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As I'd rather not register an account at FiC, mind posting some?

I don't want to care about optics, but I have a life of experience with falling on my face socially. Bad optics gives the mob power. My perception is the mob can cause the board problems.

@Jessica Atreides Good stuff, but I disagree about the branding. This place is pretty well branded as a good place to go if you're tired of the thought police. All it needs to do is not screw up much, and and people will come here steadily, and in bunches when related forums have problems.

There's a lot of countries that were 'working towards Communism'. In the Soviet model, the country was one giant company town and there was enormous promotion of Communist ideals and state socialism in every day life. China is doing something much different, using state-business cooperation...

I think China could be accurately described as a fascist state, or something close to it, after 1979. They're sure as hell not actually communist any more.

The board? I appreciate it's here, I hope to be a positive contribution, and I am indebted to Zoe for creating it. The current brouhaha? You should be well aware what you're up against. Don't make unforced errors. Honesty and transparency are the best policies, because managing information...