Anthony Towns asks,
Is there any reason why grammar, porn and spam debates
are attracting so much traffic?
With reference to the three specific topics
listed---grammar, porn and spam---and at the risk of
inadvertently choosing inapt words, one might illustrate
the two conflicting visions as follows.
Left: grammar should not discriminate; porn offends
some people but so does bible-kjv; censorship is
evil.
Right: grammar should not mangle the ancient tongue;
pornography is evil; community demands standards of
behavior.