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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2803641, member: 112&quot;]No I didn&#039;t, but I didn&#039;t because they have no relevance, cannot have any relevance. Why ? Because if you start making exceptions because - this guy is well liked, because that guy is a Supporter, or because this guy over here has made positive contributions in the past, or any other reason you can possibly think of - then you have removed fairness and impartiality. </p><p><br /></p><p>I demand of all the moderators, that each and every member of this forum be treated equally. 100% fairness and impartiality. That no leniency be granted - because of how long one has been a member here, because of how old a member is, how young a member is, or who the member is. Everybody is treated exactly the same. And yes that applies to me too. As an example, there are members of this forum are personal friends of mine, people that I have known for 20 years or longer. And when it comes to the rules they get treated just exactly like the guy who joined yesterday. And if you doubt that, post the question and ask it - I&#039;m pretty sure they&#039;ll answer you and confirm what I just said.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>But this isn&#039;t a public resource, this is a privately owned forum, and the owner has the right to establish the rules as he sees fit. This IS his house. And there are only 2 admins - him (Peter T Davis) and me. He and I, and only he and I, decided what the rules would be. And it wasn&#039;t done in a single day, it actually took a long time, many discussions to arrive at what we have.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry but that&#039;s not gonna happen, for obvious reasons. For one all cases are discretionary, not just some of them, judgement is always applied based on each cases unique situation. And do you think for one second that would happen if the membership played a part in the decision making process ? I can guarantee you it wouldn&#039;t. Instead things like popularity and personal likes and dislikes, as well as opinions on what is right or wrong, would be what decisions would be based upon. And that&#039;s a double edged sword, it cuts both ways. Not only would popular members be given leniency but unpopular members would be given none and driven out - just because other members didn&#039;t like them.</p><p><br /></p><p>So no, this is not a democracy and members don&#039;t get to vote.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I evaluated Steve&#039;s case, I <u>am</u> the one who made the decision. Like I said, I review moderator actions. And it was based on sound judgement. And if you, or anyone else, knew all the particulars and specifics, and could base your decision on a completely unbiased and impartial view, I have no doubt your decision would be exactly the same mine was.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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