Hi again:

Just spent the past 30 minutes reading a bunch of abuse reports and numeous private messages and wanted to pass along the following information

1 - Goose offered to resign as moderator. In conjunction with Tarnation, as well as other notes of support for Goose by other members of the board, Goose's resignation is not accepted and while his continued work here as a mod is ultimately up to him, on behalf of the admins, I hope he decides to stay on.

2 - I appreciate the kind words I have received from Common Sense and The Man as well. I've read as many comments of yours in the past week as possible and frankly, I think you've crossed the line with personal attacks and baiting Goose with some posts, and others, not so much. I'm going to ask you guys to reflect on your role in this latest kerfluffle and think about what you may have done to exacerbate the situation and then stop doing that.

Look, as I have stated previously, I see this board as kind of an on-line coffee shop where everyone can stop in, grab a cup and have pleasent conversation, even when we don't all see eye to eye on a particular topic or issue. With that vision in mind, let's remember that none of us would go into an actual coffee shop and get into these these little whizzing contests with one another. We'd all act civilized and go on our way. Let's have that same philosophy here as well, ok?

3 - Personally, this whole thing isn't fun for me. I'd rather spend time on the board catching up on the news, or throwing my two cents in on a debate than trying to referee on-line arguments. Let's all try and do a little better alright?

4 - This is for the moderating staff - If I close a topic, DO NOT REOPEN IT TO POST A RESPONSE! That stuff will get ya banned.

That's it. Let's try and have a better week, ya'll. 

Thanks.