This is how I see the current issues..

Up until 3 months ago, this board was EXCELLENT. There have been 3 or 4 "members" causing ALL of the problems here since then, and now the rules have changed unreasonably (YES unreasonably) due to complaints received by and from people having no business here.

If 1 of my 8 hypothetical kids is bad, do I punish all 8 for ones malfeisance? It is unconscionable for me to beat and mistreat 7 kids that are good for the actions of the bad?

Lets get real here Geoff and nip the problem where the problem needs to be nipped. We did FINE with NO moderators or editing of posts (6 years) until the failure to react to the influx of all the junk I tried to report and retort failed to make a change.

And NO, I am NOT the only person who feels this way.

If you allow substandard members into your mix, (and allow them to remain) your ship will sink...and it is sinking. Instead of fixing the holes, you allow the holes to remain, but comission 10 other people to pump out the water (moderators)...what sense is that?

You need not moderation on this board Geoff...as it has proven over 6 years...I recommend weeding out the problems...and it has nothing to do with numbers of members...If you have a fun board all the time, a majority will embrace this and see for themselves. You allow, and continue to allow bad seeds, all new members will believe and see that this behavior as acceptable, then you have 10 times the work cut out for you.

And it has nothing to do with how many posts I have or how long I have been a member as your updated posts relate...

"This will be considered a violation of the User Agreement Terms and you may be banned without notice. There will be zero tolerance going forward no matter how long you have been a User or how much quality posts you have made in the past".

Geoff, without a handful of dedicated people who have made this board what it is today, it would have not suceeded as it has. Without the dedication and thought of 8-10 members knowledge, dedication, foresight and desire, this board would not be where it is today. You take away 10,000 true core posts, what do you have?

You kill the curse, you save the spirit....this board!