yoderjac
5 year old buck +
May I suggest that we all just let this thread fade away. Everyone has had the opportunity to voice their opinions so let's all be gentlemen and move on.
Happy to do that, and this will be my last post to this thread regardless of what else is said on it.
I've had some off-line conversations with some of the new folks who are supportive, struggling with some of the push back, and contemplating going elsewhere. The last thing I wanted to do was cause a divide between the old guard and new folks looking for a new home after the demise of the other site. Some folks appreciate what I've done and others are clearly offended by it. I realize I may have torn scabs off old wounds and I'm sorry for that. While I won't be deterred by vocal individual on the forum, I do stand ready to take any direction the moderators and forum operator have to offer. The need to figure out the balance point between satisfying the desires of key founding members of the forum and the influx of new folks. My skin is pretty thick but that is not true for all.
Personally, I'd like to look a this as temporary growing pains for the forum and be looking at it through the rear view mirror. I'd much rather be responding to threads related to our joint passion.
Standing down from this thread....
Thanks,
jack