Did Mod cause the collapse of evcforum?

First let me say that I'm glad it was all Mod's fault. This is a great relief to me.Second, as the return of Faith and Nwr indicate, anyone who wants to come back can come back, but most of the suspensions were by personal request in protest of my actions (which, again, were Mod's fault). Would it be right to turn off the suspensions when they haven't requested it? Maybe they still want to be suspended in protest.Third, the strong sense of community that EvC Forum had developed and that we all miss may or may not return with the return of the missing members who are still interested. Hard to say. The approach to moderation is dramatically different now, and to the extent that having 20 moderators and constant discussion and bickering about moderator actions contributed to EvC Forum's sense of community we can't really know.Fourth, and I may be wrong about this, but I think the now absent chat room and Jar's always friendly near omnipresence there was perhaps the most significant factor contributing to a sense of community. There's no chat room now. I'd love for there to be a chat room, but as I'm fond of saying, there's only one of me. We can't have a 3rd party chat room supplier because the board software is nearing the point where I will begin selling it, so the chat room capability has to be native.

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--	Percy
	EvC Forum Director

Just for the record, I have no intention of ever making any money off this website. It's my contribution to the creation/evolution debate. The goal is to foster an environment for constructive discussion. This website is also a testbed for the dBoard software now under development, from which I might possibly make money someday.

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--	Percy
	EvC Forum Director

Should only take a minute.

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--	Percy
	EvC Forum Director

Nothing's been deleted or edited, so whatever message you're looking for should still be out there.

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--	Percy
	EvC Forum Director