There is something I have never really understood. What do unpaid moderators and admins do it for, unless it is because they like the site owner a lot and want to help them keep the site running? Why do so many people work as moderators for sites where they say they don't like the owner, or don't approve of all the rules, yet they still work, unrewarded, at enforcing them? I know the answer you often hear is that the person likes helping users, but they could help the other users without being moderators. The only thing that moderators can do that non-staff helpful people cannot, is delete posts and reprimand users.
This is not aimed at any individual BTW!
Sorry to dredge this up, seeing as it's 10 pages back, but this struck a nerve with me. I've been a long time lurker and never registered until tonight. I am staff at MTS2, and I must say that Delphy has been nothing but kind, considerate and pro-active since I've been on board. No major changes have ever been made without full staff input. We aren't paid at MTS2, but rather do our job for the love of the game and for the site.
My first reaction , when learning the news and how Walt and the prior owners handled it, was absolute bewilderment. I cannot imagine putting my heart and soul into a website, for no pay and very little thanks from the membership, and then having the rug pulled out from under me. I can go to bed at night and sleep tightly knowing that Delphy would never, in a million years, pull a stunt like this nor even consider turning our beloved site into a bloody PaySite.
The whole situation is just pathetic. Prior subscribers who feel ripped off, general users who enjoy the site, and lurkers like me who love to pop on over and see what's going on...we all feel a loss. Not just a loss of faith, but a loss of community. Maybe something good will eventually come out of this. That is what I am praying for.
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Any help you can lend would be greatly appreciated.