I'm with DtG: I figure Max can and should just do what he's gotta do and the members and public will adapt. It's not like Max cut off our food and water, for crying out loud. More like he said, "no dessert for the coming week."
To which I expected adults to sigh and then go talk about music for the duration. Or groan mildly and then go talk about music for the week. I surely did not expect a community temper tantrum. It's not as if music chat is a terminal illness.