In some respects, I believe that the spirited, and at times emotional, discussion that has followed these events help demonstrate the success of POG as a forum.

Many of us have long surpassed the classic status of "member" as we have met each other, helped each other and socialized together. We have made close friends and relationships that feel much more like an extended family than simple on-line participants in a faceless forum. So, it's only natural to want to come to the aid of a "family" member or close friend that we might perceive has been wronged. Our first reaction is to want to help out in any way we can. We feel a kinship that most on-line forums fail to achieve.

All that being said, it's easy to forget that this forum is also a business that provides the livelihood of the owner/administrator upon which a family depends. It is the not only the right, but the obligation, of every business owner to make decisions that are believed to be in the best interest of the business and the family which depends on it.

As a member of an on-line forum, I have no right to question business decisions which are, frankly, none of my business.

I also have every right to miss friends who, for what ever reason, no longer participate in our on-line discussions.

It's time to move on......

See ya in OKC, and have a safe and uneventful trip there!