Speaking for someone (me) who has participated in a Savage thread for years let me point out that after the Zimmerman-connected comments made by Savage interest in the thread appeared to cease --
except for criticism of Savage's comments.
But after several days of the missing thread only one FReeper MaryLou was nice enough to begin posting it for the rest of us. I was one who did not want the trouble and many of us continue to thank MaryLou.