Although I personally prefer Delaware Park's "straddle from anywhere with the button getting preference" rule, I don't care which rules are in place as long as they're enforced 100% consistently. And that goes for almost any other rules Johnny chooses.
Regardless of where you stand on the issue of straddles, it's important to recognize that reasonable people can make an argument either way because it's not that important to the game either way. For example, this opinion...
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Originally Posted by Kuja900
+1 on the no MS straddle. The increased shallowness of stacks takes so much of the poker out of poker, it's very anti-fun.
...could be countered with the fact that increased shallowness of stacks takes so much of the skilled player's edge out of the game that the variance goes up and players see more pronounced swings, which results in lesser-skilled players winning more often. Look at PLO versus NLHE: why do you think there are so many whales who play PLO? It's not just that there's more money involved at the same NLHE blind level; increased variance lets them win more frequently.
Also, the "anti-fun" opinion depends on why you're at the game. If you're there to win money at all costs, then I'd imagine that having your edge decreased equates to "anti-fun" for you. But if you go to the casino to splash around, then straddles are "pro-fun."