What a bunch of knuckleheads! As I said earlier, off topic talk is OK. Why is it that some people have such a problem with that? Perhaps a little clarification is in order? Just because it's OK by me and whoever else the powers might be, doesn't mean you can go so far off tangent that we just don't know what planet you've beamed down from, but don't worry about it. Just don't cross the line, OK? Since I've been having computer problems, plus the timing of Fencer adding two moderators, a lot of grief and misapprehension has come to me. Taking advantage of it is not going to help. I'm sure Fencer meant well, but I've come close to banning both of the new moderators. Thad for acting unilaterally, and bwildman for inciting riots. Of the two, I'm inclined to let bwildman stay. He atleast is online everyday and does care about the going-ons of this particular board. Thad, though, is trying my patience. Unbanning people without my input, censoring people for no reason, and then vanishing without a trace. He's sent me one message and sounded quite high faluting in it at that. bwildman has apparently been deleting postings that I wasn't able to read before he did so. It is the drawback to this type of communication, but if people are posting and using curse words, then I suppose I'll have to side with him about the deletions. I would like him to use his power of deletion and editorialship to leave the posts more or less uncensored, and then warn the offenders, but it is lots easier to just delete the offending post and be done with it. I would also prefer that the postings themselves not move him to do something like this, but them's the breaks. I do have half a mind to force all postings to go through me before they can be posted, but that's not how I live life or this site.

Hi danoschek! You know, you've been more or less coherent and tolerable of late, and yet my co-moderators are having quite the battle about having you able to post here. I posted a few weeks ago when I was the only moderator that you'd never be back here. Low and behold, Thad said you're back. I didn't instantly override him, nor ban you both, but I'm still tripping on how it's gone down.
Yes, I've been an absentee moderator, but I think that's why Fencer added a few more in the first place. Someday soon I'll have a real computer and a little more time on my hands and we'll not have to deal with it so much. IN the meantime, do as you'd like, but it will eventually be moderated or censored or just let go as is happens. Those that work the system or abuse it will have their play and chance, but it will come to light and be fixed sooner or later.

Now, where'd I leave that Gothic Chess discussion board at?