Walter,

People contacted me after your "anti-patent" posts. I am not going to put words into their mouths, nor am I going to inflame the situation. But if you think it was Bwilman that started this, you are incorrect. Some of the very same people who are not "Gothic Chess DB regulars" are the ones who expressed disgust that a MODERATOR of a discussion board was so vehemently opposed to the rulings of two United States Federal Courts upholding the validity of the patent.

How can you moderate something you are so opposed to? What is the source of your anger? Why don't you just step down?

As I understand it, a private petition for your removal was circulated by several PAYING MEMBERS of brainking.

As I read bwildman's post, all he did was ask a simple question. Perhaps whoever is spearheading the removal campaign has not been responsive to bwildman, so he took the next step and posted the question on here.

It seems like a very democratic thing to do and I see nothing wrong with it.