As I mentioned earlier in my note, there have been changes to the site as of this morning.

I have been “ordered” to take down a few posts (Posts that I can’t name of course, but I think you could probably figure it out.) and remove all of the up-right journalistic full-disclosure notices.

Obviously, I was pissed.

The amazing growth of PunchingKitty.com has, in so many words, shocked the hell out of me.  This site just launched less than a month a go and it already has a mature site’s worth of traffic and made a clear dent in the St. Louis media scene, so its not much of a leap to say St. Louis clearly wanted / needed a site like this.  Despite all of that, at first blush, I was just going to yank the site and put up a message.  Why?  Because if you have limits on what areas of St. Louis you post on or take shots at, then you are an asshole, but if you are universal in your scope and always hit every target, then everyone is fairly treated and you aren’t an asshole. [Editor’s Note: Well, at least not for that reason. :) ] After thinking about it for a little while longer, and resisting the urge to toss my computer through a window, I decided it would be more fitting of what Punching Kitty has stood for thus far to continue on and simply “note” the one thing I can’t touch on in an open, although admittedly vague out of necessity, letter and then go about my business the best I can.