I was just about to repost that bit of Michael Juster's post, too. Amen, amen, alleluia. Although I would have included this bit:
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Sometimes I start with an interesting premise but take it somewhere dull with great conviction. When Eratosphere was working well, we would have those types of discussions in a professional way.
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It's the professionalism I miss. A certain level of rough-and-tumble is appropriate, and I admit I'm glad to see the hypersensitive huff off in a snit. However, I do mind when just basically decent people decide, "You know, the poetry side of things really isn't worth the ugliness anymore. I don't want to hang out at Eratosphere anymore." When those poets' critiques and personalities leave the mix, the community is the worse for it.
But that's a side issue.