So....I tried to remove my membership from this forum because it was becoming a place for rumors to be aired and people were writing things like "I want an answer" which I thought was very sad for a forum or blog since it is supposed to be free of fishing. Attendance is not required on this forum so it's unfair to be airing rumors and asking people to defend themselves on a blog.
People should remember that this forum is available to people all over the world. It's not a private conversation. I have seen interest in our little community from a lot places and I hope they don't believe everything people write on this forum!
Memberships cannot be removed from this blog. Once you join they count you for life I guess. I wanted it to be known that I wasn't a member, wasn't reading rumors about myself or anyone else. Some forums allow fishing, like this forum. Free speech is free speech and I just want people to know that membership on this forum isn't necessarily a real live member, people are not removed from the list and a fake identity was made up so that the moderators could keep my posts on the forum. So other fake identities could be created anytime the moderators would like. It's not illegal it's just fake.
So rather than have my posts sitting there under a fake identity I thought I should get back on and explain. But I am not coming here to check on rumors. When the community sees unanswered posts they should know that no one is required to be here and a lot of posts are not worth answering.
Also note that all the posts can be altered long after they are posted. The Soviets did this a lot, rewriting history whenever it was convienient and anyone on this forum can go back and change or delete their own posts. At the bottom of posts I guess some fine print appears that lets you know the post was changed. So don't take past posts too seriously. My past posts, as far as I can tell, were not removed and not left under my name with a "no longer a member" note. I wonder how many other people wanted to remove their membership but couldn't get out gracefully. Does the "this post was edited" message always appear? Well maybe, I don't know.
I have noticed that the moderators get pretty emotional at times and do some name calling. This is a blog and there is no need to post while your angry unless you are going for the entertainment value.