After having been offline for a bit, I came back and was horrified to learn that my favorite Moderator has been fired from the Moderator position, the only position which she desired to hold. I do NOT appreciate this decision in the LEAST, and have deleted my avatar as a sign of my great displeasure. Anyone who shares this sentiment I would encourage to do the same. This is rotten, rotten, ROTTEN and shivers me timbers to the core.
If you go back and read through all the posts, this one has pretty much been put to bed now, whatever your side.
Im not going to discuss individual posts, what I was trying to get across was, Your late to the table, its being discussed and its doesn't help bringing to the fore front again, If Ms Amanda chooses to return, its her choice.
What is this . . . Groundhog Day, the movie? I appreciate the fact that you are catching up after time away and you have an opinion to express but, this horse has been ridden to the ground.
You know, it's possible that some of us didn't see the goings on. I didn't. Was it the site's downtime? Was it that sometimes I have a busy work schedule like so many? Ms Amanda's "firing" is news to me. In other words, I am not so sure Captured Pirate is "out of line" here. I don't mean his opinion, I mean that he was baffled....as I was. Jason
Ahhh, I see. "Not a word game" was where all of this dialogue took place. Now I am FULLY in support of Captured Pirate. The thread title "Not a word game" is of no interest to me, thus, I never paid any attention to it. For those smug members who have pushed off Captured Pirate, might I suggest that you name threads much more clearly. How about, "Ms Amanda has been fired as a moderator"? I guess you could say, "I am not a mind reader". So, "not a word game" didn't tell me what was going on. Jason
Wow! Snarky to be sure. I contemplated whether or not to reply and keep this subject alive way past its expiration date. I did feel it was necessary to acknowledge again that I do understand those that are catching up may be shocked and they do have feelings and opinions regarding the event. I do not believe posting those, or protesting, this long after the fact is any way constructive.
Moderator hat on. One of our members reported this thread suggesting that it be closed for further comment as a. It's a painful topic no matter what side of the fence you're on. b. It's quite emotionally draining to sit through again for those who were around when it happened. c. Any number of other reasons. I think it would be wrong to close it as members should be able to vent their feelings if they need to (as long as it isnt just abusing each other/mods/board/admin) and we dont want to be closing threads really. But please - use the search function, read Not a Word Game, and More Not a Word Game. Moderator hat off. When it went off I took a 2 week leave of this place because it hurt. If you guys want to continue to rake it over again, I'll be off for another 2 weeks. We all deal with things in different ways, but shouting never changed anything, my way is generally to go off to a dark corner and wait for time to pass. I suggest anyone that is hurt by the idea of Amanda no longer being here might think about doing the same. [insert mildly dejected emoticon here]
If you'll notice, I made no comment whatsoever on her firing--good or bad. I simply want to point out that what y'all think is common knowledge, isn't. So if someone doesn't know, please politely refer them to a thread rather than take out your own frustrations onto them.
Absolutely! I am truly sorry if I have offended anyone with my invalid feelings, if not knowing about this sooner renders any frustration I might have irrelevant, if having a life in the real world that prevents me from being "in the know" about absolutely everything that happens means that those who are more integrated have the desire to silence my voice because it is inconvenient for or annoying to them. Truly, truly sorry. And please forgive me for being under the impression that the Mansion was more of a place for open discussion than it apparently is if there truly are "any number of (other) reasons" why this thread should "be closed for further comment." I didn't start this thread to: A: Attack, belittle or marginalize anyone B: Emotionally drain anyone who already knew about this and who COULD choose to just entirely ignore the thread altogether or C: Start a flame war. My purpose was this: Express my unhappiness about a situation that caused me great distress in a passive, non-violent yet somewhat noticeable way. I invited others who felt the same to join me in the same passive, non-violent way, if they so chose. I only wished to express my feelings, as someone who regularly participates here and enjoys being here. I would suggest that whatever member reported this thread because it hurt their feelings that I have feelings that don't mimic theirs, just ignore all that is said here, so that they may go throughout their day stress-free and with a smile on their face.
I understand she left because she was not allowed to continue in the role that she wished to as a dominant Woman in a place that is supposed to be for the free and open exchange and sharing of ideas in large part about living a lifestyle in which the Woman takes a dominant role. For her to continue here after being removed from a dominant role (as again, a dominant Woman) would understandably, at least to my thinking, have been awkward and perhaps painful for her. Which is why I responded the way I did. I appreciate her, she has been very helpful to me, and I just don't like how things have turned out. If the Mansion has become a place where people desire to shut down others for expressing their feelings in a non-aggressive way, I am even more disappointed than before.