The Reason I Have Been Silent.

[Lisa D]

228. Then let me clarify.

I've always believed you were trying to do the right thing with the SOP. I absolutely agree that you were very concerned about people's issues with the SOP and listened to them with a fair and open mind. And I commend you for that. I'm sorry that I haven't made that more clear.

I believe you were trying to be inclusive by allowing Neoma to step into the lead host position. It doesn't bother me in the least that you changed your mind about her. What bothers me is that people have blamed the software for her becoming the lead host when the hosts were aware that's what would happen and didn't have a problem with it UNTIL she banned iverglas. So when I mention that link, it's because people may get the wrong idea of exactly how Neoma became lead host. That doesn't mean I endorse her. It means I believe in transparency. I'm sure that you do also, but like me, you probably don't state it in every post you make.

I have never "endorsed" Neoma as lead host. Please link to that post if I am wrong. I didn't vote for her in the election thread either.

I did wish her good luck when she first became host, when she said she wasn't going to resign AT THIS TIME. But when I saw the animosity her posts were causing, I agreed that we should have an election to elect a new host.

You can read boston bean's election thread to see my participation there. I NEVER said we shouldn't have an election for a new host. All I wanted were some rules or parameters about how the election was going to work. I did agree that it might be smart to wait until we could get a list of forum members from the admins, so the votes could be from forum members only. It disturbed me when I heard that some of the votes weren't going to count and that fact was never revealed or explained in the election thread. That DOESN'T mean that I think you were hiding something or doing something bad. It means that I disagreed with how the votes were going to count in that election.

I am not your enemy just because we disagree. Most of the time, I like what you have to say and I think you bring a valuable contribution to this forum and DU.