Sorry to hear that Rich, but glad you are sticking with us! Don't worry--if you aggravate me, I'll let you know! lol I will reply to any e-mails or pm's I get also--if at any time I don't, there will be a reason--either my computer is down, I'm away, or I just didn't get the message.

I still don't get it about the cougar pic. I remember I either posted or pm'd those guys about that--you sent a pic or two to me, and were up-front about it from the get-go. Regardless of what weapon you used, that was an animal to be proud of!

I'm not trying to make excuses for them, but I do know from my experience here that there's a lot that goes on "behind the scenes" that makes it hard to know just what to do, and moderators have to make a call based on what they know or their gut feelings--and obviously that isn't always the right call.

Yeah, I've seen some of the same things happen there that happened on the LW--primarily cliques, "hero" worship, certain brands getting the lion's share of the publicity because certain people like them, etc. I haven't seen it get anywhere near what was going on "over there" when I was told to take a hike. They still stick to the rule of keeping it civil, which I do like. When a board gets that big, some things are just going to happen, and you can't stop it. That's one of the reasons I like this board so much--I'd like to see it grow more, but at the same time I'd hate for it to get too big because of the side-effects that will come with that growth. I've been asked to be a mod over there a couple of times, but I had to say "no thanks". IMO, they have too many on each board to avoid confusion; but I don't know if just a few could handle the job. Classic "Catch 22" with that situation. Besides that, I would have probably gotten banned, because I'd have trashed quite a few things that I've seen let go--lol. It's hard to do, but I try not to play favorites with anyone. It's super hard to do here sometimes, because I call many of you "friend", and I don't want to make anyone mad (at least not here--lol).

While we're at it, if anyone thinks I made a bad call, just bring it to my attention and we'll talk about it. If I goof, I'll do my best to make it right.

Chad