look, this isn’t even an important point to me and I don’t know how I got so embroiled in an argument about it. the maharals greatness is not lessened if he did not make a golem. I believe he could have done so had he wanted to.
it does makes a difference to those who are convinced that a golem is impossible. I not one of those, and whether or not the maharal made one is just a small point of history to be clarified.
I am surprised to learn the Steipler believed in the maharal’s golem which will cause me to soften my opinion somewhat.