I'm not sure what you are basing that on.  As far as I'm aware, nobody has been "punished" for speaking their mind provided it didn't violate any ToS.  If that happened to be the case, we take it to PM, whcih believe it or not, does not happen all that frequently.

We try and take a hand-on off approach, but we have been around long enough to know when a flame-fest is about to start, hence my comments.  Another thing people need to consider is the amount of PM/e-mails that go around about a particular issue.  Those are only shared amongst the people involved, and anything else mentioned in public is pure speculation.

That thur was funny

As long as I have been here there's always been this veiled suggestion, or insinuation, by a small minority that something is 'going on'. It doesn't matter whether it's ratings (an old favourite) or the master program, over the years there has been this feeling that something sinister is underneath.

I have been on the inside for many years and have all the inside knowledge. I'm now no longer 'staff' so no-one controls what I say or do, so I'll say what I like (within reason - some parts of my former life will always remain confidential). However... there has been nothing going on, nothing sinister with ratings, no secret 'master' plots. I'm a great believer in justice, so if I see a wrong I will shout it out loud. There's nothing even worth a mumble.

This kind of behaviour isn't just limited to WinCustomize, so I can only conclude large sections of mankind is needlessly paranoid and should perhaps take up breathing exercises or something.

saw that one coming...

Now that's funny right there, I don't care who you are...roflmfao!!!!!!  

Great insight! I agree 100%.

Good. Now take a deep breath, and realize that this is me breathing.

I like NT. A lot. He's been helpful to me. Kind. Supportive. SO has WC on a whole.

It was his choice. 'Choice' being the key word. His reason isn't even important since he could have used ANY reason HE wanted to to make HIS choice.

It is what it is.

Don't mean to sound like an ass.  Just addin' my two cents after reading all of this 'stuff'.

odd, that should read 63

unless something is causing the forum to count each page separately.....

that's okay Po... I know you can't help it....

Fuzzy...in #63 is quite correct.

He speaks from inside knowledge of 'the other side' -  just exactly how and what the Admins and Mods do/say about all facets of the site and its community.

There IS no agenda....and none of us can even pilot the black helicopters you see in the sky.

We have one role....and that is to maintain and promote the site and its community [that might have conjunctions but it is still just one thing].  Part of that is keeping a watchful eye on any potential over exuberance on the part of one or another of its/our members.  We try to nip flames in the bud.

The issue with public actions such as 'departures' is there will always be public speculation as to a cause, which is almost always wrong.  Communications are continued in private, particularly when others may be getting the wrong end of the stick and voicing such and thus ADDING to the 'conspiracy theorem'.

The most common reason for people to move on and/or stop skinning is that life is transient...and people's interests change.

Is Fuzzy Logic less devoted to the skinning community because he resigned from Modding? No. He, like several others is simply burnt out from coping with some of the silliness shown by people...silliness we are often obliged to respond to?

Of course, I've been doing 'this' the longest....and others are incredulous as to how I survive/put up with it/cope....answer is I'm too stupid to know how to chuck it in...

Bottom line...there IS no conspiracy other than a bunch of long-time members conspiring to devote their time and effort to the betterment of this community....

....ain't that the fuckin' truth.

Thanks, Gary....and I love you, too....

And?...............Might there be a DX theme in the works?

For me it was a there's more than meets the eye kind of skin--the more I looked at it, the more there was to see.

I don't think that's why either. I said it was a part of the reason, but it was important to him. Some people think it's a bad thing and take it very seriously, and they are bothered by it happening. I'm not. I don't mind paying a skinner from time to time. Some of them at least deserve it. 

You walked right into it.

Does anybody knows his link in DeviantArt?

Here it is : http://nighttrainfx.deviantart.com/

http://nighttrainfx.deviantart.com