Your opinion is noted. The posts will not be removed; doing so because of pressure due to negative reader response would set an extremely bad precedent. What next would they deem not suitable for Flayrah? The rating system is provided for readers to express their opinion, and has a concrete effect on the visibility of stories on the front page.
I have never claimed that such pieces would become "the norm"; the reason they were not posted before is that they were not submitted before, and I have no reason to believe this is likely to change.
Your opinion is noted. The posts will not be removed; doing so because of pressure due to negative reader response would set an extremely bad precedent. What next would they deem not suitable for Flayrah? The rating system is provided for readers to express their opinion, and has a concrete effect on the visibility of stories on the front page.
I have never claimed that such pieces would become "the norm"; the reason they were not posted before is that they were not submitted before, and I have no reason to believe this is likely to change.