After correspondence with Andy where I gave him the full, undeleted mod apology I received, where the mod admitted having played favs for a pet (the situation extended for about 5 months before I left CC in March) - and offered ideas for how situations like this could be avoided...
Andy gave the same, "mods are only human," tagline, then made a complaint that too many want to talk and no one wants to help.
Man, I resent that!
I'd been a paying member.
I'd been making tourneys.
I was offering premiums for some of my tourneys.
I'd been a reasonable contributor to newsletters; News Hound in the tourney newsletter, and some research for the main CC newsletter.
I was toying with programming for a couple of map ideas.
A few people had tried to nominate me to be a mod (but of course, with the situation as it was, that fell flat lol)
BECAUSE of "mod favoritism" enabling systemic harassment - which is now ADMITTED by one of the mods - I stopped contributing and felt I had to leave "areas where the harassment is ongoing" - which included chat, games, and forums.
But I was only talk, no willingness to help. That's the message you sent, Andy. Received. Loud and clear.
Answering my suggestion that any complaint get warned, Andy responded, "A system of warning every complaint will not work because not all complaints violate rules." Wrong, Andy. Your response doesn't address the situation of 'mod favoritism' because, under no-flames rules, any C&A I ever filed, any pm of complaint or eticket I ever sent, did constitute a legitimate flaming complaint.
"If you feel you cannot move forward," is doublespeak for "use ignore."
Same old byline.
Alas, my hopes are dashed for CC's continuous improvement.......
