Announcement and apology

[The Old Hack 2,448]

Gentle forumgoers all,

Some of you may have noticed that I have been unusually short-tempered and hypersensitive of late. I am afraid that this is not your imagination. Due to RL circumstances I am under an unusually large amount of stress, and I have recently arrived at the reluctant conclusion that it is affecting my judgment. I will attempt to watch this more closely but I would also like to say that if you yourselves feel that I am reacting too strongly, you should not hesitate to point this out.

The ideal would be to find a temporary or permanent addition to the moderator staff to cover for me while my current situation persists, and I intend to take this up with Robin. In the meantime, I apologise to you all and thank you for the patience you have shown.

My best regards,

The Old Hack

[partner555 170]

That's ok. Stress can bring out the worse in all of us. I hope your circumstances get better as soon as possible.

[ProfessorTomoe 1,308]

52 minutes ago, partner555 said:

That's ok. Stress can bring out the worse in all of us. I hope your circumstances get better as soon as possible.

Very much seconded.

[Scotty 1,061]

You do what you can to take it easy Hack, but don't think this makes you unfit to be a moderator, if anything this just a reminder that you aren't an emotionless robot and you're not immune to stress.

In the time that I've been in these forums, I've seen you do your best to keep things civil and friendly. Allowing us to be able to say when we think something's not right is not only a sign of a good moderator, but a good person in general and I believe that's what makes this a good community.

[ijuin 572]

Also, being willing to admit that your own judgement is not flawless is a good thing--those who think themselves perfect allow themselves no room for improvement.

[BurntAsh 10]

Hack, in the time I've visited, lurked, and ignored these forums, you've been one of the most consistent voices of reason I've run across in any forum. You have my support in anything you feel like you need to do in order to keep things going in the right direction for yourself, whatever it may be. Hope things get better.

[Vorlonagent 442]

You do your best in what is often a thankless job.  Even under stress you have striven to be as fair and impartial as you know how to be.  And you make some witty comments as a forum-goer. 

Go if you need to.  Stay as a non-mod if you want to.  You're welcome here.

[Drachefly 30]

For what it's worth, any deviations from excellent moderation evaded my attention.