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[MaggieL]

Originally posted by Tobiasly
Fine. Let anyone do whatever they want in Maggie's Weblog. That's your prerogative.

Actually, I'm fine with how The Cellar itself has been run for these many years.

I do think it's a shame, and a serious departure from Cellar tradition, for forum ops to arbitrarily delete posts because they simply "don't like" the post or the people who posted them.

Cellar forums in the past have been a means of creating broad categories of topics, usually hosted by someone with interest or expertise in the subject matter: (Toad's Wine Cellar, MMM's Arms Locker, etc.). They were never merely the borders of personal fiefdoms, and that philosophy is reflected in the quote I posted from "What is The Cellar?"

I think going in that direction will seriously erode the Cellar's sense of community that has served it so well all this time. Maybe this kind of balkanization is an inevitable result of the vastly broader reach the Cellar now has.

I hope not.