit the administration. I also find it rather amusing how you claim I am being "rude". I have no intention of being rude while using sites such as MicroWikia, and the point I was making which you may have been taken aback by is that the rapid closure of a thread which raises questions on some practises on this site may be interpreted as censorship.

 Finally, I would recommend you actually read the post in question first before jumping to any conclusions ( http://micronations.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:97486). It in no way matches your "official definition" of an advertisement. Though I gave the link to those who wished to read the article and decide for themselves ( as any impartial, non-partisan author would do), all I did was give my views on the article and on issues addressed in it. I don't understand how I was "promoting it", I believe that there is a big difference between promoting something and merely raising one's views on it.  