And that is why I <3 you.

As far as getting rid of him as a mod, it's been discussed more on the public boards, so any kind of talk about that is fair game.

As far as putting moderators on ignore, I too wish that we had that function. I know that it was suggested to John for future versions of GC software -- something along the lines of letting us ignore mods in all the forums except for the ones they moderate -- or something like that.

I enjoyed many of Tom's posts from the early years. Hell, I even jumped on the "EARP FOR PRESIDENT!" bandwagon. No one could understand what the hell he was saying, but many of his early posts were witty and made people laugh. I don't know what happened, but he turned an ugly monster, often throwing out anti-Semitic remarks and statements belittling women. These instances often went unprovoked, and many an innocent GC thread turned into trainwrecks because of good 'ol Tom.

And when lifesaver (who normally does get 'into' things unless you're BarbV) has to step in and tell him to shut it, you know it's bad.

Many people feel the same way Dani, AXO Alum, and I do. But for some reason we get singled out, often being told by the old boys' network that WE'RE in the wrong for feeling the way we do...and that we should just leave Tom alone because he's OLD and that that kind of behavior is acceptable when you reach that point in life.

Whatever.

Anyway, if anyone has suggestions for moderators, please PM John as he has final say. Mods are allowed to give their input, but as always, John gets the final say.