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Originally posted by Undertoad
Or should we trust UT's judgement like we have all this time?
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I vote for this one.
I have also laid low on this whole incident, but I don't understand why folks are so upset about UT making this decision. After all, this is and has been his forum. In the past, we DID trust his judgement. He didn't have to ask anyone's permission or get community support (though, on several occasions did) to delete an account or lock threads. Why should he have to for this? Obviously, he has strong personal reasons for this, but despite that, it IS his forum, just as it WAS his forum before. He has been gracious to share it with us, just as he is now, as he continues to do so. I don't see how this action was so far outside the previous guidelines for the cellar, as juju has implied.
Personally, I have always had a certain level of respect for UT for all that he has to do to keep the cellar afloat. If it weren't for his participation as administrator AND moderator, we would likely experience a lot more frustration with no boundaries in place to keep out the riff raff.
I know it isn't common to hear me rant, so I am sorry if I have offended anyone. I just wanted to share my 2 cents and make a note that I think UT is being beat on a bit too much for deleting a couple of threads.
I also want to say to those who feel the need to leave or, sort of leave, that I wish you wouldn't. Juju, I have always enjoyed reading what you have to say. You said that you take hours, sometimes, to complete a post, and it is obvious with some of the insights you have shared. I would be saddened to see you leave. Sycamore, I know you have decided to remove the Manifestos, but doing so takes one of the things away that I look forward to everyday. I am sure several others would say the same. Please consider putting all this in the past and going back to the dialog that makes the cellar such a fun place to visit.
Okay, rant over. I'll now go back to being that quiet voice in the corner.
