feel i need to post something.
thanks xorro for choosing me as a mod - and thanks for the comments praising my work and doing what you asked of me. Shame others wanted to make this more like a play-area than the information-resource you've described it as.
so why has the mod tag gone - well i suggested to remove it if it's all too complicated due to a number of complaints she received about me - comments that I've removed posts i shouldn't, and when i try to justify it i get insults stating I'm a "tyrant" and rude to ppl.
i admit i dont come all over sunshine and rainbows all the time, possibly too busy considering the 2 hospital visits i had to make in the last month alone (I've never wanted to explain personal info on here for the world to see, but honestly feel it's valid now to show that ppl have lives outside of these forums. So, sorry if my personal life makes me less than happy all the time, so be it. in a round-about way it's 1 of the reasons i got the coupe, and love it - felt that it's worth living life and enjoying myself instead of sitting in the boredom of my old 206). I've loved this forum and the ppl - if only as a way to keep myself busy and not just sit here feeling sorry for myself - have a love of cars and really enjoy researching ppl's questions and hoping to assist in any way i can.
but, honestly, how can i stay a regular member? in the last 24 hours I've had a number of near abusive pm's, complaining of my actions and suggesting I've singled ppl out and stunted their fun of being able to joke at each other in topics. As explained - i felt i was only doing as asked of me, as a mod - to keep this as informative place as possible and direct the more jovial posts to the wibble section. So, how am i meant to feel welcome here now? honestly feel that 1 person has got the hump for some reason (i've asked for proof of my actions towards them, but they've failed to provide any - so feel something's been taked out of context and blown up) and they've pm'd their mates to mass-complain to xorro about me. gf read my pm's and remarked it was akin to school-ground bullying - due to ppl taking this to a personal nature, I'm horrified at the pm's and ppl's attitudes. Is it just 'cos I dont participate in the off-topic jokes/banter that I'm deamed not one of the "cool gang" and as soon as one of them is upset they all have to ralley together to mass-complain. Good to see that mob-justice has prevailed...
I've met the majority of the regulars at meets and got on well with everyone - which is why I'm utterly shocked/horrified and what's felt like a witch-hunt. lol, some 1 ouside all this pm'd asking if i would be at the brum meet - how on earth am i meant to feel welcome now?!? with the jouvanile nature of this how can i not expect a key to be dragged down my car - possibly for not greeting certain ppl with 3 smilies and a wink.
so, erm... thanks for the support of the fellow mods for standing up and condoning my actions, at least xorro did - shame no1 else felt the same way. I even posted in the mod section asking whether what i've done is ok by them - and despite it being viewed by others, no1 had the maturity to post and explain specific instances where I've gone astray.
I've spent all day doing my normal weekend thing and any spare moment wanted to log on here (as i normally would) to try to assist ppl to the best of my abilities and do my job of a mod. I feel/felt this place as a home, so know i'll still be about - but there's no way i can return to my previous levels of assistance.
oh, I was complained at for not being "light hearted" and should use more smileys (i sh*t you not), so how should i end? 2 or 5 smilies? the fingers or the head-bang?