Did my post deserve a reply like that? Do you talk to people like that?

Whilst i certainly don't owe you an explanation but as maybe the subtly of my point was lost on you. I'll try to explain my reasoning to you.

Firstly, I was making no demands for reform, I was merely saying that reserved posts don't help people who are keen to follow interesting trip reports via subscription updates.

Further, if you make it hard for me to read your reports I might give up and won't bother. Not just me, perhaps others. Most people who write these reports presumably want people to read those reports and enjoy it. If they don't care about the person reading it, fair enough, but why waste your time spending hours writing reports people will never read?

I have never criticised anyone for being slow on writing a report, but when half way through for whatever reason someone deletes their report I won't be encouraged to read their future reports.