I did not log in yesterday and missed this posting.
It is the purpose of the moderator to make sure that the flow continues smoothly and is not offensive. Interestingly, the few day that Andrechuk went on his massive posting I was not on the board, but looked back and it seemed he was spiteful and disrespectful.
Some of his comments could have been taken more mildly if he had a history on the board. I will occasionally make a remark out of context that could appear mean, but I know every one and they realize that there is no meanness in the context. He had no such history but came out swinging.
This is not your private forum, not your backyard, not your living room.
Actually it is a private forum, for and by the Users of Amazing Charts.
Bert is the Moderator and has both the right and responsibility to ban someone he finds offensive. He is the ultimate judge. As much time as he spends here, it might as well be his living room.
In my over 7+ years on this board, Bert has never banned someone for the content of his speech. He felt it was inappropriate, he asked behind the scenes for second opinions, researched further and found inconsistencies in his background. It was not just that his speech was derogatory his motives begged to be questioned. Also, I will tell you that I have never seen anyone post 57 times in 2 days.
Some people might not get this, but this board is different, and we play nice. While you can disagree, ultimately you must accept the decision of the leader because it is final.
People who are vitriolic in their discussion are likely to be the same way with support. I think AC is better off if we did lean him toward not purchasing the program. I do know that Jon modified the EULA some time ago to give him the ability to remove persons who were too troublesome. If he was a tester and he changed his mind I say good riddance.
While you can and obviously do disagree with the majority opinion, that is OK. But it remains a fact of life. And I for one am not sorry, nor apparently, are any of the more active posters. In any democracy you will find some discontent. If this is as much of a reason to complain, we must be doing pretty well.
