I assume most of you know me, if not - hi my name is Flip, its not but I am that on here.
There you learned something about me, and now if you did not already know this - I was on the staff here as a moderator not too long ago (those of you who knew, hi, those who did not, you learned another thing about me).
In fact, I was voted by the community and then hand chosen by Moka, KingKivuli and TheIvanMuse to become the new moderator out of I believe it was three people... You can read more about there here if you like viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14311
Now, I would like to think I did a good job and can show multiple examples of times when I did. I listened to what members wanted, and try to always do what is best for them, viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15260&start=90
Now furthermore, shall we take a look at some of the pride points I received over time here?
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by Moka on 18 Jun 2012, 23:35
D'awww, thanks Flip. I've really appreciated all you've done for the site both on and off the staff.[/quote]
[quote] by KingKivuli on 19 May 2011, 23:03
great friend but also a great mod despite the amount of work he puts up with[/quote]
[quote] by DGFone on 11 May 2011, 21:28
For being a great mod, and a great member. Thank you.[/quote]
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by Azdgari on 20 Mar 2011, 23:45
Thanks for answering my question, Fip! You're also pretty much the textbook definition of a great staff member in my opinion. You don't take things (or yourself) too seriously and take care of business when you need to without any sort of "i'm a mod i have to be really serious about this!" complex. You're doing a wonderful job and I'm sure you'll continue to! MLK is lucky to have you, not just as a staff member but as a person. ^^[/quote]
I could go on....
So why if I was doing such a great job, am I no longer on the staff? Well the answer is simple, I was busy with college and had to leave it for a while. In doing so, I chose WildSimba to replace me. Yes he was banned BUT he did a great job of it, just as I knew he would and again the choice I make are for the better of the whole forum, not just a few people.
Now, WS and (I think) NEStesgiaFox are both leaving and WS has suggested that his place on the staff gets handed back to me (which I would think, is fair game, is it not?)
But here is the thing, it seems a couple of the staff members seem to have some kind of a problem with this, and I have no idea what it is.
So all I am asking is - does this sound fair to anyone else? Because this sounds like a load of crap to me. and if the staff here want people to stop calling them a dictatorship, its high time they stopped acting like one.
Above you will see a poll, I want you to vote and voice your opinion on the matter. Should I be allowed back, or not? If you think I am being treated unfairly, who not even post some feedback to Moka? http://www.mylionking.com/feedback/ its anonymous and there is nothing in the rules saying I was not allowed to make this thread, I just thought it would be nice for the MEMBERS (the few that are not banned or left due to crap like this) to have their say on the matter.
(BTW if this is locked, or I am banned it only strengthens my points, and I would like to think I have expressed them pretty peacefully.)
Remember the option with the most votes may not necessarily come true (acting on majority feedback? Yeah, right) but it is a chance to just let the staff know your views on the matter before this goes unheard of.
EDIT - if you dont want to make it public, you can also PM me or MSN or something, it will just be a lot more impacting to put it here.