Consumerist.com was shuttered as a stand-alone site Monday, triggering an angry blast from one of the top editors who blamed mismanagement for the closure.

The site, operated by Consumer Reports, broke the bad news to readers in a short story, saying it would be “our last post” after 12 years as a stand-alone site.

“We’re deeply proud of all the work we’ve done on behalf of consumers, from exposing shady practices by secretive cable companies to pushing for action against dodgy payday lenders,” the unsigned post said. “We’ve had a tremendous run as a standalone site. Now you’ll be able to get the same great coverage of consumer issues as part of Consumer Reports, our parent organization.”

But deputy executive editor Chris Morran blasted Marta L. Tellado, CEO of Consumers Union, for shutting down the title. “I’d like to thank @MLTellado for making @consumerist the scapegoat for her inability to run @ConsumerReports,” he tweeted.

Morran was also mad that the staff did not get a chance to say goodbye. “Please note that NO ONE who wrote for @consumerist had anything to do with this cruddy farewell post,” he tweeted. “It’s an insult to our hard work.”

Consumerist.com and Consumer Reports are run by the not-for-profit Consumers Union and accepts no paid ads.

In 2015, Tellado shut down the print title Shop Smart and said it was concentrating on more digital offerings.

A spokesman did not respond specifically to Morran’s salvos on the latest closure, but released a statement: “Consumerist has long been a unique and important voice in reporting on the issues that matter to consumers and their wallets. We are now transitioning Consumerist from a standalone site, thoughtfully incorporating key elements of Consumerist content in new ways within Consumer Reports.”