In reply to Jeff Chandler.

@Piet
The only reason some people might mistake WPTavern for Matt's personal newspaper as you put it is the fact that trolls and axe-grinders have been giving free rein to go on and on and on about their misgivings at the expense of on-topic, civil discussion.

And then it turns into a platform for a select few malcontents. There has been far too liberal a policy regarding trolling and agenda-driven and systematic patterns of complaining.

Turn the worst of those comments off and maybe we can see other people feel more welcomed to put in their thoughts - whatever their angle - making the place a bit more representative of the community or as you put it, more democratic.

And there comes a point when frequent readers tune out certain comment authors when the complaining becomes repetitive, is filled with FUD, histrionic reactions, willful manipulation of the facts and so on. And it becomes more and more evident that there is just a general unwillingness to treat other people with a charitable, fair, constructive mindset and see things from multiple sides.

But I'm all with you Piet. Comments like yours and others make this look like Matt's personal newspaper, because such as thing would precisely attract trolls and critics. Remove those comments and we have a nicer Tavern for all.