Once upon a time, there was a blog called Political Puzzle.
This was a liberal site bemoaning the Neo Cons and their destruction of America.
Among the poster was a Radio DJ from Seattle, several out of work agitators, a Vietnam Vet and the owner himself.
Some where down the road the site became Grouchy’s Liberaltopia. The debating remained the same, but a few New Yorker type writers began to post regularly.
This was all well and good, except that the regular posters began to dry up to the point, that you can’t even get a post past who ever is editing the blog.
The blog used to be free form. What you posted was posted that very minute. Anything overly controversial was censored, which was not an issue. A lot of things were written in the heat of the moment. Now, you go through a moderator, who ever he is and the only thing that gets posted are New Yorker style hash, without the cartoons.
None of the old regulars either do not post or are also censored.
RIP Grouchy. Yours was once one of the sharpest tongues, and now you are nothing but a mime.