Hi all,
I think you Kim should have no state of heart in deleting posts, as a administrator, if you want to. I don't see how anyone could seriously make a fuss about that. I mean, if they want to piss you off, they don't have to wait until you delete their posts to do so, and I don't see no good reason for someone to complain if he's posts are deleted (It's true you americans have weird laws sometimes, could it be seriously complained ?
Anyway, I'm one of those who asked for the possibility to post reviews, and I think that even a negative one is interesting, if argumented. It's not better to always say " this film is great", with no argument, either.
I like the fact that you created a "reviews and essays" section, that allows to evenly have a further discussion about the films in the showcase.
And I think the whole thing is great ! It took a bit of time to start, but there is now quite a lot of films there, and that is really great !
People "play the game", and they can consider it's a superb way of showing their work, get feed-back, etc.
I think it's a really good thing for you students. Show your work, discuss it, bravo to you and to Kim !