[Hard core Rikki]

People dared to spam the tags with insulting expressions. Personally, I'd prefer such people to be faced with heavy moderation actions rather than ruin the experience for everyone.
I'd dare say tag editing should be a privilege enabled for only the least irresponsible among members, with the tag viewing and the tag cloud usable by everyone.[/serious]

The tag cloud is still there, but not viewable or editable by normal members. Even the tags that caused the removal were not cleaned up (see the random thoughts thread in your subscriptions for example). Shame...