Things like this are what I am talking about. As an admin you need to be above this not further inflaming the issues. I met Tony and Red HERE and I like them. Calling them names does not help WCG in any way. As WCG's face here you just gave them a black eye.

We?

I never knew you were part of WCG and if your are I still see you and flange inflaming things so how have things changed? My issued happened yesterday not in the far past.

As for anything positive in your post your the VERY first one to even come close to saying it's been heard by the admins. I would have been VERY HAPPY to see ONE POST or even been directed to a post that said WCG heard and understood. It's all that would have I needed. In fact if you would please post where WCG has stated they understand I will read it and shut-up right now.

Where is it?

David

I must take issue with you here. As I tried to explain in our long exchange of E-mails last night, the posting you should be looking at is here here

This was the second time that David Bell has caused outrage with his postings not withstanding his posts under other names.
Since then it has emerged that David Bell, is also Lewis Carroll. This puts a difference perspective on events. Community admins are here to help and guide this forum, nothing more and nothing less. In making that posting he abused the position that had been given to him. If somebody abuses a position of trust, in any walk of life, then they should be called to account. This is why I called for David Bell's resignation as a C.A. Everybody please note I am not asking him to leave the WCG.

Mr. Bell as far as I am aware has not apologised to Johnny Cool or shown, at least pubically any contrition for his actions.

Johhy Cool in a private E-mail to me earlier today is still so upset by the turn of events that led to me and fellow members of Team Seychelles leaving the WCG, as a direct result of the actions of Mr. Bell and his fellow CA's, including yourself, has deleted the WCG software from his computer while he considers his position. Johnny is a well respected member here, which is why David Bell's post caused such a furore.

Now don't get me wrong I admire the friendship you have shown to David Bell. If he had been on my team I would have probably offered the same support, the first time it happened, but not the second.

I will not labour on the abuse given to me by the Community Admins, many off whom are members of Team MOT, which was way over the top. I have made my feelings on this matter known to the WCG administration.

David, everyone here, and I include myself, acknowledges and appreciates the the imense contribution you have made to the WCG. I hope that was shown to you in the postings and private e-mails that were sent to you when you "retired". Now please let the matter drop, until the Project Manager has reviewed the facts.

As for Mr. Bell I hope he will read this and resign as an Admin or at the vey least post an apology to the many he has greatly offended.

Now everybody, please let the matter rest until the administration has had time to consider these events. If they do not respond then the floor is open to you.

Flange,
My apology for being late in posting, but we had a Birthday today.

Your answer quoted to my question was...

"There was this big flap about real names. The forum rules say not to use real names.

I saw this sentence, and wondered who us was.

I tried some wordplay. There are also members them, it, she, those, him, new, old, something, nothing, never, name and noname.

Nobody liked my response.

After some personal attacks, I locked it and dug up an Ivan the Terrible avatar, since I am the worst CA here."

I believe the "I tried some word play" was in asnwer to my question, if so thank you.

In my opinion the word play wasn't funny, it came across as imflammatory and then to have the thread locked by the same CA was just as imflammatory. At the time the post was made it was at least bad timing, and coupled with the link error looked even worse.

If this was all a big misunderstanding, then so be it, but it didn't at the time look that way to me. No flame intent ment, just voicing my opinion.

Thank you for your attention to this question.

Best regards,
Rick

You set him up and have bayed for his blood ever since.

What! Since when did I or anybody else do that, Mr Bell's actions where entirely his own. David I think you have lost the plot here. You started this again.

I have respectfully asked you to let the matter rest until the Project Manager has looked at the facts. This is my final say on the matter, for the time being, please let it be yours.