Nah, it's ok. Besides, I think you're busted
. (P has been online and reading this thread).
I am a cranky bum and tired and in pain this month, and not responding entirely too well to all the little jabs that have been thrown around of late... so, for me, the outpouring of love and support was very welcome, and helped negate a lot of the jaded frustration and annoyance and fed-uppedness I've been feeling. I've been on the verge of resigning for a while now.
I've been keeping my peace here, but I've just been talking with Peter by email, so I can now feel that it is ok for me to say that, while I was pretty hurt and upset at how this whole situation has been handled, the break from moderating is not entirely unwelcome. People seem to forget that moderators are (sick) people too, and I did feel that if we had one more petty argument over nothing or if someone threw a moderator one more lovely little pointed jab, I was either going to hurl myself or my computer out the nearest window. Now I just get to sit back and enjoy everyone else's company instead of having to moderate, and that's nice.
I do think that, when people are healthier and things are calmer, perhaps we all need to talk about
communication procedures, because things have obviously gone VERY wrong this week, and a lot of hurt feelings have resulted. I think the two-point strategy suggested by PV is a particularly good one. Anyway, as I said, perhaps this could be discussed at a later date, and then we can all be saved a lot of stress and grief and headaches and heartaches in the future.
A great weight feels as if it has been lifted off my shoulders now... so I think I might trundle off and have a good old cry (at last), cuddle my animals, and maybe even tuck myself into bed.
Sniper, please stay. This really does seem to have been caused by miscommunication of monumental proportions, and I think we're going to be able to sort all this out with a bit of talk. We can do this. Really.
My love to all.
Ivy.