Completely off-topic, a topic I started no less, but nonetheless a concern. As the person who started this thread, I receive EML notifications when any of you comment. I look at those but a few minutes later, I notice that some posts no longer exist. WT?

Years ago, the Holmes-Brandies Marketplace of Ideas moved me into a legal profession. For anyone unfamiliar, Justice Holmes believed that everyone gets to toss her/his ideas into the marketplace, where each will be debated and the best ideas will rise to the surface. Obviously, the 1930s couldn't fantom today's age of social media disinformation because it assumed the public employed some ability for critical thinking. But . . . none of that justifies a forum's dismissal of ideas it, for whatever reason, doesn't like. So, what exactly is happening here?

Just as a note, I'll be traveling Monday through at least the middle of June and won't have regular access to the highly insightful insights you may post. Nonetheless, I hope you all prevail in the marketplace of ideas.