I love BB. You guys do a great job.

I applaud you, Xeni, for finally confronting this issue heads-on.

The reason that I think this turned from a non-issue, to a kerfluffle, to an imbroglio, is not the act of removing posts (or unpublishing), but the stated reasons for doing so.

If you're going to go as far as to say something has become un-wonderful (or to say even more unflattering things in the heat of the moment), then you need to accept responsibility for stating why that is so.

If you do not want to state why publicly, then you shouldn't publicly say something is un-wonderful.

What to do when asked why? I'm not sure (welcome to the new world of 21st century communication), perhaps even "private reasons" is enough. But to go as far as to say something has un-wonderfuled, and to further say you won't say more because of embarrassment for the other party (who herself has been quite open, from what I have seen)... that opens up a can of worms and makes the world think it is for reasons perhaps even worse than the truth.

In the end, it's probably a good problem to have, being popular enough that the blogosphere actually cares so much.

Also, for we bystanders/voyeurs, it's been an interesting drama to watch, at the very least.

Please, please, do not resize my browser windows like that. This may have been acceptable in the VR heyday, but not today.