I totally hear what you're saying, SmartBlondeGphB - and you are correct in your statement. However, out of fairness, we have to admit that, in spite of the fact that GP's thread was only asking a single question, people took the topic and ran with it. People got wound up and started suggesting that, instead of fixing the moderator situation, we should just close the whole sub-forum. I went back and counted six posts from five people where the idea of closing the forum was suggested or supported. One person in particular wrote, "That is if we continue with this wretched subforum." Wretched? I respect people's right to an opinion; but that statement seemed a bit too strong to me. This is one of my favorite forums on GC. If people are going to make statements like that, others *will* defend their desire to keep the sub-forum.....regardless of what "the original poster was asking".
To keep this topic out of that thread, it would appear that Tom is now starting a new thread of his own to address the topic. So, I'm not sure why you have objected. It seemed reasonable to me to object about the other thread getting "off-topic"; but it hardly seems fair to come on a brand new thread and say that it is not on target. As far as I can tell, this thread is for discussing keeping the sub-forum, that thread is for discussing a change in moderator. Tom's said some goofy things on GC, but it's not his fault that other people didn't stay on topic in the other thread. Isn't this what some people wanted? For the closure topic to be out of the other thread? I'm confused.
.....Kelly
