Sportstick

Fellow Forum Members:
I have submitted my resignation as a Moderator, although I still plan to be a member. I did my best to try to assist with maintaining polite, positive, and productive posts. However, some individual private reactions to my best and well-intended efforts have eliminated my interest in holding this position any further. I wish you all well, and plan to stay a part of the community to make my own contributions from time to time, but will no longer have any role in moderating others' comments. Thank you.

Carsy

In my opinion you did a good job & the site will be a poorer place without your moderate views.

JC

splinter

+1!

victort

thanks for all you did. thought you did a great job. unfortunately, that's what happens when a car becomes more affordable to the masses. a different crowd of people coming in to stir things up. not always a good thing

Domm

Sad news. I thought your approach was spot on! Forums with less involved moderators are in shambles. You have done a great job. Thanks for your dedication Sport

ProjectCamaro

Could not have said it better myself.

BenzoBoi

+2

Doanster

Boo!
Let me guess... the whiners said something along the lines of you "abusing your power" right? As if you and other Mods can't wait to log in to MBW so that you can look for an opportunity to ban someone?
As with everything else, once it becomes a chore vs doing something you enjoy, it's time to step back...

AkaSigFreak

I had definitely seen a reduction of internet-gonadal-fortitude since you became a moderator.
Sorry to see you step down.

Acapulco Bill

@Sportstick: Thanks for all your thoughtful and mature input. I am sure we will be hearing from you when an irresistible thread appears!!!

Ron Jr

Sorry to hear this. You were a great mod.

snowmuch

+1

dcjwlee

But the base MSRP of the C has been steadily rising. Are you saying "poorer" people are more prone to disruptive behavior? Maybe a different hidden agenda? Crude generalization and I think I sense a tinge of something that I don't even want to mention.


Anyways, back on topic. Sportstick, you did a great job moderating this forum. It was always great to hear a voice of reason when things got hairy.

Petje

+1

Amir_AMG

I am having difficulty understanding your meaning behind this. Are you referring to a car's value depreciating and becoming more available to the "poorer" community? Are you referring to certain ethnic groups now being able to afford it? Are some "crowds" as you refer to them more likely to stir things up?

Samaral

There are a few members that when you see a post, despite of the subject, you automatically open the tread to read. I think this is the case. Sportstick, please continue to contribute with your knowledge and greate common sense.

kevink2

Sorry your leaving the Moderator position. I thought you did a great job for the forum.

I also have seen the wise guy types increasing in number since I joined in 2008, and would not hazard a guess as to why.

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victort

whoa, whoa, whoa. i think there was a misunderstanding there. i never mention anything about race. i just meant that there are more used C classes out there that can be had for under 20,000 now, so it opens up the market more to individuals, not ethnic groups, who normally wouldn't be able to afford one, but now can. This increases the chance that someone buying the car would bring the level of quality down on the forum

Glyn M Ruck

Very sad to see you go. You did a fine job!

tanktube67

+1

Ben'sBenz

Thanks for all your time and work Sportstick!

kev10

+1

I hope we can still see lots of your posts. Your posts are among my favorite ones. They are always informative and helpful. Thanks!