I understand why action has been taken against two posters. I understand that the rules of the board limit the mods. I understand that hal and sf constantly poke and prod. With that being said, I disagree with the action taken because of the way the rules are set up. What should the mods have done? Can't say, don't know. As a member of this board, I can disagree with the action even while agreeing with the problem. The board seems to want to be more like a standard message board, yet the language of the rules still says democratic message board. I came here for the democratic message board, and maybe it has failed, especially if the push is for more moderator power. Truthfully, the rules should be changed to reflect this without all of this committee stuff (don't get me wrong, I think that the members and jnyusa are doing a fine job). I don't care for to the direction of the board anymore. No reason to change it to please one person, though. I wouldn't even ask that, but I am removing myself from the board for the time being. Please remove me from the committee, and you can (you don't have to) remove me from ranger, jury, etc. pool.
Good luck in the future, b77.