From Azizi:

"But then it occurs to me that if there's no increased moderation (and if that increased moderation isn't fair and consistent across the board) what would stop an increased pool of people who would regularly post on Mudcat from engaging in the same or other forms of circuitous exchanges and/or accusations and thus (I believe) turning off and turning away other potential commenters?"


Two thoughts after reading this:

In a way there are now two different Mudcats. There still is the community that wants to exchange musical information - to discover and educate. They are still here.

BUT - there is also another Mudcat of individuals that have an ax to grind with each other. A Personality Parade. They will argue endlessly about anything. They argue just to argue. That will never stop. We need to get used to it. They will never change anyone else's mind - so it's hard to figure out why it goes on. Like the man said - Do you want to be right - or happy?

And yes - there is a crossover between these two groups. Many people live in both camps at once. I've crossed over myself.

So the Mudcat has changed. It will never be what it was. My son will never be three foot tall again. He now wears a shoe size larger than mine. So be it. We'll just need to go with the flow....