Former moderator, Former castleva
Former castleva has agreed to step down as moderator. We appreciate his efforts, but unfortunately it didn't work. I look forward to his continued participation on this board - both skeptics and beleivers are welcome, but it was a poor fit for a moderator of this forum.
If the forum is anything, it's democratic
This episode with Former casteleva has been unfortunate. Anytime anyone volunteers to be a moderator, their past post record is reviewed by me and others. But the key word here is that it is a volunteer job. It's also a tough job, much more than you might think, because a lot of the real work you never see. The best moderators are often lurkers, the bulk of the work is behind the scenes. Now all moderators have their agendas. But unfortunately, FC's agenda was at odds with a large portion of this forum. He used his moderator powers to delete threads that he found offensive, but other forum members felt he was deleting counter arguments that were relevant. Unfortunately you cannot be moderate when you take a side.
In the end, Former casteleva has my respect for first, volunteering for the job, and second, stepping down when things got out of hand. I'm sorry that he is choosing to leave, first because it appears so cowardly, and second, because his skepticism was a welcome contribution to this forum. But I can understand that he holds some resentment. Certainly, when you volunteer your services for something like our forum, and it doesn't work out, it's easy to take it personally. I truly hope that after everyone cools down about what happened, Former casteleva will be welcomed back with open arms and we can continue our discussions of TCM, pros and cons, in a civilised and productive manner.
probably too little too late
I began reading this forum again because of moderator's skeptism. Perhaps the deletion was a bit heavy, but there is always a learning curve, isn't there?
In any case, I'm sure that as the sections get swamped with more and more unsubstantiated fables, I'll find less and less reason to read the forum. Too bad, really.
CT
You are always welcome to contribute your skepticism
Don't leave it to others. But at the same time, this is a discussion forum, so everyone has a right to have their say, whether it be skeptical or faithful. It would be silly to try to have a forum where eveyone agreed. Or at least, it would be really boring.