I hope I don't hafta attend no 'rubber chicken' dinner to get that award, 'spaw. I don't need no award, anyway. I just thought I'd make a point....which was, approximately, that since direct discussion in reasoned tones **MAKES NO DISCERNABLE DIFFERENCE**, I might as well show off one of the few skills I have...*grin*..(Oh, I have a skill at that reasoning stuff too,....I tried that for a couple years, but any time I thought I had him in a corner, he just changed the subject a bit and either ignored me or repeated some stock phrase about "favored posters" or "imposed judgements" or "encouragement by the current Chief..etc."

He simply does nor SEE that his continued rehashing of these issues only "encourages" even more 'mockery' and insults. The salient point (more big words...sneaky, huh?) is that the moderators are acting FOR Max, under the direction of Jeff & Joe, and that IF Max wanted something changed or no anonymous mods, he'd have it. I cannot imagine why anyone would think that years of useless carping would make management more likely to listen...but then, I don't think that is even the goal anymore.
   Somewhere I once posted about people who, when they perceive any situation they consider 'unfair' or 'biased', rise up in **righteous indignation** and write letters and march in protest until they either 'win' or are prevented from certain aspects of their protest. Shambles has now managed to to get the protest part of his posts limited in a couple ways..(though he continues to 'make a point' in other, borderline, posts.)

I dunno what to say, so I said all that convoluted bit, knowing it merely served as passing entertainment.

It's all a shame, 'cause Roger HAS talents, interests and abilities that could make him a valued member...(and in threads where he has SIMPLY comments on other subjects, he is usually answered normally...even by folks who get on his case in THIS thread!)

I have not posted in this much recently, and I guess I'll follow Roger's advice and not open it much....he asks for 'discussion', but it's gone way beyond any hope for expecting discussion to achieve and compromise.....

so.....thanks for the award. I was amazed myself when I re-read it, as I literally just went 'stream of consciousness' using phrases that seemed to fit. Kinda makes one proud...uhhhh...smug.