Thread:Proxima Centauri/@comment-3444778-20130217035058/@comment-751688-20130220171316

>> And then to take things a step further, you disable article comments so all of my well-thought out and well-spoken arguments just disappear.

>> In fact, you obstructed my right to share what I believe by disabling article comments, which hid all of my carefully thought out and well-spoken arguments.

Now, about that, I have to say: I was the one who disabled the comments, not User:Proxima Centauri.

The intention was not to erase any of your comments or create barriers for debate, but, in fact, to switch to a format that is more suitable for actual debate. (One limitation of the comment format is that there are only two levels in the talk hierarchy -- unlike talk pages, which allow for more.)

I also did not expect the comments to disappear completely, as this behavior is different to that of the other optional wiki features -- for example, forums, when disabled, turn into static pages still accessible for viewing.

I understand that, under the current circumstances, my actions could have easily led to such a misunderstanding, but, and I repeat, the format switch was not intended to shut down debate on Liberapedia.

As for replacing the image, I'm with Proxima Centauri. The file was named "Official portrait of President Barack Obama" and consisted of, well, an official portrait of Obama. Replacing it with a non-official photo does seem to fit the definition of vandalism. The fact that this particular image was used on the main page doesn't help, too.