Has Fintechtalk been closed?

[Lonford]

It took bloody ages on mobile But it’s the least I can do. I genuinely appreciated that place and the discussions I had, people I met and things I learnt there.

[Peter_G]

That feels a good place to leave this discussion.

I’m going to close the topic now. Let me explain why.

The Monzo Community has a code of conduct that precludes personal (or ad hominem) attacks. While the general tone of this topic has been reasonably calm, some of the language - either directly or by implication - isn’t. For that reason I’m also removing a long post by a formerly active forum member which contained certain allegations about another formerly active member.

Let me be clear: I’m not passing judgement either way. Nor am I somehow taking sides or trying to remove individuals’ freedom of speech. But the simple fact is that this isn’t allowed here.

I know that some of you will disagree with that. And that’s fine. And there will be some who will consider this an example of the Coral Crew overstepping. For the record, I don’t think that’s right. I’ve thought long and hard - and consulted others - before taking this decision, but it’s mine alone. I will ask @AlanDoe or @cookywook to review and - if they disagree with me - to open the topic and restore the removed post.

Thank you for reading. In the circumstances I thought a longer explanation than usual would be helpful.