development corrupts

Finally buckled down and sent an email to SitePoint, instead of walking away silently. Thanks, everyone, who commented with support and helped me get over my initial sensation that I was in the wrong ♥

(I had a snarky response all in my head, and composing that was cathartic ahahaha. Then I sent off a more subdued and polite letter, which I feel makes my case stronger, because poor support people it's not like they make up the policies or anything.

But the first so cathartic, I just don't even know ahahaha :-)
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