Roger - you say Joe why can't you accept the concept that in order to sit in final judgement upon your fellow posters - that you have to be seen to be totally objective?

Joe isn't "final judgement" as his decisions can be appealed to Max - and geesh - he's a forum moderator - not a supreme court judge! I think everyone is aware that he is a) a volunteer; b) has a life c) is human.


You also suggest: leave our forum to those who accept its realities and limitations and have always been quite happy with them.

You've been complaining about the forum for years - do you now mean to say you are NOT displeased with the way it is run? If so, why all the objections? Also - you might want to remind yourself that it is not "our" forum - it is Max's. Joe derives any "power" he has from Max. This forum is not a democracy - it is a (benign) dictatorship; no matter what any of us feel or say about it.

I feel Joe shows more control and good judgement then *I* or most people I know would be able to show under the circumstances.


And we who use this forum don't have much to complain about..The moderators of another forum I belong to recently made the public comment that their "goal" was to respond to complaints within a week, but they considered 10-14 days acceptable. That particular forum has two FULL TIME PAID MODERATORS!!!! and far less traffic then the mudcat.