I'd avoided that whole thing and didn't even bother to read the threads about whether the Trusted Reviewers status should be taken away. I thought the entire disussion was a waste of time. I didn't think there was so much trouble surrounding the issue-- that is, until I went away for a week, only to come back and find that al lthe shields were taken, including mine. Too many jealous fools who didin't have their own, and a few that did but were abusing it ruined it for all of us.