Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
Jabber;
What prompted Clee to PM Bar? Was it a post that he deemed to be disrespectful to the site , or the new Mod? Clee stepped in to tell a few guys to quit razzing the new mod, as well as a few other items, and that is, well his prerogative. Maybe he saw what was posted as disrespectful.
ACL65,
Good question. No one saw anything "disrespectful" posted.
But, is it necessary to kiss the ring of Internet Brands, or Clee, to use this web site?
Internet Brands specifically finds sites like this one for take over, because it is a community of committed specialists. It is a smart strategy since your user group can be very specifically targeted for advertising and in our case, the average user's gross income is $150,000 or more. I can't think of a better web site to own.
With that ownership comes stewardship. At the very least the Admin should not sniper shoot users for criticizing a Mod (which no one saw Bar do). In fact, if users are complaining about a Mod the best solution is to correct that Mod. Especially if the Mod is new to the position and perhaps not got the time in the command seat to make good decisions.
Bar is right and he's not the only one offended by the Admin's actions (which speak for themselves). Users have been treated badly. The users are the VALUE of the site. The software can be leased for less than $100 a year. Users should receive the same respect the Admin demands.
As a Mod, can we ask you to take this over Clee's head? Who represents the users of this site? The Admin is quite literally destroying the value of this web site. Someone has to care about that rather significant investment.