Shauger summed it up almost perfectly, but lemme just add this...in the eyes of us moderators, this issue was never about whether the car was real/fake...honestly, I couldn't care less, I stopped caring after the 2nd thread was deleted back in December. The problem was the personal jabs & innuendo that continued (and still does), after a *private* appeal to simply "agree to disagree", and finally a public appeal to do the same...but when it continued, then it reflected on the moderators. And here's a newsflash folks: the personal conflicts of members in PMs/Emals/Phone Calls is beyond our control...why we should take responsibility for something we cannot control is beyond me, but we are. Also, no one was banned, or even asked to leave...it was their choice.
And here's my personal $.02...the thing that *really* bothers me here is the court of personal opinion hanging us out to dry, simply on the basis of *1* side of the story...how many of you bothered, or even cared, to see if their was another side to this coin? I'll tell you, other than my fellow moderators who were in the loop the entire time, I personally got 1 email asking for the real scoop and dad got 1 phone call...so apparently, folks had heard all they wanted to hear, which is certainly their prerogative, but not necessarily the "big picture".
Moderating this little sand box has gotten to be a real chore, and seems to get worse by the day, and it still amazes me anyone would even agree to take on the job when we ask them...and this may surprise some of you, but THIS IS NOT OUR JOB. The moderators all have 9-5s (or 24/7s in our case), and moderating a webpage is not what puts food on our tables...we're simply doing the best we can, and all we ask for in return is cooperation, and to ease up when asked, and work with us...if you can't do that, then well, we're gonna "moderate" and there's a chance you're not gonna like how it's gonna turn out, that's just the way it is, and you can either hate it, love it, or leave it...
I'll finish by saying "I agree" with what was said previously about Ken's knowledge and humorous relief in his posts...how and why we ever got to this point makes my brain hurt.
