Heck, I'm not worried about it. I know and like Bill. Since we've never discussed politics, he has no real idea whether he is right.
I think the idea of moderators has been in Lusks mind since the time that some hacker threw a bunch of porno on here. Some of you will remember it. I called the PB office, told them about it, and got Lusks cell phone #. If you want something that would be "moderated" ask Bob what kind of words I used when I caught him on his cell phone to tell him about it. Then some personal animosity started hitting that we all know has no place here and was/is totally out of line. Since Lusk travels extensively during "the season" and can't be on everyday, he figured he needed help. Ewest and I talked it over in Atlanta and decided we would start watching and notifying Lusk when things started getting out of hand. Bob took things a step further. A couple of his posts pretty well gave his expectations of conduct and laid down the law. I think it was due and overdue and I expect others will agree on that. Barring emergencies, if everyone is civil, as we ought to be, moderating is a ho hum thing.
Here's the thing. This forum, paraphrasing Lusk, has grown to be more than just a place to exchange information about ponds. It has become a community of people with similar goals and interests. Nobody wants to mess with that. Greg's notification about becoming a Papa, Duggans post about becoming a Grandfather; have been welcome here. Heck, Bill Cody can't even take off and go to Sin City without making prior arrangements for his absence. Several people were ready to send out the Cavalry when he was out of touch. Bob even posted about Bruce going fishing. None of those things, and a lot of other posts, have anything to do with raising and catching fish. That is a community and the concept needs to continued.
There are other fish web sites that are pretty high brow and no darn fun. If you'll notice, you've never seen a person, new to ponds, told that their questions were dumb. Nope, they get help and pointed in the right direction. That's not universally true on other special interest sites.
Hey, if I were really concerned, I would go back and delete a lot of my own stupid idea posts.
