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benncool,

The board started in the summer of 2000. The ultimate authority rests with the owners. They were King Neptune and Lady Diver until around the first of this year when NetDoc obtained ownership.

Snowbear,

The snake knows.
 
Actually Walter,

in reality I have had "control" of the board for well over a year when the board first started to have financial concerns. The former owners made me their proxy and never quibbled with how I managed this site. As I have always done, I share the decisions and responsibilities with others.

As with any phobia, most of these snakes are merely imaginary. The biggest problem most people have is stepping in their own messes… their “poop”. It’s hard for most to accept this, but it is true nonetheless. We almost always want to point to others for any perceived failure in our life. Heck, that’s human nature. In all probability the person shooting yourself in the foot is YOU.

Some mods are appointed, some are elected. Some play well with the other mods, and some don’t. The Mod Squad HQ is not a place for the feint of heart. We speak our minds openly, and the only rule is to never take what is said in there out of the back room. I love it for its frankness and how I am openly challenged. Really.
 
Actually Pete,

In reality prior to obtaining ownership, you had the penultimate authority. You had day to day control at that time, but not ultimate authority. KN & LD could have over ridden any decisions while they were the owners.

Snakes are present. They have nothing to do with any failures, but don't turn your back on them.
 
Actually, since I am now the "owner" I have less power. I could always blame "management" before... now I can only blame me! :D

As for snakes... I think we all can learn a lot from Linus and his "Queenie Snakes" that were always pursuing him.
 
I don't believe I've met Linus nor heard of "Queenie Snakes." OTOH, snake wasn't my term, but it fits rather well. The term I would have chosen is less complimentary.

That's not less power, it's an inability to pass the buck.
 
Walter:
I've 'known' you for a while. And I have to say, I have no idea what you are talking about. Can you please just come out with it. And not in a PM. Who is this snake that you think has an inability to pass the buck? And why is all of this clouding up this nice announcement thread?
 
Did we do that with a {innuendo} {/innuendo} command? :D

Yeah, some are trying to hijack the thread to make a point, and that's unfortunate. Welcome to the internet!

I sincerely hope that explaining the process has helped some to understand how mods come to be, and maybe even some of the pitfalls that they encounter.
 
There's no hijacking involved. I was merely answering a question. When issue was taken, I debated the point.

Pete can't pass the buck (not that I think he'd want to), but he's no snake, a Florida Bobwhite, maybe, but no snake.
 
<sarcasm>I totally understand the meaning behind it all.... we're looking in the wrong place for "area 51"!</sarcasm>

Actually, it did.... the opening few posts pretty much said it all :D
 
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