Joe, very helpful post (oh dear, I might be accused of you-know-whatting again); for me, it highlights where the difference is with Roger: Namely in the matter of open disclosure of reasons for deleting a thread/post and named joeclones.

I believe that this is precisely at the heart of Roger's complaint; and as such it indicates a lack of trust.

So - the majority trust Joe, Jeff and the clones to manage the forum efficiently and fairly. A minority does not trust them. Given that we are all guests here anyway - whether with handles or not - the obvious response is, as several pointed out above, "go play somewhere else". Just as this world is "ours" to enjoy but not to own or abuse, the same holds for Mudcat.

Roger is conspicuous by his absence - hopefully this could end up a very short thread.