His premise that we want any community to be ‘fun or it dies’ is obviously right. What’s up for discussion here is whether or not opening up a single, censored price discussion thread makes it more or less fun? Banter from newcomers and more fresh blood makes things more fun imo. I don’t see how it impinges on the rest of the forum or threatens the community? And it is a simple thing to turn on or off it turns out to be a cancerous thread.
Also, his priority is protecting the community. I contend that this community WILL die/change beyond recognition regardless when the numbers swell, you simply can’t maintain this kind of atmosphere with tens of thousands of people around. The purpose of the community should not be self-preservation, it should be to serve the needs and interests of the Network.