APRIL FOOLS - Announcement: The Librarian

[Mike Bobbitt]

Folks,

Unfortunately I am posting today to announce that I have asked Vern to step down as Army.ca Staff, due to her recent actions related to unauthorized changes to member profiles.

This was not an easy decision, Vern was a valued member of the Staff and brought a fresh, unique perspective to the job. However, I feel that profiles are inviolable and tampering with them for any reason - especially entertainment - is an abuse of power.

I have also stressed the importance of member privacy and data integrity to the remaining Staff, to ensure no similar incidents occur in future.

Thank-you for your understanding, and I apologize that this had to occur.


Mike

 

[Bruce Monkhouse]

Mike, Thank you...................I was starting to get quite pissed at that whole situation.

 

[Bane]

I was wondering what happened with my profile!!!
I'm glad you guys caught who was at fault, shameful actions! Just Shameful!

 

[navymich]

Mike,

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and your staff for your vigilance on matters such as these.  I am grown up enough to post here that I was one of the ones who put in a complaint about this, and what I saw as a strong abuse of authority.  I can only hope that this does not change the integrity of the forum itself, as I am sure everyone will be tiptoeing around for quite awhile now.

Cheers,

Mich

 

[Mike Bobbitt]

Thanks for your understanding, it was a very tough call to make, however we view the sanctity of a person's profile - and by extension their privacy - as paramount.

 

[Mike Baker]

Mike,

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and your staff for your vigilance on matters such as these. 

+1. Hopfully, this matter does not happen again.

 

[Danjanou]

Well sorry if I don’t grab my torch and join the mob here.

We have something called innocent until proven guilty in our society and I was under the impression we were discussing this through mod channels Mike.

You are entitled to unilateral action as it is YOUR site, however I thought it was agreed that you would wait until you had the rest of the staff's input. To me it's a cheap shot doing this over a weekend when most of the D/S are not online or available. As long as you’re taking away staff titles, add mine to the list effective now.

 

[GAP]

I don't sanction what was done by Vern. period.

That given, Vern was an excellent Mod, and was generally well liked. I have seen her add clarity where it was desperately needed. She will be sorely missed.

I assume she got too involved in some of the razzing that goes on here and went to far. OK, who here has not screwed up? Careful, glass houses are hard to repair.

I think a warning would have been taken to heart and solved the problem....this, kinda overkill, but it's done. It is Mike site, his rules, and they are very clear.

I hope that sometime in the future Vern is invited back as a Mod.

 

[Burrows]

+1. Hopfully, this matter does not happen again.

e-mommy can't protect you now Mr. Baker.

Personally, I liked Verns little tweeks.  I felt they were very much needed to keep the boards wondering.  Mike you made a HORRIBLE decision without considering all the pros to vern being a member of the D/S.  What happened to the D/S warning system eh?

I'm with Danjanou.

Screw you guys.

 

[Pte_Martin]

Hopefully everything will get sorted out an Vern will be back soon maybe on another day????

 

[muskrat89]

I guess the wheat is separating from the chaff. Vern's little Moderator fan club is sulking. Too bad. She wasn't above our rules.

+1 Mike

 

[Gunner]

As one of the army.ca elder's I fully support this decision.

 

[navymich]

Out with the old, in with the new.  This board is about the military, why not run modships like that too, like a mess.  Get nominations going, elect them in, and change them around yearly.  Give everyone a chance to experience some leadership around here.  And maybe some members will also realize what the undertaking mods have.  It's obvious by some the previous posts from other mods, that they are like children pouting and crying when they don't get what they are used to.

 

[Timmy!]

I nominate airmich then.

 

[Ex-Dragoon]

Mike...who do you think keeps this site running smoothly? Its us mods, thats who. Occassionally we have to get our hands dirty so you keep looking good otherwise this site becomes militaryphotos.net. Oopps, sorry it already is on its way. :

I am out of here as well.

As Johnny Paycheck used to say:
Take this Job and shove it>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

[Nfld Sapper]

Ok I'm lost here with what Vern might have or have not done. She is a valuable member of this community and I hope that this issue gets resloved quickly.

 

[geo]

Mike,

I would have thought that a little bit of private coaching session should have been applied to resolve the rough edges displayed by Vern.

Just my opinion....

(myself being one of the individuals who'se profile was tweaked in jest)

Chimo!

 

[Franko]

I've just had about had enough enough of this "touchy feely bullshyte" on this site....it's called Army.ca not "Politically Correct dot see eh"

Fer cripes sake I go away for a few weeks and all of you lost your spines and your credibility.

Whaaaaaaa.....whaaaaaa, here comes the waaambulance. Want some cheese with your whine?

Vern was here doing a great job and taking out the trash and some tail tucked JTF wannabe cries foul and you all take cover from them.

I've just about had enough of this crap....Mike get some intestinal fortitude will you....

 

[armyvern]

Wow,

I get back from work and....

lovely. Just friggin lovely.

Mike,  

You have a great site and you know what I think of it. Although I don't respect the reasoning, I'll respect the decision. It is your site after all.

For all of you out there so friggin' eager to replace me before my cadaver is even cold...I wish you the best of luck. You'll need it because you all so obviously think it's a pretty easy thing to deal with asshats in tinfoil hats, numpties, and just plain old whiners, that's right...whiners every day. I'll get over it, I'm sure; after all I volunteered to do the job..a fact which many of you seem to forget about the mods on this site.

Vern

 

[Mike Bobbitt]

Folks, this is getting out of control, let's try to keep things civil. As I've said, the decision was not made lightly, let's not let this cause a rift in the entire community.