Neck on the block?

[iaaems]

Two very popular, according to the stats, threads on Cyprus and Power have been blocked.
This indicates to me, at least, that these are of interest for discussion by the general membership but somehow do not meet with SD's overall concept of what should be taking place here.
So perhaps there could be a general and polite discussion on this topic - just to clear the air so to speak.
It is not my intention to cause any trouble here and as this is my first thread perhaps you could advise me if this is correct and proper procedure.