...displayed here at Parfumo which showed a man in his undies. I do not really understand what is behind this.On the German site, I do not see such a controversy. I we ever had a thread like "What perfume do you wear when you have sex" people would presumably make fun of it and add some silly remarks, but that...

...with the intent to stir" (to troll). And great drama did indeed follow.But, in the midst of the ensuing discussions it was highlighted that some controversial topics are permitted to stand, and others not.So, it became a big mess.And a big mess it always will be when opinions clash.Whether the members ought...

...in this case the perfume lovers' world - and if there are changing times (Zeitgeist) ... those ideas will be reflected inside the discussions.Then controversies are carried over into the virtual world.It is up to each Host Site where they wish to stand and lay down Rules...

...what Management lies down as acceptable.It is not clear how to keep a diversified crowd from all beliefs all over the planet calm without ever a controversy.So, it could be a case-by-case situation.As long as the "tone is respectful" no big drama should ensue.It is because members fly off the handle, that...

...that then, they can be enforced, if needed. An Afterthought I just had - Some time during the whole discussion Zoka suggested that members could put controversial topics under the section "Individual Members Topics" which corresponds, more or less, to the Blog Article space here on Parfumo.This blog space...

...or campaign for it – but not beyond the point where the basic character of this site would be changed or where we cannot cope appropriately with a controversy. None of your arguments will make Don go into a direction that he does not want – and loose his fun in the end. One reason for this commotion here...

...and how would that sound ? A little bit like a betrayal and awkward, to say the least.But, I still feel looked over the shoulder when discussing controversial things at Fragrantica, and sometimes we had a warning that the thread will be deleted soon, sometimes it was just pulled.It is important to nip evil...

...be staged and rated, then the fuss travels over the issue of dogs and cats.Parfumo does not discuss politics or religion, that would be even more controversial.But perfume ? Cats ? Dogs ?Peace, please.Are you kidding? Are you not the author of the blog post which started this all:http://www.parfumo.de...

...be staged and rated, then the fuss travels over the issue of dogs and cats.Parfumo does not discuss politics or religion, that would be even more controversial.But perfume ? Cats ? Dogs ?Peace, please...

...for the grey matter at all, but then I guess that's what you get when admin want to play it so safe that anything deemed the slightest bit controversial gets deleted.All this is not helped by the many members who appear completely incapable of debating in a mature fashion.All in all, I'm pretty much...

...for the grey matter at all, but then I guess that's what you get when admin want to play it so safe that anything deemed the slightest bit controversial gets deleted.All this is not helped by the many members who appear completely incapable of debating in a mature fashion.All in all, I'm pretty much...

...for the grey matter at all, but then I guess that's what you get when admin want to play it so safe that anything deemed the slightest bit controversial gets deleted.All this is not helped by the many members who appear completely incapable of debating in a mature fashion.All in all, I'm pretty much...

...Le Mâle is a great fragrance but highly controversial. It is very popular, but at least in my country, many people think it's vulgar to wear this stuff.I still like it, but I hardly wear it myself. That...

...are more powerful than before.Apicius: With the extrait and perfume oil versions, you are reformulating your perfumes. Reformulations are highly controversial among the Parfumo users. Often, customers are disappointed if they cannot buy exactly the same perfume they fell in love with three years ago. What...

...Mâle is a great fragrance but highly controversial. It is very popular, but at least in my country, many people think it's vulgar to wear this stuff.I still like it, but I hardly wear it myself. That...

...think "Angel" belongs in that category, too. The manyfold discussions which can be found in forums show it is controversial to the core :-)Another scent which I found rather strange is "Aoud Cuir d´Arabie" by Montale. Like a dead animal, rotting in a leather armchair...