i am sorry Pam if you or anyone else got the impression that i was upset over the accidental deletions of anything...accidents happen... that's just life....live and learn...

i know i have taken on a bull dog mentality with this...but as i said in an earlier post... i have seen the worst case senario when it came to deleting....

i hope this board keeps growning... i hope it lives up to its potiential...there are some great people here..

at the same time when i come to a post in a thread and the Moderator says:

"I removed a post on this thread just a moment ago, sacrificing some great on-topic discussion for some subtle off-topic flaming. Pained me to do it, but if I have to, I will. "

(the post in it's entirety can be found in Dom Training and the delete was done by Gary Wilcox)

then yes i have a problem ...there is just something in me that says....this is just wrong...

mod·er·a·tor [ móddə rŕytər ] (plural mod·er·a·tors)

noun

1. somebody in charge of discussions: somebody who presides over an assembly, especially a legislative assembly, or who acts as a mediator in discussions or negotiations



me·di·a·tor [ mdee ŕytər ] (plural me·di·a·tors)

noun

1. somebody helping end a dispute: somebody who works with both sides in a dispute in an attempt to help them reach an agreement


that is what i think of when i think of a mod.... someone to come in and say "PLAY NICE...agree to disagree but DO IT WITH RESPECT or find someplace else to play" not someone to decide what is or isn't fit for the community as a whole to see...

*sigh* God i am so frustrated, i feel like i am beating my head against a wall...