I had emailed Tayler Mayer basically saying "shame on you." This is the reply I got with some parts deleted:
This is what I said in the email I sent Tom Willard.
"It's not personal and I sympathize with your mother's death. I cannot
imagine what it could be like."
I have made it clear on several occasions on DeafRead and personal
correspondences with Mr. Willard that DeafRead limits its blogs to
those discussing issues substantial to the deaf community. We consider
this akin to a media outlet, and you do not see reporters talk about
the death of their parents there. My heart goes out to Mr. Willard and
I did not simply say "No" to him, and is particularly disturbing that
this is the light Mr. Willard has chosen to put me in. I hope you
understand that DeafRead aims to bring news and discussion to its
readers, it is not a personal outlet for specific bloggers. We cannot
make exceptions and we work hard to ensure that our editors select
blogs in a fair and balanced manner. Currently our approval rate is
between 55 and 65% so clearly a lot of postings are not published.
Thank you for contacting me directly.
I guess there will always be some sort of politics when it comes to deafness or personal issues. 