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 The state of ConCen - Posted: 05-Sep-10 By: yeti

A lot of you people are not understanding of the full situation. You're asking me to stay, saying this is petty squabbling, etc...

I'll spell it out again:

I own the server. I decide what software resides on the server. I posted a news item explaining that because I lost the trust of the other mods, I cannot allow software they control to remain on my server. Therefore ConCen needs a new host.

This is what is going to happen. No amount of pleading by members or other mods will change this fact.

So how did it get to this point? The situation has gone beyond nik's obvious insanity, and way beyond the NPT.

BTW, it was never about the NPT, it was initially about the fact that nik, as a mod, became an intolerant evangelist for the NPT. Those of you who are saying I shouldn't censor the NPT are completely missing this fact. Perhaps you should be less hypocritical and realize that a mod who accuses others of being a spook because they don't subscribe to his theory is no longer moderating. Did I accuse nik of being a spook? No, I said he is either a fool or disinfo. Can you spot the difference? BTW, I still stand by those words, but add a third option - insanity.

Now, for those of you who are accusing me of sabotaging the site, realize this: if I wanted to do that, I could have in literally seconds - but I haven't, and will not do so.

The last time the rug was pulled out from under ConCen, I was the one who within hours, had it fully restored and running again as concen.org. I put a tremendous amount of work and know-how into that maneuver, and am thus pretty proud of it. The last thing I would want to undo is that work.

How have I lost the trust of the other mods? There are several reasons:

After being informed by me weeks ago that it was either me or nik who will resign as moderator, they failed to make a decision. At that point I was still willing to host the site, even as a non-participant.

nik began personally attacking other members as disinfo agents, etc. myself included. He made a public accusation that I was a spook. This is a banning offense. None of the other mods lifted a finger the entire time he was doing this - and still haven't.

I had resigned as mod on both sites, but noticed that quite a lot of things requiring moderation were happening, but weren't getting done. I restored mod status and made the changes. This is when I noticed what had been going on behind the scenes.

nik published private email correspondence between myself and Inheritor, without permission. This is a major banning offense, yet still the moderators did nothing. He has published private PM information in the past as well. When I confronted him about it, he denied it, but later proof to the contrary appeared. I failed to act then, which I regret.

At this point I had lost trust in the other mods to be able to function effectively. I asked them if they trusted me. The 2 most active mods said no. I have not heard from the others. Therefore I had no choice but to withdraw my offer to host the site.

Some of you people seem to think I don't know the difference between trusting someone or agreeing with them. I can assure you that I do. Do you?

Some of you think it was my idea to air this in public. It was April's idea. I have the correspondence to prove it. If someone tells you any different, they are lying.

Some of you seem to think it is a big deal that I created a user account without their permission. As the guy who maintains the back end of this site and also writes software for it, I need another account for testing. I decided to create an account with an obvious attitude and use it for a little bit of my own mod testing. The mods were aware I created this account. If you see that as a valid reason why I should resign, fine - I'm resigning anyway, so your wish has been granted.

BTW, at least one of you thinks it is the height of deceit for an admin to have more than one account, and has used it as an excuse to quit the site. That person should be made aware of the fact that nik has had numerous accounts over the years despite having no legitimate reason to do so.

So there you have it - I'm gone as a mod as soon as the other mods find another host for this site. There will be no interruption if at all possible in the mean time. So all you people whining that the site has been sabotaged can relax - the rest of the mods can take it from here...

P.S: If any of you are under the illusion that ConCen can be easily run by committee, think again. Servers need someone maintaining the back end. The only way it can be done by committee is if every mod has the expertise to run it themselves. I have been trying for years to get at least one other mod to step up and help with the back end duties, but none ever did...