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**Larry Tapper**

wrote:

Readers spontaneously complained about the omission
of Evans On Chess, as Bill Goichberg himself verified when
members approached him at tournaments..

I believe that. At the same time, I wonder whether there's ever been a
case of a long-time columnist being canned by any publication, and the
editor getting more letters of commendation than letters of complaint.
Maybe it happens once in a while when the writer in question has
plainly gone off the deep end, but it's hard for me to picture it
happening under normal circumstances. Over a period of many years, any
half-decent columnist will have built up a substantial number of loyal
readers.

I for one don't miss Evans' column very much, but I wouldn't dream of
writing to the Chess Life editor to commend him on his decision. That
would be mean-spirited and rather pointless. But I might consider
writing if the editor dismissed some columnist I like, such as Benko.

Larry T.