A public meeting place? This site is privately owned, it's by definition not a public meeting place. I have no idea why wanting to allow discussion of racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, etc. discussion is such a priority, there would be nothing of value lost by prohibiting that. What is civil? If you look at the thread I posted, what do we gain from these types of posts? 

That is not mutually exclusive. The site is privately owned, but is also available for public view and does not charge money for creating an account. Hence, this forum is public, in practice.

And if you really think those posts are abhorrent, then why haven't you reported this to the mod team? You say one thing and yet, you don't act on it. It is one thing to say this opinion you don't agree with is an "-ist" or "-phobic" statement and not do anything else. It is another thing when you report comments that you perceive to be "-ist" or "-phobic" and make your case in the reports. Why bring these posts to me now when they should've been addressed already? You effectively contributed to the problem that you're complaining about.

Not to mention, what tripped you off was a mere disagreement. In addition, you gave oxygen to the dissent and brought more attention to it via the Streisand Effect. Disagree with GOWLOTZ? Explain why you disagree with his opinions. It's that simple.

Hmm, let's see, there were at least 5-6 mods who posted in that thread, I thought that maybe CGI locking the previous thread was a turning point, but unfortunately it seems like i was wrong and that it's still a rampant problem on the site. And why should I have to say I disagree with GOWTLOZ? That topic is not for here, I don't need people complaining about the gays and the women in this thread. Besides, I can't say why I disagree with his opinions; namely because for some reason calling people out on sexism and homophobia is against the rules here, and also because I made a deal with AngryLittleAlchemist that I wouldn't talk about political or politically-related topics on here, but since the subject was brought here, I pretty much had to respond to it.

The automatic stance you take here is the real problem. That anyone who has some kind of dissenting opinion from a left-leaning ideal has it because they're some kind of -ist or -phobe. You can change someone's mind with civil discussion. You cannot do that when you shut them out entirely or attack them. There are some things I believed for a long time that changed as I interacted with people and experienced more. Instead of trying to understand someone and get them to understand you, you find it better to try to silence them where you can or attack them. Which only emboldens them. You're not helping. You're merely fanning a fire. You think you're isolating these people but in reality you're ensuring that the only input they receive is from people who already think the way they do and reinforcing people like you as a negative force.

Hmm, let's see, there were at least 5-6 mods who posted in that thread, I thought that maybe CGI locking the previous thread was a turning point, but unfortunately it seems like i was wrong and that it's still a rampant problem on the site. And why should I have to say I disagree with GOWTLOZ? That topic is not for here, I don't need people complaining about the gays and the women in this thread. Besides, I can't say why I disagree with his opinions; namely because for some reason calling people out on sexism and homophobia is against the rules here, and also because I made a deal with AngryLittleAlchemist that I wouldn't talk about political or politically-related topics on here, but since the subject was brought here, I pretty much had to respond to it.

Nothing they said was sexist or homophobic. That was your automatic conceit the moment they said they didn't agree with how Naughty Dog is handling diversity. You absolutely refused to see it for anything else. 

And there were no reports from you. You linked those posts as 'problematic' posts and yet, you never reported them to the mod team. Just because 5-6 mods posted in that thread, it doesn't mean we're there for every nanosecond, so stop blaming your screwup on us.

Disagreeing with a game's direction does not necessarily mean that someone is complaining about homosexuals and women. And what about homosexuals and women are they 'complaining' about? Their mere presence? Or the execution of how they are put into the limelight?

The topic is fair game because it was about a 1st party title for the PS4. If you can't handle simple dissent, then perhaps you shouldn't have brought so much attention to it considering how you vehemently disagreed with it. Leave the comment alone. If anyone else replies to him, then just let it run its course.

That's the only logical conclusion that can be made.

No but I see you trying to defend the reason why you didn't report those posts by passing the blame onto the mod team, keep it up champ ;)