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I agree with Ciladog.....   IFI either took down or had the site taken down because they chose to address a member's issue via a legal battle and public sympathy. 

stewartthesmith said

I too have had disagreements with moderators on that site.  HOWEVER, the site owner has always adjudicated these conflicts in a manner that I have to admit is fair and square.  The colloquialism "don't start no mess, won't be no mess" seems applicable here.  I have also discovered that all the moderators, without exception, can be talked to in a reasonable manner there.  Their management style actually works for me: put out the conflagration NOW, and we can discuss this logically later.

Stewart, I'm going to have to disagree with you here.  I have stated to the moderator in question that I think his behaviour is inappropriate.  Then he tries playing the victim role and acts like a martyr who can get away with his rule violations because he is tired of answering the same questions all the time.  I contacted the site owner via message to express my concerns about that mod and his reply was essentially "what do you want me to do about it?".  Nothing changed.

If the site owner listened to the concerns (not just mine, but many others had similar concerns) and did something about the "rogue" moderator's behaviour, none of this would have ever happened.  this thread wouldn't exist.  There wouldn't be so many people missing IFI.

There's only so many times where begging for forgiveness after the fact works.  

The hipocrisy surrounding his behaviour is what really annoyed many.  If anyone pulled the attitude he did they would be banned.

i saw a note on here several posts ago i would like to address as I feel it also included me.

Steve Sells and I spent a whole lot of our own time creating and caring for the knife making weekly chats that were then posted for all to see, use or wotever they wished. The note I am referencing spoke of us telling new folks they should look into that reference material in place of us again taking the time to type the answers they seek. i have done that very thing many times. And can see how that may not be taken well by some looking on. I pushed for this knife making lesson series and am proud to share wot I could. One reason for it i saw as a need w3as a place that folks new to the skills would have a readily available resource to click on that would give help they wished. Many times when I have not typed in an answer, and have suggested they check the forum I have also added that if they have any questions about the material i would help however i could.  Many times after I refer someone I check to see if they are indeed looking at the info. If they are i will go out of my way if they need more. If not I figure they did not wish help very much at all. And not many times as suggested above have I provided a hot link. 

Reading the note from Thingmaker i have to reconsider wot i have been doing. First I maybe should not have involved myself in this series. But I did. Giving due thought to just telling folks to go find the info is not an answer I should put forth. Will see if I am willing to hot link each time someone asks, Might at least do more than I have been doing. I can say right now there will be few times that I will sit here and type a lengthy answer for someone. that will mimic wot is in the series. Having done that a lot of times and watched as before I hit enter the person left! Thanks for the heads up. I will try and be a little more sociable with these kind of issues.

Keep in mind that the operation and ownership of IFI is to remain the same. I am not sure any of the rest of us can predict how it will remain the same or wot will change when it again is operational.

For sure there are some changes i would like to see. i am sure most folks may have a list also. I have expressed my thoughts.