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Enderland and jpmc26 have already given good, thorough answers. I'm here to address "silent".

Yesterday I left the following comment on the question:

People who want to discuss the pros and cons and facts and rumors and media references and whatnot of veganism should get a room. That way you can have your discussion -- which does not belong in comments -- without it being deleted over and over. – Monica Cellio♦ 17 hours ago

It's been upvoted; it's visible.

Since that time, another 13 comments were posted on the question, and many more have been posted on various answers -- some of which also have chat links, including a conversation that was moved to chat.

A few of the 198 deleted comments on the question and its answers¹ are constructive discussion, but comments are not for discussion. The vast majority of the comments that have been deleted are not constructive in any way. Enderland has already addressed this, and yet it has continued since then. There have been, as of the time I started writing this post, 62 flags on this page.

A bunch of those comments are from the OP, responding to comments instead of editing the question, which is also problematic. Clearly a bunch of people want to discuss veganism and what counts as preachiness and other stuff. Fortunately, we have a great place on the site for doing just that. I suggest you use it.

¹ Which, by the way, have been deleted by several different moderators.

Enderland and jpmc26 have already given good, thorough answers. I'm here to address "silent".

Yesterday I left the following comment on the question:

People who want to discuss the pros and cons and facts and rumors and media references and whatnot of veganism should get a room. That way you can have your discussion -- which does not belong in comments -- without it being deleted over and over. – Monica Cellio♦ 17 hours ago

It's been upvoted; it's visible.

Since that time, another 13 comments were posted on the question, and many more have been posted on various answers -- some of which also have chat links, including a conversation that was moved to chat.

A few of the 198 deleted comments on the question and its answers¹ are constructive discussion, but comments are not for discussion. The vast majority of the comments that have been deleted are not constructive in any way. Enderland has already addressed this, and yet it has continued since then. There have been, as of the time I started writing this post, 62 flags on this page.

A bunch of those comments are from the OP, responding to comments instead of editing the question, which is also problematic. Clearly a bunch of people want to discuss veganism and what counts as preachiness and other stuff. Fortunately, we have a great place on the site for doing just that. I suggest you use it.

¹ Which, by the way, have been deleted by several different moderators.

Enderland and jpmc26 have already given good, thorough answers. I'm here to address "silent".

Yesterday I left the following comment on the question:

People who want to discuss the pros and cons and facts and rumors and media references and whatnot of veganism should get a room. That way you can have your discussion -- which does not belong in comments -- without it being deleted over and over. – Monica Cellio♦ 17 hours ago

It's been upvoted; it's visible.

Since that time, another 13 comments were posted on the question, and many more have been posted on various answers -- some of which also have chat links, including a conversation that was moved to chat.

A few of the 198 deleted comments on the question and its answers¹ are constructive discussion, but comments are not for discussion. The vast majority of the comments that have been deleted are not constructive in any way. Enderland has already addressed this, and yet it has continued since then. There have been, as of the time I started writing this post, 62 flags on this page.

A bunch of those comments are from the OP, responding to comments instead of editing the question, which is also problematic. Clearly a bunch of people want to discuss veganism and what counts as preachiness and other stuff. Fortunately, we have a great place on the site for doing just that. I suggest you use it.

¹ Which, by the way, have been deleted by several different moderators.

Enderland and jpmc26 have already given good, thorough answers. I'm here to address "silent".

Yesterday I left the following comment on the question:

People who want to discuss the pros and cons and facts and rumors and media references and whatnot of veganism should get a room. That way you can have your discussion -- which does not belong in comments -- without it being deleted over and over. – Monica Cellio♦ 17 hours ago

It's been upvoted; it's visible.

Since that time, another 13 comments were posted on the question, and many more have been posted on various answers -- some of which also have chat links, including a conversation that was moved to chat.

A few of the 198 deleted comments on the question and its answers¹ are constructive discussion, but comments are not for discussion. The vast majority of the comments that have been deleted are not constructive in any way. Enderland has already addressed this, and yet it has continued since then. There have been, as of the time I started writing this post, 62 flags on this page.

A bunch of those comments are from the OP, responding to comments instead of editing the question, which is also problematic. Clearly a bunch of people want to discuss veganism and what counts as preachiness and other stuff. Fortunately, we have a great place on the site for doing just that. I suggest you use it.

¹ Which, by the way, have been deleted by several different moderators.