Joe perhaps it is just time for a little 'reality' and less 'stonewalling'. If certain aspects of your editing policy have changed, it is not weakness to state this openly.

If some things have been reviewed and changed (even a little) in the light of experience, stating this would been seen and welcomed by most as a sign that some of our comments, suggestions and concerns will at least be taken on board, even if you may not personally be in favour of them.

At the same time as imposing your judgement and editing other people's posts based on this - you also have strong views about what you like and do not like and you feel you have every right to express these. That may be acceptable to some? However, it may lead posters to believe that only comments, suggestions and concerns that comform to yours have any chance of actually happening. Prehaps a few specific questions can be answered here?

Will the routine deletion of entire threads continue because volunteers 'can't be bothered' - only to delete what they judge to be the 'offending' posts or in future will deltions always be confined only to the 'offending' contributions?