Or perhaps it's too inane to be deemed worthy of discussion.

History will tell us that nothing on this forum is ever judged too inane to be worthy of discussion.

In most other forums, when a mod makes a deletion or a change, if ANYTHING at all is stated, it is within the post or what's left of it. Standard thing to do Shambles and there is no point in starting a thread or even making another post about it.

Not too sure where starting another thread comes into this - that was not my suggestion?

Volunteers wish to make the point that their special position does not stop them from expressing an opinion on our forum. Many would accept this.

My point is that this individual's volunteer's personal opinion and taste should not be expressed in or in connection with an editing action - which (if anything is needed to be said) should be confined only to the facts.

Posts containing a volunteer's personal tastes and opinion can be made in the same way as everyone else.

This will prevent any possible confusion about a volunteer's personal view being seen as Official Mudcat Policy.... Is this really so radical a suggestion?

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Your lines are drawn very rigidly, Shambles. Yes, you will sometimes see a brief quip or attempt at humor in some of my editorial remarks. Sometimes, the humor might even have a barb on it. Most Mudcatters have no problem distinguishing that from "Official Mudcat Policy." Most Mudcatters allow editors to be human. Luckily, your personal lack of humor does not dictate "Official Mudcat Policy."
Sometimes, when my editorial remarks are posted to respond to a particularly exasperating challenge from you, my response may reflect a tone of exasperation. This, too, is human. Most people are able to distinguish exasperation from "Official Mudcat Policy."
And whether it's policy or not, it would seem to be appropriate to post an editorial remark (even an exasperated one) in response to a challenge to an editorial action.
And this (click) did seem to be a perfect response to your challenge to my attempt to control the stream of personal attacks from a certain individual, since I certainly didn't need you to interfere at the time.
-Joe Offer-