Posted by jimmyjames [jimmyjames] on April 03, 1999 at 02:45:46 {Ed9c7782HMOfSZqlzZ0Uijuk77B9Xg}:
In Reply to: Rick's Departure (for now) posted by The Australian on April 03, 1999 at 01:49:18:
Hi Australian,
I emptied the bin, if anyone is wondering about the posts. Rick and I don't see eye to eye on this issue of accountability. I believe the bin diminishes the effectiveness of moderators deleting posts. Rick believes the bin is necessary to prove abuse. Our compromise is that on my watch, I will empty the bin when it seems full enough. To me, this is like taking out the garbage and placing it curbside. I understand Rick's concerns and will leave the bin to collect its posts, but it won't get as full.
How convenient (and timely, too).
Those wishing to thank Rick for his years of effort building H2o here is your chance -in this topic. I encouraged him not to read
too much of this site as to upset him until he rests a bit, but I suspect he'll checkin to see this announcement.
I think Rick has done a heck of a job and spent a lot of his valuable time on providing this site. I think at times people have gone a little overboard on what they expect out of him, considering he is (was) the only active administrator.
Right now I just feel sorry for him. I think what H2O has become has upset him big time. I also think he's become aware of certain things about the JW relgion that upset him and that he wasn't quite ready for. All of this seems to have made him more than a little disillusioned and not just with H2O.
I hope he finds what he's looking for.
jimmyjames