Hi Oira --I understand how you feel about the board and how it should be open for expressing ourselves. You are right, we should all feel that way.
However there comes a time and point when a poster oversteps the bounds we need to work within. For several weeks we saw an increase from a poster in off the wall posts that were doing nothing but clogging up the board with no worthwhile input. He went from one member to another with his little games. Each of us (I would guess at least 5 or 6) reached the point that we sent PMs to him asking him to back off. I know some even asked our leaders in PMs to help cool his jets a bit. Nothing worked, in fact it got worse. Its a shame becouse he had good things he could have given us all.
I have a feeling you may not have realized what we were putting up with at the time. I for one would have backed away from the board if help had not come. My time is worth more to me than his drivel.
I hope this gives you a somewhat wider view of the demise of hrattle. It did need to happen. Best Regards O.F.