There were many worthwhile posts in the "hemorrhaging" thread, but it was taken over by combative posts in the last day. As indicated in the thread, the Forum WAS hemorrhaging, and something had to be done. There was a general uproar in the Forum over the last couple days, and I had to take some drastic measures to calm things down. I'll try to restore what I can of the "hemorrhaging" thread when I get time, but I don't have time today.

Yes, I'm sure some of you won't agree with the way I handled the situation, but such is life.

I see forum messages here and there, questioning why Mudcat "allowed" a certain message and deleted another. We don't "allow" any messages - we allow posting, and we don't do full review of all messages to determine if they are suitable or not. If we see messages or threads that are causing a problem, we deal with them. If I receive e-mails or personal messages complaining about a specific message, I review the message and make a determination - and I ordinarily repond directly to the person who made the complaint. I do not feel bound to respond to complaints (particularly anonymous complaints) that are posted in the Forum or the Help Forum. If you have a complaint, contact me directly by personal message or by e-mail. My e-mail address is joe@mudcat.org.

And, for the record - from now on, anonymous posting will be reviewed and controlled. We've had far too many problems with anonymous posters. If you want to post, use a consistent name.

-Joe Offer-