interesting read this stuff - thanks to Stella and others
the following is intended constructivly, its how i see a couple of things, i'm aware i can't see the whole story, however if i only have my view of something then that is what stays in my head even if i'm wrong. maybe others see stuff the same way
1. i posted an (i thought constructive) opinion in a thread a while ago and got acused of being one of the trouble makers who only come on here to cause trouble - that hurt as i come on here 2 or 3 times a day , nearly every day for about 8 years, and usually only talk about relevant helpfull stuff (imho) and yes i aplied to be a mod
2. just because someone posts on another forum with similar interests and considers others that do the same to be friends or aquantances or just someone i met on the internet doesn't mean they are anti this forum or its committeee or moderators. i read 5 other car forums and 8 technical forums, none of these are relevant to my opinion here. if i don't post here for a week or two it doesnt mean i like the comittee of another forum more than this one - it either means i'm busy or have nothing to say, please don't be rude to me when i do post
3, sometimes new people make idiots of themselves, sometimes through lack of understanding, sometimes because they are idiots. this forum sometimes seems to automatically asume they are idiots (or troublemakers) rather than in need of guidence.
4. a few misplaced "fu@k of to another forum" or "we are better of without that troublemaker" comments undo a lot of good moderating and could
discourage members new and old