Please allow this Mod, who would love to stay invisible, to observe that this thread has become a personal dialog that is more appropriate to be conducted by PM.
Originally Posted by jackfengshui
Jack,
My private comments to others with regards to yourself have offered you nothing but praise, but count me among those who tend to think there's some over-moderation involved in Upstate NY.
GP and i were discussing his comments that were directed at 2 other members of the board. I'm not sure why addressing them should be private between him and I. Furthermore, when you stepped in as moderator, our discussion had encompassed all of about 5 or 6 posts total between us. It's not as if we went on for pages and pages.
Do yourself a favor, ease up and let the discussion board be a discussion board. PM's have their place, but for the most part they should be saved for comments where people may wish to be more open than they'd feel comfortable being in an open forum. If people simply weren't interested in our conversation, well then, they can join the club because a good 80% of the posts on here probably have little interest to the majority (and yes, that includes all the "Thank yous" that are doled out for anyone posting a review).
I'm sure the effort to reward ratio is bad enough as it is with respect to being a moderator. I sure as hell wouldn't want any part of it. Don't worsen it by stressing out over every little discussion that shows signs of disagreement.
Traffic is your friend.