Why do we want keep one group's opinion locked down if this a frank discussion of diversity? People not agreeing with everything should not allow others to label them as racist or sexist.

You will not make inroads with the population you which to enlighten unless a two way dialog exists.

So, what can we do to increase diversity in pinball? As opposed to just discussing its existence, what ideas do people have to make pinball a more welcoming experience?

Posting this from my own personal experience and not as a Pinside moderator.

Nobody likes to be labeled.( i.e Privileged White Male) Painting a broad brush on any group can only cause more issues and not help solve an existing problem.

I was not responding directly to you but to earlier posts in this thread and broad strokes they were painting.

I think discussion of this subject is great, but by excluding the group you hope to change, how can you accomplish the task?

The law stated that some should be excluded because 90 % do not add to the discussion. What about the 10 % who may have good feedback and ideas on how to deal with the problem?

Exclusion does not equal diversity.

Again, my own opinion, no reflection on Robin or Pinside.

Cait, do you think that the high cost of entry into the hobby may be part of the diversity problem?

I can buy used golf clubs for 100$ from Goodwill and play on a public course cheap.

Pinball requires a much bigger investment and also knowing someone that can service a broken pinball machine. There are no games on route near me, so I had to purchase my first pinball machine and figure out how to keep it going. (Thanks to Pinside)

Could the age of the participants in the hobby also be another issue? I don't see a large number of youth attracted to the hobby.

My assumptions are fact in the area that I live. Operators have all but given up on my area. There is only one pinball machine locally in a movie theater.

Don't think I am part of the problem. I did a leisure learning class with the local university to promote pinball in my area. I invited total strangers into my game room and allowed them to play and discuss the hobby. These folks were then invited to every tournament we had in the area moving forward.