[Danny]

I am shocked and disgusted. The fact that Sydney has been reinstated means nothing; he has no effective power now, as he knows now that he has the threat of removal over his head if he puts a foot wrong.

I have been on the forums for some time now, and I have not once seen Sydney abuse his power. I have always thought him a very fair and just Administrator. I can honestly say that I would not be happy being on these forums if Sydney were not in charge. Kristen and Justin have always made it clear that they consider themselves above us, and rarely condescend to actually join in any of the conversations (except when Justin wants to show off his insider knowledge of OWI), and as for Peter, I am perplexed as to how exactly he has risen to a position of such power so fast. In fact, in my experience, Sydney has always been the most lenient of the Administrators - Kristen has always been very much against controversy and honest discussions and all the other things that make Off-Topic Discussion (and hence the forums themselves) interesting places to be. I have always felt safe under Sydney, and have felt I could talk to him and make requests without fear. Only the other day, I asked him to delete several of my posts (as the delete function has been disabled for non-moderators). I would never have felt so comfortable in asking Kristen or Justin to do something like that. Sydney has always been "one of us", which is what made him such an effective moderator.

It is clear now where the real power lies on the forums. Despite having served perfectly well as Administrator since the forums' birth, Sydney is no longer in charge here. You are.

What exactly has Sydney done? It is evidence of how aloof you consider yourselves that you don't even consider us worthy of knowing why he was removed in the first place.

Apart from anything else, I support Sydney because I have respect for him. I no longer have any respect for you three.