About the new "guidelines"

[Safety1st]

@happybeing has stepped down and in his goodbye post said this:

@happybeing

much less involved in discussions about moderation (which I enjoyed - but were taking more time than I want to continue giving). [/quote]

David’s response was this:

@dirvine

Buuttt now you are released to really say what you feel and be as cheeky, insightful and argumentative without being accused of power abuse will also be good I bet. [/quote]

Later on Happybeing posted this:

[quote=“happybeing, post:12, topic:8664”] BTW I am still a mod on the MaidSafe reddit, so the dictator lives!

This to me felt like all of us who have participated in these meta conversations were smeared in the negative light of accusing the mods of being dictators. However unintentional, it hurts so deeply to be painted this way to someone I admire so much. Very few including David will have or take the time to read the arguments we presented in Meta and see the frustration that contributed to the name calling.

But then I realized this was a blessing in disguise. It helped me realize that I have been the true dictator thru all of this. I was the one who begged @Team_2E16 to stay in a past Meta thread as well as this one. For that and am truely and sincerely sorry my dear friend/brother. However, I am not sorry for the friendship that ensued as a result.

I am the one who has been pinning every non mod who’s participated in these meta conversation to rejoin the discussion. I thank God now that they had the wisdom to ignore me. What has kept @Team_2E16 in these discussion has surely been his sentimentality towards me against his better judgement.

I am the one who recently asked @whiteoutmashups to keep trying. @whiteoutmashups I am sorry I have asked you to do something I no longer find wise to do.

@melvin I am truely and sincerely sorry for all the precious time I have taken and for not listening to you and the mods all this time. In this sense my requests had surely become demands. I’ve felt unheard by the mods but I’ve failed to hear you. I hear you now and will no longer take any more of your time. I desire to cause no more harm and I also step down.

@happybeing, to repeat what I’ve said to you in the past [quote=“Safety1st, post:4, topic:8112”]
My children are individuals independent of me but I labored in love to bring them into being. You labored in love to fill this forum with many happy beings and we thank you!

Carry on guys. See you on the other side. Go SAFE Network!