Stepping Out to Find "Third Master," I Finally Discovered That Tianya Casual Talk Is China's Freest and Most Excellent Hunk and Forum!

After stepping out from the forums to look for a "Third Master," this lady finally discovered that Tianya Casual Talk is China's freest and most excellent hunk of a forum!

After being on Qiangguo Forum (the "Big Boss") and here (the "Second Master"), this lady explored many other places. Some are too censored, some are too chaotic, some have no traffic at all. But Tianya Casual Talk has a special energy -- it's free enough to let real debate happen, yet civilized enough to not descend into complete chaos.

Of course, no forum is perfect. Tianya has its problems too -- post deletions that don't make sense, moderators with biases, the occasional flood of trash content. But compared to everywhere else, Tianya is still the real deal. It's where ideas actually get exchanged, not just where slogans get shouted.

So this lady hereby declares: Tianya Casual Talk is China's freest and most excellent forum. The "Big Boss" may have authority, but "Third Master" has soul.