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TomW:
Greetings;
Anyone who has read this forum over the past year and a half or so will know who I am on this site.
I feel that I have contributed substantially over the course of my membership in this community. Just search this site for comments posted by me



Here is the link
You will find well over 100 comments.
 and you will see that I try very hard to be honest and consistant in my postings and share what knowledge I have of electronics and other fields as I can. I am not always right and when proven wrong I accept it and move on. I try very hard not to let emotion get involved because it does no good to do so.  I sign every post or story I submit as TomW because I stand behind my words. I have broadband and always come from the same IP# and every post I have made has come from that IP#. I do not have a multiple personality disorder that I am aware of at this time.
I have recently been accused of multiple accounts and posting from those accounts in support of myself. This is pure and utter BULL$#|+ [sorry if that offends you]. I have also been accused previously of asking for editor status. This, too is the leftovers that exit the bull daily. When The Dans left for the Guemes Island mill building seminar they asked if I would watch the then new board while they were out of town. I accepted simply because I wanted to help and I felt I owe those guys for providing a nice and at one time friendly resource.
So if you as a community want me to go away that can be arranged and I will gladly surrender my editor status if the community desires that. I will not, however, stand by and quietly watch the idiots ruin the place without at least a verbal fight.
If you truly feel I have overstepped my authority here simply email the admins and request my resignation from the forum. If the consensus is I'm a deterent to the peaceful continuation of the forum I will walk away.
I honestly don't know what the right solution is but I think it has become quite obvious to many that something is gravely wrong here lately. My very first step would definitely be edit queue for all Anonymous Hero stories so they do not go straight to the front page. Secondly I would enact a policy that allows any and all anonymous comments to be deleted for off topic, unfriendly or just not being nice.
Oh and by the way, if I was really so hell bent on keeping these idiots quiet every post on the board has a delete button next to it for me. I have only used it once or maybe twice other than on request of the poster in the case of test messages etc.
I won't even get into honor and decency because that cannot be taught and the opposition does not seem to possess it in any quantity.
Cheers.
TomW.

RogerAS:
TomW,
I for one feel that if you are "shown the door" the forum will be a lesser body. Please do not let the fools win and leave us.
RogerAS

elvin1949:
tomw
don't listen to people who put you down
i came here to learn 6 mo's ago more or less
learning a lot from you
thank's
elvin1949

troy:
Hi Tom,
I think this is a classic case of a very vocal minority (a tiny minority at that) having a big bad influence on the group as a whole.  Definitly don't leave, as we need all the backbone we can get to deal with those who never learned how to behave in public.  As I read those unreasonable and ridiculus posts, I am often reminded of a very spoiled 8 year old throwing a tantrum.
I have voted several times to do away completely with anon. posting, which would help somewhat I think.  Or the preview/vote idea would be fine too.  Something clearly needs to be done.
I proudly state my opinion and sign my name to it: If anything, you have been too nice.  Go ahead, take the gloves off and show them the door until they learn to be respectful.
I would happily put it to a vote as I firmly believe we are in the majority here.
Best Regards,
troy

DanB:
I wouldn't fret about it Tom...

Trick is I guess (and I need to work on it... and your the one who's advised me of it!) - just ignore the postings (or the folks) that are irritating and they'll either go away or find someone else to talk to!
I think soon we will dis-allow anon postings, but at this time, since we just shut down the old board, I think we need to give some of the new folks (and there are quite a few) a bit of time to figure things  out.

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