Mr. Adults Final Farewell (this message is not written by me, but by our very own Mr. Adults... who sadly has left this forum.)
"My reasons for leaving are pretty simple. There can be no joy in contributing anything productive to a forum where the moderators allow, and perhaps encourage, blatantly antisocial behavior.
In citing the specific example - Allowing a thread to exist, which singles out and harasses/humiliates a single member, is not acceptable. There is no excuse, most especially not "he started it!". I do not at all mind the existence of members which incite this garbage, nor do I mind anything they have to say to or about me. As some may notice, I'm well enough in gently dumping their poop right back on top of them. I do, however, wholly object to the moderation's support of the attack thread on fundamental grounds, and the acceptance of the threads and posts (some being even in otherwise productive forum areas) that led up to said thread.
So comes the sad realization that these forums are not a deserving place, at present time, for the product of any true efforts or laboring, if those in charge of the forums themselves cannot be trusted to uphold civil policy. I also feel that to contribute to the forums, now, passively encourages these poor ideals. I hold higher standards for myself, as well as any community I am a part of.
Should an administrator become aware of this and feel that the moderator(s) in charge have merely been incompetent and/or inappropriately influenced by social contacts, they are free to contact me on the matter. I'll otherwise be hanging my hat up on these forums and migrating to, well, more civil ones."
- Mr. Adults