Salaam,
Culture is not only a versatile topic for discussion, but also a very difficult one. Perhaps for this reason, many threads in Culture forum are opened with a (long) copy-paste along with a link. This is indeed one way to provide information; however, we, ravage and I, feel that it is not enough to start a discussion. It can actually be very discouraging to start a discussion in such threads. Therefore, although we do not prohibit the pasting of external articles, we rather encourage you to provide a link with a short summary in your own words, and more importantly, give us some insight into your own opinion and the reason you selected the article.
Thank you for your understanding.
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