In asking the question it became apparent that he might not have caught the bit about not sending out routine PMs when we moderate war-related messages. I realized that there might be others (such as yourself) who needed the reminder as well. Whether they missed it or forgot it; who knows? But since the query was made public, the answer should be public too.
When you add to that the TIMING of the query... a mere 6 minutes AFTER the post was pulled then we start to get a little miffed. Unlike you, WW has been a moderator... I even personally asked that he become a moderator and talked him out of resigning at least once. Consequently, he knows that it might take an hour or even a day for us to hash over and PM the poster with our actions on a normal thread. Sometimes all or part of a thread is put back on the board. What was his motive? Only WW knows for sure, but it probably was only impatience in wanting to know the status of his thread. Could he have posted a PM to any of the mods about the status? Oh yes... but he choose to make it public, and now you want us to just act like nothing has happened???
As for O-ring's joke... I don't know him and do not know who his homies are. Consequently, I took his statement at face value. So, I guess it's OK for you to stick up for another member but NOT alright for me to defend brand new moderators???
Guess what... Tom is a big boy. He some GREAT qualities and is an asset to this board. But just like me, he has a few negative qualities too and he is quite aware of them. He knew he crossed the line in that post and even said so... It's not a Tom Vs the Moderators thing. I for one do not have the time, patience or inclination for such a distraction. He got a little impatient and we all got tired of his impatience... big whoop!
