Rabitmania, my message concerns the iBox in its present state. I did not undertake responsibility to review content of the ibox until fairly recently. What happened in the Ibox before I was asked to become a Moderator (just a couple of months ago) is beyond my time involved in this Board. What happened in my first month or two was largely me watching others with more Moderator experience who appeared to have taken responsibility for the maintenance of the iBox.
Meanwhile there have always been a plethora of places to present short arguments such as by MW, CR, SA, YMB, Bazinga, CNBC, the Street, Bronte, etc. It's not like shorts were ever without a platform for unfettered presentation.
Even so, editing out content that violates terms of use on iHub accommodates continuity of serious discussion. The mass interruption of the discussion is a tactic used to hinder interest in the stock itself and affect the psyche of the investors who frequent iHub. Deletions by Moderators in compliance with the deletion policy prevents that interruption sought by some in bad faith.
-Andrew
