HSKRNOKC

Eric the Red said:
This went downhill so fast. He PM'd me with a list of allegations and then used profanity in an email to admin@huskerboard.com. He also posted a sarcastic remark in recent board updates as I said. We need to understand we started this board and spent hours...hundreds of hours not just posting, but advertising...building interest, etc.
The recent discussion we are having here is only the tip of the iceberg. The issues he is having date far back and should have been raised months ago. Right now, I simply don't trust him. This sucks and sucks bad.

The lines of communication have been open. I have constantly asked for imput and points of view. Think about it, I could have simple said no this is it in one sentence and deal with it. That's not what I want...just like that's not what I want in the forums.

I don't know what I'm going to do. This sucks.
Click to expand...
Humph. Wow.

Well, you answered my concerns with this, Eric. I hope you understand that my questions were simply due diligence. The underlined part above is really unfortunate, and while I know Mike as a passionate guy, I'm sorry his passion steered him in this direction. Who knows what's going on and why, but you had to do what you had to do, Eric. We've got your back in this situation, rest assured. Mike isn't "the bad guy" but he's put himself in an untenable position.

Whatever ends up happening (and I'm not sure there's much to do going forward but move on), but I'll choose to remember the best things about his time here. In one of his last PMs to me, discussing his stepping down as a Mod, he closed with this, "Take good care of her Knapp, she means alot to me." Whatever happened at the end, he cared about this board and the people here.

 
I always liked our interaction and discussing problem "children" on the board. He may have had a pretty quick trigger finger(just the opposite of me) and respected him for being a no nonsense kinda guy when it comes to what is right/wrong posting on the board. Hope things work out for everyones best interest. Just have to keep moving forward.

GBR

 
I'd give it about a week before his absence is noted, max. Probably sooner than that one of our more inquisitive members is going to notice he's not a Mod anymore. If you don't already have a plan to announce that he's stepped down, I would suggest thinking about it soon. There will definitely be questions and it'll be best if we present a united front rather than tackle this each on our own.

 
Eric the Red said:
knapplc said:
I would be comforted to know that not only was Mike's situation given the kind of dispassionate analysis and polite discourse that we're asking the Mod staff to maintain when dealing with trouble, but that due to his long-time membership and service as a Mod that he was given an extra measure of understanding. "More rope with which to hang himself," if you will.
Click to expand...

I know what your saying. But he really fired at me pretty good, mkae a lot of crappy accusations and it's going to be hard to over look. OUt of respect for Mike's wishes I cannot post what he said here just now. He wants it kept out of the forums.

I will say it again, transparency is a priority.
Click to expand...
I'm with you Eric, this is a real tough spot to be in and I'm glad that you're the one handling it.

With respect, I feel like his firing off at you should not be surprising, based on the actions taken - his removal as a moderator prior to response (I may be wrong here), and the suspension of his account. I know he's hurt by all this as well. You said it in the first post - one of the weirdest twists this board has taken. Though it's just weird overall and I see where you are coming from in taking these actions, I can also see that it feels extremely unfair to him to be given this treatment.

Very delicate situation...Don't know if I want to say too much more now ... I think we all need some time to digest this, let it stew around for a bit. And as others have said, there's lots the rest of us don't know, either - so please don't take this as criticism.

With regard to a statement, I think we should hold off a bit on any announcements unless asked, as muddled as things are now. If asked, we could just say "Yes, HSKRNOKC has decided to step down as a moderator, but we don't have more details at the moment." My sense is that it wouldn't be fair to him to provide anything more than that unless he's OK with it.

 
Eric, I trust that you are making the best decision. It's a terrible situation to be in, but all the Admin's and Moderators want what's best for the board and whatever that is, so be it.

 
Back
Top