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Date Posted: Sun, Sep 23 2007, 13:51:34
Author: Retired Mod of 64565
Subject: Great Regret

It is with great regret that I have closed the MAIDs board.

It would seem that some people are more interested in trying to 'out' the Mods than concentrating on what's actually going on in the World of ID.

I neither have the time nor inclination to be arguing with people any more. I have a life that goes beyond ID now, thankfully.

The board has, in the past years, changed dramatically, after those who set it up, with all good intentions, were hounded into obscurity.

I apologise to the die hards who tried to make it work, but it has just proved to be too stressful for me to try and keep a handle on it of late, especially when I was offline for days last week and was still accused of things I had no control over.

So thanks to everyone for their support, but it's really time to get on with things other than deleting vitriol from people who should know better!

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[> Really sorry to see this freindly, helpful board go, but having watched the posts over the last few weeks in particular, I can well understand why. Thank you for your time Mod. -- Sam, Sun, Sep 23 2007, 15:41:30 [1]

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[> Haven't had great chance to get around the boards lately, but very, very sorry to see this board go. It was the first board I every read and was of great interest, mostly because so many seemed really friendly there and often so supportive of each other. Wishing you well for all you will be able to do now and thank you for the time you have given in running the board. -- MOD, Mon, Sep 24 2007, 5:06:49 [1]

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[> There appears to be a lot of pressure on the Mods of various forum in an attempt to get them to close down. Why anyone needs to "out" the Mods I can't understand, as their anonymity is purely to protect them from the politics of Irish dance, and personal attacks. At one time the mod of the UK board was accused of being me, in an attempt to prove that the forum was biased in my favour. In fact most of the forum are truly independent, and moderated with a light touch, simply to protect people from nasty attacks and possible lible or slander. If we lose the forum we'll be taking a step back into the dark ages before the Internet, where dancers were isolated from each other and the poor behaviour of certain AD's and TCRG was kept out of sight, with no-one knowing what was happening. Do we want that to happen?? -- I say no! Irishdaz, Mon, Sep 24 2007, 19:51:01 [1]

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[> IrishDaz I have to agree with you, we all want to remain anon, because no-one. The mod on the UK board as with this board prevents self-promotion and personal attacks and i feel they are very brave to do this alveit voluntarily -- parent, Mon, Sep 24 2007, 22:42:03 [1]

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[> [> arrrrrrggggggh loads of mistakes as I'm watching Hells Kitchen USA and boy he's scaring me Gordon Ramsay that is, and my god what a lot of swearing, better than the uk one. Waht I was trying to say in the original post is thanks to all the mods for running the boards. -- heeee, Mon, Sep 24 2007, 22:44:06 [1]

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[> [> [> No way! Marco is WAAYYY better than Gordon. He just swears for the sake of it & to get publicity. Horrid bully. -- Marco Fan!!, Sat, Sep 29 2007, 20:21:16 [1]

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[> As Irishdaz said, being able to share and chat with others in ID has been one of the most positive advances in ID and that is something none of us want to loose. It is due to the majority of the board users, who provide valuable information, often with humour and mostly their great support of each other that makes running the boards worthwhile. As a parent of a dancer it has been a God send to know that other parents and their children have been there, done that, and lived to sell the t-shirts. It really has given it more a sense of community, to meet. greet and moan, with others involved in ID across the globe. We are not alone, lol. -- MOD, Tue, Sep 25 2007, 2:35:37 [1]

Thanks to voy for giving us a platform, but special thanks to all who use the boards in the positive, inofrmative and supportive way you do and with such humour. Thanks also to the more 'official' personages of ID, teachers, ajudicators and such, for their input as well, clarifying and reminding us that they are human too, well most of them anyway, (hehe). We may not always be sucessful in clearing away the petty minded and mean spirited as quickly as we should, but we are trying and with so many sharp eyed and positive users, we are getting there. Thanks to so many of you for making the boards fun and for letting off steam (nicely in most cases) and especially for showing that we aren't all about backbiting and one upmanship, but we are about community. Long may we all reign.

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[> [> I hear that some of the pressure is coming from one or two senior members of AC, who obviously have their own agendas. CLRG is definately trying to improve its image, but that won't be helped by the behaviour of these individuals in trying to rrestrict any discussion they don't like by threatening the moderators -- freedom of speech, Sat, Sep 29 2007, 9:12:51 [1]

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[> ^Is that true? And does AC mean comsiuin? -- me, Sat, Sep 29 2007, 21:59:29 [1]

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[> [> It wasn't the reason I closed the MAIDs board...I just didn't have the time to moderate any more and was fed up of the back biting going on. -- Retired Mod of 64565, Sun, Sep 30 2007, 17:24:12 [1]

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