Pretty rough, Blackcatter. Of course someone else could post saying "How can you complain about something like that happening in the light of people being raped and murdered in wars in other parts of the world?". And they'd be wrong.

I agree that it's a mistake to make too much of the kind of things that go wrong here, it's not the end of the world. But that doesn't mean that it's wrong to try and make things better, and try to stop them getting worse, in any place we are, including virtual places such as the Mudcat.

Losing Jerry and maybe Art Thieme definitely makes this place not such a good place, and that's a real shame. When vandalism wins anywhere, it matters.