"Let a thousand flowers bloom."

We have to get rid of this mental distinction between "wooden puppets" and "real people". There is no Blue Fairy to wave her magic wand and reward Pinocchio for all his good deeds.

Anyone who's been around long enough to leave a track record as a halfway savvy contributor with a genuine desire to write serious articles -- SHOULD, AS A MATTER OF COURSE, be able to use the advanced features like article deletion and IP blocking.

Ed Poor