I don't want to take sides here but the way you are speaking to DonL is bloody shocking, you are supposed to be a moderator but yet you resort to personal insults and have also contradicted yourself in a number of areas. Just because you are a moderator it does not give you the right to speak to people as though they are dirt and act like a tyrant.
1. I am talking to him the way I am because I have done so in a civil manner on dozens of occasions, and have been ignored by him over and over. I am tired of the same people over and over derailing threads and then ignoring repeated requests by the staff to knock it off. Do you like repeating yourself to someone for years on end? Probably not. I bet you would lose your cool as well.
2. I am sorry that you feel the way you do. I am human like everyone else. As I stated above, I get tired of the same people bickering and arguing which derails from threads.
3. I have used no personal insults to anyone. Go back and read the posts carefully. I did not call him any personal names or anything that. If you are referring to my bone headed comment, it was meant in jest. (Note to yourself: He said he was not boneheaded, I called him a bone head and put the little wink smiley after it, letting him know it was in jest. Next time I can put [In Jest][/In Jest] tags behind it for you if you wish). Other than that, please go and show me where I personally insulted him. (do so in a PM, I am tired of this thread being detracted). You won't because I did not personally insult him.
4. I do not act like a tyrant. I think you will find that I am probably one of the more lax moderators here. It is pretty hard to get me going. I have probably banned less people, and give the most opportunities for people to correct the childish behavior. I am just tired of the same people over and over derailing threads, and then ignoring repeated attempts (all of them civil) to get them to act like adults and stay on topic.
5. I treat others as they treat people themselves.
6. Go back to 4. I don't act like a tyrant.
7. Probably the most important thing. If you have a problem with me or any other moderator, contact us directly in a PM, and we can try and work it out.
8. If you do not like it here, the door is open. I don't wish to see people leave. I believe that each and every person on this forum is what makes it great (even DonL and parsifal), but I will not twist someone's arm and make them stay if they do not like me, or any of the other staff.
9. If you wish to continue this discussion, go back and see number 7. There is a PM function.
10. For the last time, lets get back on topic. (Okay this one is more important than number 7...) We don't need anyone else from the peanut gallery derailing an already derailed thread. There is a ton of good stuff to be discussed on this topic, if people would just do so. Is it too much to ask????
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