A site that exists based on user generated content is a two-way street. Users provide the content, and the site owner is expected to return something of value.
Since Baron deleted-removed-destroyed the valuable section with years of user reviews on books, brokers and software, the quality of posts has taken another step down.
And why not? What did that action say to users about the value of their contributions to ET? How are they motivated to take the time and effort to upgrade the site?
