No Eriisa, Rose's joke has been activated and the pawn has been deposed. Well done Rose, let's all give her a *clap*.

Here was someone who showed some initiative, suggested an option which would make this site better and offered to freely help Fencer out by moderating the board thus reducing the pressure on Fencer's time so he could get on with more important issues. There were a number of times where she withstood some grief from people who resented her "moderating" of unsuitable material and a number of times wanted to quit. (That should have made you happy Rose!) At times the threats and content of pms was very unsavoury ... but she continued, with the help of her friends. It is good to see this conflict has abated and the board returned to normality. She continued to guide the board's development but that is no more.

One of the reasons I came to this site, and stayed, and paid, was the variety of people who you meet here, their acceptance of your views at face value and that competition is keen but friendly. There have been others who have not held these views but we (all?) hope that they are now gone. If this is the way we are to treat a pawn who is trying to improve the site then what is to encourage any other pawns.

When you check you will find that I moderate a number of chess boards, a task I took on because Fencer originally needed some help, not as a reward for paying (I think I was a pawn at that time myself). If we are to follow Rose's lead then maybe all Discussion Board's moderatorrial rights can be rescinded and Fencer can auction them off to the highest bidder ... maybe the site can make some more money from this.

But to close, let us give Rose one more *clap*